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Whats up with life : - I was being lazy for the past two months and no progress on goal being made. Feeling bit out of control with my life. - Planning a anniversary trip on the upcoming month, so that will include some expenses and experiences. - Looking for a residence to buy , that will involve m...

Finance Deficit : 37K Income : 65K At the end of the month the deficit might increase by 5K due to gifts for kids. Have to control the spending . Although DH is not onboard with it yet, as he is not into FIRE thing yet. Always thinking in whether we can cashflow this month or not only. Inspite of t...

June Goals: Finance Maintain cashflow and save 50K for Insurance payment. Self-Development. Very very little goals to make sure I achieve them. - Meditate 10 mins a day ( 100 days project) - Walk 60K steps this month from now on. Moments in may: - Realized I am doing multiple self-sabotaging and se...

Finance: Finance front everything is going good. Though giving costly gifts is becoming a norm now. That is not permenant , so okay with it for now. Spent around 5k on clothes, have to spend around 15k on mobile. Cashflow is finally positive. Lets see how it goes.

May goals : Result : Bad, except for completing modules on time, failed on all fronts, Shows what my commitment capability is. Have to build my self discipline musle.. On the intership front, got an internship though not from mentor. Radio silence there from mentor.. Trying interview on multiple fro...

May Goals: Complete modules on time. Walk 150K steps. Meditate 4 hrs. Journal 20 days. Experiment : Without internet browsing/social media till 11:50 am. On other things, approached for an internship like opportunity with my mentor, will know the result in few days. This is to familiarize myself wi...

@Lemur,

Thanks for the reply. I am setting 5000 steps as a start. I am hoping for consistency than on and off energy bursts. Yes, I am that weak physically now. I am working mostly at desk , so physical activity is important for me.

My personal journey: - Career: I am doing MS in AI and ML. Though it is interesting job prospects are not that great. Till now 2 interview though not in ML, falied to convert that into a job offer. I cannot go back to my previous company given massive layoffs. Started leetcoding a bit with a group o...

Finances : My finances are stable so far except for few bulk expenses here and there. Overall, the investment growth and expenses are a wash. Inflation is a high factor in india, so converting cash into gold or other stock market investments. Family Finances: The incoming and outgoing of the DH sal...

Congrats on quitting the job!! Let us know how you progress your retirement life.

So, around a year passed since i posted here. Some updates on life. - Declined the job as I was not comfortable with the position I would be in. Major layoffs in the company this year. - Started applying for jobs, no positive response so far. - Got into depression and taking medication for that. - T...

I cannot bring myself to sign the offer knowing full well that it might cause two people to lose their job .. Told them sorry and withdrawn the application.. atleast am feeling relieved.. Made a mess of things though.. Should not have bitten in first place..

So having another sleepless night , the manager introduced another level ( after I confirmed will join, the benefits discussed for my job would be the same ) so that the team will be reporting under me would be reduced one level down ( kind of demoting and I will be on the same level as before) and ...

Update:

Got a call from HR and the manager for the final discussion. Refreshing the team again took place in the talk. I will cross the bridge when it comes. Pay is almost confirmed. The final decision is in the hands of HR now. Most likely will get the update tomorrow.

Thank you all.

I would second IT, as it has easy to acquire skills and lots of flexibility. Before spending time on acquiring the skills, look into the jobs, freelance jobs (Upwork, fiverr.. etc., ) internships , boot camps that should give you a good idea of where to spend your time. Checkout boot camps with inco...

You have mentioned politics more than once. There is always a certain amount of politics, sometimes benign, sometimes toxic. Often the same politics can be viewed as benign by person A and toxic by person B in the same office. I navigate politics by always making an effort to view situations from t...

@Frita,

The pay will not disappear of that I am sure. Other things I know there will be hoops to jump if I decide in.

@Seppia, The company is more like a family thing (with groups there) than a corporate even though they are MNC. It would be like I am offering you a role with all the things you need ( they did create a role based on my interests to lure me in but whether it will pan out in the long term is somethin...

@Scott2, Understood your point. But then to my knowledge the team is already burnt out due to the workload. So I have to navigate it with prudence. Update : On Monday I had a call with the manager and listed my priorities as Pay, New Technology and Work Load. Opted for 4 days/week and then reply was...

@Western Red Cedar, I have pretty clear idea on what do I want from life. Most concern is about how one should not affect the other. So trying to work it out. @Scott2, This would be a role in management and which includes hiring and firing. Both jobs are bit tough for me. @ertyu, I am planning on so...