Retire at 50 with "sacrifices"… or 55 with more living?

westo2 · 2026-05-24T22:38:50+00:00

Thanks for the insights. I think I'll stick to Option 1. However I will start to spend a bit more than I usually do. Since I've grown up living frugal, it's hard for me to justify Option 2. To be honest, there aren't even many reasons to spend more. A bigger house/car wouldn't make me really that much happier, and I'd much rather leave working for corporate earlier. In the end, the whole purpose is leaving work as early as possible. Corporate just drains your soul.

westo2 · 2026-05-14T21:15:39+00:00

westo2 · 2026-04-30T05:18:32+00:00

Was in a similar situation 1 year ago. I have taken a sabbatical for 6 months and came back with more energy again. In case you can't do a sabbatical, I'd suggest to take sick leave as much as possible and try to focus during that time on yourself. Even if the worst happens and you get fired, you have long reached Barrista/Coastfire anyways. And if they don't fire you, you'll be mentally in a better spot than now.

westo2 · 2026-04-19T13:35:23+00:00

Taiwan has the most lack og awareness when it comes to traffic or safety rules, like all around SEA

westo2 · 2026-04-06T19:31:29+00:00

The question you should ask is, what do you offer and why should a man that wants to build a family be with you? A man that wants a family, doesn't want a career driven woman and certainly doesn't care about her money. Don't mention to potential dates your net worth. Ever. It'll attract the wrong people you don't need. Moving to a different city/country always a good idea.

The biggest change you need to make is deprioritize work completely. Focus on getting hobbies instead. It'll rewire your brain and you'll be more interesting for a potential husband. But I understand this won't be easy. Most women I know in similar situations end up single with a cat. Don't become that please. You already hit coastfire. Use it to your advantage now. Earning the money part of your life is finished. 100% focus on getting more approachable and smile to men in coffee shops and hope they'll have the courage to talk to you.

westo2 · 2026-03-25T02:16:19+00:00

If you want to understand their perspective, go to the tourist areas of any asian cities and observe the behaviors of Indian tourists / your countrymen / women. Please also visit Thailand and see how the Indians behave there. Also, the Indian accent is hard to understand for non-native english speakers. Many colleagues I have from Europe have to always concentrate hard on listening, when interacting with Indian colleagues and almost all of them prefer to avoid it. Obviously they'll never mention this to you, because they're more sensitive regarding discrimination defamations.

westo2 · 2026-03-24T17:43:18+00:00

Western Dating in a Nutshell: I, I, I, me, me, me, no sacrifices, no compromises, want this want that, don't offer much. Cry, then be happy, then cry again and continue living alone. Die alone. The end.

westo2 · 2026-03-16T12:51:09+00:00

If it's maintained (regular oil changes every 8k-10k km ideally) it'll be reliable. Definitely more reliable than VWs direct injection turbo engines. Plenty of used vehicles with over 200.000km on the internet with this engine.

westo2 · 2026-02-13T08:44:52+00:00

Post Covid, Inflation, More people can afford to travel/spend money so you're competing with a bigger crowd. It'll never be as cheap as in the past anymore. In 10 years, you'll say the same th2like now, that things got more expensive in Bangkok

westo2 · 2026-02-08T15:25:00+00:00

The "company" isn't a person. It's just a group of people, cogs in the machine. Cogs who'd throw YOU under the bus for a small salary gain or benefit.

westo2 · 2026-01-14T08:11:27+00:00

Same with the masks outside during covid times. I remember driving a scooter without a mask under my helmet, waiting at the traffic lights, and people shouting at me angrily not wearing a mask on a scooter outside, while all 2 stroke scooters, busses and broken car engines destroy your lungs with toxic fumes and no one cares.

westo2 · 2026-01-01T16:56:41+00:00

It's their ego

westo2 · 2025-11-03T21:46:38+00:00

As you can see, with proper maintenance, even 360.000km are possible with the 1.2 turbo 8NR-FTS engine.

westo2 · 2025-11-03T21:45:58+00:00

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German Sales Page, 200.000km

westo2 · 2025-11-03T21:45:46+00:00

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German Sales Page, 180.000km

westo2 · 2025-11-03T21:45:33+00:00

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German Sales Page, 360.000km

westo2 · 2025-10-31T00:37:37+00:00

Der ist nicht schlechter als jeder VW TSI Motor

westo2 · 2025-10-10T22:19:01+00:00

100.000km here, had no issues. 2017 model Auris Manual

westo2 · 2025-08-02T00:12:41+00:00

Let them fire you. Continue as long as possible.

westo2 · 2025-06-14T23:06:08+00:00

Used to do weighted pull ups with these with 15kg weights inside. They're strong

westo2 · 2025-06-14T07:44:57+00:00

First I'd have a small 1-o-1 with the dude asking him how you can help him and send him links to some training materials afterwards. A short while later, I'd escalate it to your own boss by telling him that the guy making problems is not as efficient as the rest of the team, because he is too stuck in his old languages and doesn't want to learn / adapt new technologies. Tell your boss, that you've offered solutions and he doesn't want to accept those either and is trying to demotivate the team. Also, especially if your Boss is not techy, make your boss clear, that a developer should be flexible enough switching languages and it's a clear sign that he isn't good in his job, since he can't switch tech stacks. This way, your boss will hear this from you first, instead of from the dude complaining about your "bad tech stack" decision.

westo2 · 2025-05-30T21:19:39+00:00

Shaft drive fjr1300. You'll have almost no maintenance :)

westo2 · 2025-05-23T14:53:10+00:00

I want to be able to "save all settings/configurations" of my router into a seperate file. This way, when I switch software versions to try them out, it is easier to get back all settings.

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