
I've been reading the blog for a while and have been lurking in the forum for a month or so. Started reading some journals and finally decided to introduce myself. I really enjoyed the tone of discussions in this forum and the variety of viewpoints.
I am still not sure how specific I will be with personal details but since so many people are sharing numbers, feelings etc. I might join in later. Thanks for everyone for doing this it has been very enlightening and I'd like to pay it forward but for now I am just dipping my toes in the water

I'm a mid/late 30s male and have been self-employed for about 10 years now. I was idealistic in my youth but feel like I kind of lost my way somewhere/sometime and now trying to turn things into a better, more sustainable, direction.
A few years back I had an o-shit-moment when I realized I didn't have a financial plan for the future so I made a spreadsheet and calculated my estimated lifespan (taking into account a chronic disease I have - That should tell you something about my personality

I am still very much at the start. My savings rate is at about 27% and my goal for this year is to get it to 40%. My biggest cost factors are health care (mainly because of chronic disease) and housing. I can't do a lot about health care but I am exploring options in cutting down on housing. Possible long term options are: Sizing down, tinhyhouses, van/trailer-life. I plan to explore these options while in parallel increasing my savings rate and going up the Wheaton scale.
I love being outdoors and being in nature. It's when I am most relaxed/happy. I don't think my current financial situation will allow me to fully retire anytime soon but I can see myself reducing my working hours significantly and moving out of the city. I've already reduced my working days from 5 a week to 4 days and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. I'd like to continue that trend.
Phew that was a lot. Thanks for reading this far
