Purpose after fire?
I’m 99% sure I (40M) and husband (45M) could full fire today, but I’m scared of what I would do for ~50 more years. I love a lot of my job but it can be powerfully stressful sometimes.
Our expenses are kind of embarrassing already, so it’s hard to imagine much more travel/hobbies…we have a 5&4yo and my dad with dementia, so I can’t live a totally carefree life, daily life would still need to be built around school & doctor schedules. No “let’s go to Europe next week” lifestyle. I’ve considered working for a non-profit but I know I’d be a terrible employee and that’s not fair to them…
Do people end up regretting fire too early? Is it hard/impossible to go back into professional world? I don’t want to just be a man of leisure for that long (or maybe I’ll love it?)
Nervous to pull the plug, but also nervous to keep such high stress when I don’t financially need to