Introducing myself: HappyDane - or working on it:-)
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 7:16 am
I have slowly realized that I have actually been searching for the FIRE community/philosophy my entire life... i am 46 years old meaning that I will, at best, be able to go for an early-ish retirement:-)
I SO much wish that somebody had introduced these ideas to me many years ago, as I have been struggling with finding happiness in the middle class kind of life. Study hard, get good grades, get a degree, get a PhD, get a good job, please your boss(-es), specialize, fight hard in the corporate world to eventually position yourself to the perfect job, which you can expect will bring you endless amounts of joy and personal development...
I DID actually find moments of happiness but these moments, however, were brief and seemed to become more and more rare, and I could never understand why - what was wrong with me??? A few years ago I started considering a career change but quickly realized that I had been cornered by my specialization and that it would therefore be next to impossible to convince a future employer of the usefulness of my skills in a completely different field.
In connection with mass lay-offs a couple of years ago at work, I began to make some quick-and-dirty NW calculations and slowly realized that it would not be a disaster for our economy if I was "appointed" (which I was not). Shortly thereafter, I read one of the most interesting newspaper articles of my life where Jacobs ERE philosophy was introduced in a DK newspaper. I knew immediately that this was what I wanted to do as well. After a while, I started reading blogs and books and I am amazed by the fact that this subject is far more entertaining and interesting than anything I have been studying before. It now makes me feel like a perfectly healthy and normal individual that I do not find true happiness in the cubicle.
My husband is only slowly getting interested - a few of our friends are also curious (but of course also reserved) about the concept. I am a very extroverted person (ENTP personality type) and I would therefore really like to make some like-minded friends in DK - preferably the grater CPH area (I live in the city of Gentofte). We are currently not FI, but with a few life style changes we could most likely get there quite soon. I am not the worlds most organized type of person - I prefer elevator pitch plans over Excel sheets and detailed tables (I do in fact hate Excel!) and I am therefore a firm believer in FIRE "the other way round".
I hope this is enough for now - FBeyer has also encouraged me to post an informative post somewhere else. Numbers I presume???
I SO much wish that somebody had introduced these ideas to me many years ago, as I have been struggling with finding happiness in the middle class kind of life. Study hard, get good grades, get a degree, get a PhD, get a good job, please your boss(-es), specialize, fight hard in the corporate world to eventually position yourself to the perfect job, which you can expect will bring you endless amounts of joy and personal development...
I DID actually find moments of happiness but these moments, however, were brief and seemed to become more and more rare, and I could never understand why - what was wrong with me??? A few years ago I started considering a career change but quickly realized that I had been cornered by my specialization and that it would therefore be next to impossible to convince a future employer of the usefulness of my skills in a completely different field.
In connection with mass lay-offs a couple of years ago at work, I began to make some quick-and-dirty NW calculations and slowly realized that it would not be a disaster for our economy if I was "appointed" (which I was not). Shortly thereafter, I read one of the most interesting newspaper articles of my life where Jacobs ERE philosophy was introduced in a DK newspaper. I knew immediately that this was what I wanted to do as well. After a while, I started reading blogs and books and I am amazed by the fact that this subject is far more entertaining and interesting than anything I have been studying before. It now makes me feel like a perfectly healthy and normal individual that I do not find true happiness in the cubicle.
My husband is only slowly getting interested - a few of our friends are also curious (but of course also reserved) about the concept. I am a very extroverted person (ENTP personality type) and I would therefore really like to make some like-minded friends in DK - preferably the grater CPH area (I live in the city of Gentofte). We are currently not FI, but with a few life style changes we could most likely get there quite soon. I am not the worlds most organized type of person - I prefer elevator pitch plans over Excel sheets and detailed tables (I do in fact hate Excel!) and I am therefore a firm believer in FIRE "the other way round".
I hope this is enough for now - FBeyer has also encouraged me to post an informative post somewhere else. Numbers I presume???