u/DontForgetTheDivy

-I, M47, worked my last day this past Friday after giving notice 8 weeks prior to the company I had worked the last 26 years for. I was completely burnt out and just couldn't keep grinding. This is the first Sunday I have had that hasn't been full of dread knowing I had another work week to wake up to tomorrow in years. It is a weird, wild and wonderful feeling.

-Details for those interested:
*Age 47, single, no kids, MCOL
*$3.1M NW not including my home - split nearly 50/50 between 401K and assets I can access easily right now (HYSA, Individual Brokerage)
*Just $55K left on home at 1.99%
*monthly spend = $5500 including the mortgage. Will drop to $4500 after 5 years.

-Short Story Time
At 20 years old I was doing IT Contract work up and down the US East Coast. I got into my fair share of trouble as a teenager / young man and eventually lost my driver's license. Took a contract job at a startup company in NYC I could commute to using mass transit. After the 6 month contract ended, they offered me a full time position, that I turned down. They made some better offers and finally one with stock options. I also turned that down, thinking "Stocks are for rich people, we don't even know anyone that understands these things". Told the boss of the company I was contracting through, and he advised me I should take that offer immediately. So I did.

A couple years later, the startup company went public. The office was electric as we watched the first day of trading. I knew right then, I wanted to learn all I can about this stock market thing. I continued to work and invest and discovered FIRE not long after. All this is to say, if I hadn't lost my license at 20yo, I likely would not be retiring at 47yo. Sort of crazy when you connect the dots like that. Thanks for reading my story. If you have a trouble maker kid, don't give up on them.

AMA - I guess? I've got plenty of time to respond now. :)

Edit: I had a good experience with this company that helped me with healthcare - https://movehealth.io/earlyretirees

Which one of these in the international aisle should I try?

TH, E & C.- SPK

My garlic x 4

My three favorites for at least 38 years. Glad they're all still available.

Stouffer's Salisbury VS Stouffer's Meatloaf

The Curse with Nathan Fielder. WTH did I just watch?

Items out of BOGO rotation

Am I the only idiot that has grabbed Spicy Doritos instead of Original Nacho... twice now?

Monster was hiding in the back

$0.27 a can

No more Sunday Scaries! :)