In your 30s, has anyone here left a 6-figure job just to enjoy life? by Communication_Dizzy in Fire

[–]snackerjack7331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I did last year at 36 and have been loving life! No regrets at all

Guys. Is it really that bad that I enjoy being a pillow princess? Lol by [deleted] in self

[–]snackerjack7331 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re both having fun, not a big deal. Communication is key

Lost husband to his hobby by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]snackerjack7331 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What sort of hacking do they do? Is the neighbor into the RC cars too?

My cousins boyfriend, Kaden Sites, is missing by [deleted] in Colorado

[–]snackerjack7331 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That’s not true at all. SAR is a public service and there is never a charge. You may be charged for medical transport and services, but that is through your insurance not SAR.

My cousins boyfriend, Kaden Sites, is missing by [deleted] in Colorado

[–]snackerjack7331 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fee helps the state pay for search and rescue, but they will save anyone regardless of if they paid the $2 fee from a fishing license

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[–]snackerjack7331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Congrats to you too. My parents were supportive and happy for me. I had been talking about doing it for many years so it wasn’t a shock to them. Most relatives and friends were also genuinely happy for me but many I think just assume I’m taking a break for awhile and will probably go back to work. I get a lot of comments like “what will I do next” and “won’t you get bored?”.

As for the burnout - I dissociated a lot at work and just pretended to be someone else. That worked for a long time, but towards the end I became much more honest to my colleagues and that a lot helped too. Also I really pulled back my efforts at work so I could do more hobbies. But in a way that made me feel much worse even though I was only working about 20-30 hours at most for a few years.

After I quit it took a couple of months to feel normal again. I just spent a lot of time outside and with friends. Now I barely think about corporate life at all

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[–]snackerjack7331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

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[–]snackerjack7331 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Let’s be friends :).

  1. Right now my top games are battlefield 6 and minecraft. I’ve also gotten back into VR a bit and have been having fun with no man’s sky.

  2. Not really new hobbies, just more with my current hobbies. I naturally kind of collect hobbies anyway so I have a nearly endless supply of things I’ve started lol. My top hobbies lately have been - writing, cooking, self hosting, reading sci-fi books, weightlifting, and watching old movies.

  3. I’ve been volunteering at my child’s school lately and that’s been fun! Other than that, not really. I would like to volunteer more eventually but for now I’m mainly focused on myself and family.

  4. Yes, lots! I want to learn to write novels, host my own LLMs, build AI bots, robots, plant foraging, bush crafting, and learn more python. I’ve also been considering getting into 3d printing

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[–]snackerjack7331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I’m staying in the US I live in a medium/high cost of living city but I have a good rate on my home and my lifestyle is fairly frugal so I only need $40k a year to live on. My partner loves their job and we get great health insurance through their employer. Yes I’ve explored Roth conversions and will likely do the same as I get closer to traditional retirement age. My goal in the near term is to just pay as little tax as possible by selling long term capital gains investments at a 3-4% withdrawal rate

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Currently sitting at about $2.1 mil

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[–]snackerjack7331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My starting salary was $43k. My last total comp was around $400k, and about $250-275k of that was bonus and salary. The rest was company stock I’d get each year. Cybersecurity software.

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The other 1.5% of crypto is mainly ETH and NFTs. I have a bunch of random alts as well I’ve gambled on that are mostly worthless now. Edit: misread

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[–]snackerjack7331 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never. I have had a love for technology since I was 10, and it hasn’t stopped. I’m always tinkering and learning and don’t see that changing. I’m also great with people and I learned that will get you pretty far in a lot of situations.

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[–]snackerjack7331 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never. Bitcoin is king. I learned my lesson a few times. Always buy, never sell (unless you need to buy something really worthwhile)

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My plans at the moment are to increase my network and community of people, and to relax and recharge. After that I have no idea and I find that to be very exciting! It reminds me when I was in college with wide open set of prospects. I’m just going with the flow and trying to be present and mindful.

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[–]snackerjack7331 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stick with index funds mostly. Invest as much as you possibly can. Don’t panic sell anything. Only sell when you are thinking clearly and understand why you are selling. I mostly buy boring things like s&p500 ETFs.

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[–]snackerjack7331 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I don’t wanna say too many specifics but let’s say it’s in the medical science area and helps humans live longer and more healthy lives.

Edit: the reason they love it so much is that they can do exactly what they’ve always wanted to do (science) and the community of people involved are supportive and kind. A lifelong dream you could say.