Ask HN: Who is retiring? (October 2020)

10 points·jcarpio··6 comments

I resigned from my tech job (most recently as an SRE) this past June after having hit my FIRE [1] number and the job becoming less interesting than it once was.

I'm curious about who else is on this path and what your progress is like.

[1] Financial Independence Retire Early

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I would love to FIRE. I have come to hate my job over the years - too much lying, politics, and general BS.

I don't think it will happen for me. I live in a relatively HCOL, have a young family, child has a medical issue, and I pay all the bills. My wife will not contribute to the bills and refuses to relocate.

Maybe I could technical coastFIRE someday. I feel like I will have to quit at some point or I may lose my sanity. I try to live cheaply, so maybe I could work part time at Lowes if I can get enough saved for retirement, pay off the mortgage, and have enough to pay medical bills.

it seems relocating would help with money, which would relieve some stress. why is your wife not willing to relocate?

Because "our county is the best county" and "I don't want to"

Perhaps present her with alternatives, such as you working part-time to preserve your sanity, at the cost of lowering the family's standard of living?

I've already tired to get her to pay some of the bills. You would think that if you're making 30% of the family's income then it would be fair to pay 20% of the bills. She won't pay any. She spends as much on her horse hobby every month as I do on the mortgage.

I'm screwed.

Probably in the next 3-5 years, depending on Bitcoin & Ethereum

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