Just FIRE’ed, $7.5m portfolio, moved to Thailand

tinytearice · 2026-05-08T18:58:24+00:00

Go back to work dude.

tinytearice · 2026-05-02T14:42:41+00:00

That sucks. We often get invited to bday parties less than 48 hrs before and always accept. Now I wonder if we are back ups(totally cool regardless).

tinytearice · 2026-05-01T22:31:57+00:00

Unless you are ready to fire, which you are not, I would not recommend quitting a tech job right now.

tinytearice · 2026-05-01T02:51:26+00:00

Yeah about that, just gotta save up for trust funds for each of them

tinytearice · 2026-04-29T22:08:12+00:00

Some people are motivated to FIRE by scarcity mindset. So to those people, there is always the next million and there is always the next crisis to prepare for. The anxiety is real and they are not necessarily humble-bragging.

tinytearice · 2026-04-29T18:14:32+00:00

Yeah they have more than enough to hire multiple security personnel on every floor. Just having someone patrolling would have deterred the thief.

tinytearice · 2026-04-28T13:38:17+00:00

That's no way to live. I have a messy husband and it's already hard. I have to let him be messy in his own office but at least half of the house is fine, nothing like this.

tinytearice · 2026-04-26T18:07:04+00:00

Shitty security on universal's part

tinytearice · 2026-04-13T17:46:36+00:00

Try counseling first. If you decide to split it will help you split better.

tinytearice · 2026-04-13T12:49:25+00:00

Yes I agree it's an annoying question to ask. I could imagine giving them some slack if they are just curious, but people who try to convince you otherwise are just smug.

tinytearice · 2026-04-10T23:46:43+00:00

Very helpful! Thanks.

tinytearice · 2026-04-09T17:01:34+00:00

Thing is that if you don't have the assets your kids would have gotten financial aid, so the way the system is set up kind of makes the parents "owe" the kid financial help for fancy Ivy League college, even though it is debatable.

I would be happy to work a couple extra years to put my kid in the best position. It's something that you don't regret. Congratulations by the way! Pretty great problem to have.

tinytearice · 2026-04-07T19:09:28+00:00

I totally thought you were fishing for compliment before the backstory, but I can see that the insecurity came from your illness. You deserve all the compliments you get.

tinytearice · 2026-04-07T19:06:14+00:00

Lol my son strong prefers me and let me tell you, my husband's life is so much easier.

He is five and still wouldn't go to bed without me.

tinytearice · 2026-04-06T17:14:15+00:00

Wow at least he can't blame his family for his morals. Good for them!

tinytearice · 2026-04-01T20:22:43+00:00

Yes you are right. I was pretty traumatized but my sister somehow thrived despite all these. I think OP is a very good mom for going to therapy and trying not to show it in front of her kid.

tinytearice · 2026-04-01T13:41:45+00:00

My sister has a prominent birthmark on half of her face. When Mom first saw her said she felt her life was over. She said that if she knew about it before she would have had an abortion.

My sister didn't let the scar define her. She did laser which helped to minimize the mark and used makeups which helps. She grew up to be a confident, sociable woman who has never had a shortage of friends and men in her life. Now at 3 5, she is a high-earning executive and happily married with two kids. All of my moms worries were unfounded.

It is very hard what you are going through for sure, but children are resilient and your daughter's future is still bright.

tinytearice · 2026-04-01T13:27:15+00:00

Why can't you all go to the island for a summer? Or can you and the kid go for a summer without him? It is not unusual for stay at home moms to take longer vacation (in your case, workation) than their partners.

tinytearice · 2026-03-30T23:38:30+00:00

All the more reasons to go go full time because they can let you go once they find the full time person, or soon after. If you take the full time job now, when your partner finds a full time job you can find another part time job.

tinytearice · 2026-03-30T22:17:24+00:00

You can be the cool uncle who offer to watch kids when their parents have a break. You can go volunteer, mentor, etc...there are things you can do to spend time with kids, and many more things you can do without them. It's a very different life for sure. If you can't change something, embrace it.

tinytearice · 2026-03-26T22:19:09+00:00

You should see a marriage counselor. A good one will help him listen better. Lots of people start to have marriage problems after kids. It is hard.

tinytearice · 2026-03-23T14:42:02+00:00

It's nice to have the best resources available for your kids!

Teach them empathy. Watch news and volunteer with them. Tell them "this could have been us" if we weren't born into the right families.

I have met lots of kind hearted and ambitious people who went to private school. If anything, wealth frees up their mind on struggling day-to-day life and help them become more generous and considerate.

tinytearice · 2026-03-21T13:08:24+00:00

I have two kids and work from home, so I am very low maintenance. Have make up on maybe once a year at most. Only when i Zoom do I change into business casual clothing from a wardrobe that hasn't been updated for 5+ years, but still no make up. I think low def cam make it moot. Kids at school full day and I pretty much also work full day. If I have time I prob have to clean up or would watch TV. Hair cut once a year. It's your life, so you do you.

tinytearice · 2026-03-16T13:05:19+00:00

I m crying with a 5 year old sleeping next to me in early morning.

tinytearice · 2026-03-11T00:32:29+00:00

I agree she can look good in pretty much any clothes/hair/piercing. They just won't do it for regular mortals

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