First off I am a single, 49 year old man, who never had children. That just never worked out. You could call me a workaholic I suppose. I am currently a Director in technology, I tend to work on high stakes programs, I love solving the hard problems, but it comes at a cost. Prior to this I was a consultant. Owned my own firm, did fairly well, but there was no big exit.
I've got about a $3m net worth. $2.7 of it is investments, the rest home equity. My yearly costs with my 15 year mortgage and country club membership (I enjoy golf) are about 110k. There is 81k left on my mortgage. If I pay it off my costs drop to about 90k per year. This doesn't include healthcare if I were to FIRE.
So I could FIRE if I wanted to, but I have no clue what I would do with myself. I could CoastFIRE, but I am concerned that with my personality I would be unable to set a good boundary with work. I am the type that fills leadership gaps. For instance, at my current job, I am basically leading the department and not just my team. Someone has to do it and people gravitate to me.
I suppose I could consult again and limit my hours.
If you did the Coast thing, and you were the type to take on leadership and responsibilities, how did you create the boundary and keep it?