Anyone *not* on a FIRE journey?

If not, why not? Especially those with retirement benefits but even if not.

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For me, it’s not worth asking my wife and kids to sacrifice so that I can retire at 40 and focus on a hobby. Working into my 60s doesn’t bother me when it’s for a worthy cause (supporting my family), so I’ve been focused more on WLB during my career than early retirement.

That said, if I didn’t have children, early retirement would probably be pretty attractive.

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Definitely not splurging. We could certainly live on less but I think we’re living pretty frugally. My wife left her six figure job to stay at home with our kids full time while they're little. Family time is more important to us than money right now.

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I’d prefer to live my life today, not commit all my energy towards savings for a future that may never come.

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bro not common to be so extreme, sounds like u only know about it via some blog lol

other view is working full time in many US jobs isn’t living

I’m not. Left active duty after 8 years and joined the reserves. 14 years total so far and hoping to keep on doing the reserves to get retirement one day.

I wanted to build my life and had to go all in. Built an amazing house in the DC suburbs. Have a couple of kids. In a ton of debt and I don’t care. I’m happy and enjoying all of it

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Dude. Spent my 20s thinking I’d be dead by 30. Got out at 29 with a kid on the way and went to grad school. Had another and wife wanted a divorce while my 2nd was 6 mos old so she could deploy. Spent my 30s building a career, finding myself, getting therapy, and getting remarried.

I turn 40 next year and I’ll never FIRE and that’s ok. I lived and learned how to fix and love me though. And that’s enough.

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I wish (we didn’t have OF in 2018). She was/is a careerist and couldn’t adapt to the idea of an identity outside the system. I had no choice and made a lot of sacrifices to adapt. In the end, we did several major life events in one year that even one could break some couples (move, change careers, buy house, have a kid, start school, plan another kid, etc); all with a lot of uncertainty. No matter the case, we weren’t meant to be. And what mom leaves a 6 mo old daughter for Poland to “serve my country” with an option to chapter.

I’m not. I’m comfortable planning for the future while also living now.

not sure what u do at D but ain’t the pay good enough to FIRE w/o much if any changes to current lifestyle? at least was for my classmate who went to D

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