Anyone ever considered / has quit and taken a fairly chill, (comparatively) low payed job? I have no debt, $150k in savings. I’d be pretty happy, with a chill 9-5, get a dog, good home. Have time to work out, cook, hike, read, travel (on a stricter budget) and enjoy life. What am I missing? Is this naive?

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Not at all. That's what FIRE is all about. Or if you don't want to go so drastic, get into teaching.

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Financial independence retire early or something like that

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Nothing. You just prioritize life/experience more than money. Some like to have a feeling of more control with more $ in the bank. Some do that having confidence in their skills. Some probably are fully loaded. Some are happy with what they have. But a lot of people would probably be as cool as you are.

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Different strokes for different folks. I'd take more $$ for a little more work

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I am interested too

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