Re: Seppia's journal
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 1:10 am
You make a good case for even US based investors to make a bet on Europe.
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Should I state the obvious? If you really want children you should at least maximize the odds. That, plus your being in bad shape and your excellent financial state, makes me say: quit, now.
This.Frugality enables freedom, not strictly financial independence.
I thought the same. Since there are only roughly five days a month that a couple can play the baby lottery, if your work travel takes you away a lot you're bound to be missing that time completely some months. Studies show after six months over 80% of couples conceive, but that assumes consistent gambling. Why put off something that you are ready for now?
That level of travel is brutal. I used to do that myself, spending at least a third of the year halfway around the globe. It was fun and exciting for the first few months until the cumulative effects started to add up and I figured out it was completely unsustainable no matter how much I liked the company. For me, getting out of that lifestyle was one of the best choices I've made. It wasn't without some adversity, but it was definitely the right decision. But obviously everyone is different and YMMV.Seppia wrote: ↑Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:53 amThe downside of all this is that my job is extremely demanding and taxing: i travel around 66% of my time, often internationally (100+ hotel nights in 2017), so i don't see my beloved wife often (luckily i have many friends around the globe so i see them while i travel).
the hours are kinda bad (11-12 per day) and it's also phisically taxing for both direct (jet lag: i was in japan last week, in italy this week, will be in the usa in two weeks etc) and indirect reasons (little time to exercise, always exhausted so i'm overweight and underfit. I'm 184cm / 6'1" tall and weigh 92kgs / 202lbs).
The plus side is i like my job (in the way one can "like" a job), but i don't want to be doing this much longer.
We'll see