I'd say 75% of the workforce feels the same as you.
It's a rat race grind with the end goal of having 2-3 weeks of fun a year while on vacation - the rest of the time you can live at your job, pay your taxes, and do whats best for the rest of society.
We certainly appreciate your support.
I was not put on this earth to commute 2hrs a day & spend 9-10hrs at work, just so I can pay out over 45% to taxes, and support our Govt and its populace.
Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica - all are looking good and I'm hopeful to be retired at age 45 or sooner.
Since you have no kids, take a chance and change careers. Go back to school and learn to be a park ranger or something you would enjoy doing.
This guy pretty much sums it up. I don't understand why people get so excited that they can vacation for a couple weeks a year, when the other 50 weeks a year SUCK. And for what? So you can work to pay almost half of your income in one form of tax or another?
I haven't had a real vacation in so long I honestly don't remember when it was, maybe 7-10 years ago, and that was to see family for a few days. The only vacation I am planning on taking right now is to Thailand or Florida, to check them out as potential retirement spots.