white belt wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:04 pm
Why exactly are you still working in a miserable job? I don't know the specifics of your financial situation, but at a certain point wouldn't be easier to just figure out how to live your same lifestyle by reducing your spending by maybe 5-10% than to destroy your mental health by grinding through 2 more years in a career that drains you?
So, to preface, my journal rants are really just an outlet for venting when I’m frustrated, so they aren’t a great reflection of how I actually am feeling day to day. I’m actually very happy with my life— probably an 8/10. And objectively my job is a really good one. I have good colleagues, lots of money (50%+ more than I was getting paid at my last job with stock appreciation), decent manager, great work life balance.
The thing is, I just hate working. I don’t like having to constantly compromise with other people, having to work particular days or hours, having to work on things I don’t think are worth my time. I also don’t like how it inflames some perfectionist tendencies I have, which cause me to go into anxiety spirals.
But, to be clear, it’s been this way for every job I’ve had. So my sprint to FI is to opt out of work entirely because I don’t think I suit it, and I should be able to get there in a year or two. I can certainly muddle through this sometimes frustrating, but largely very cushy situation for a year.
white belt wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:04 pm
so how does all this money you've made from crypto affect your FIRE numbers? What is your exit criteria for your crypto positions?
I have some price targets where I’d sell portions of my position during a parabolic rise (ETH ~ $15K-40K). I would plan to buy back into my position, or maybe even expand it, if there was a significant drop, though. I have high long-term conviction, so I expect crypto to be a large, permanent allocation in my portfolio.
white belt wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:04 pm
I'm reading a lot of freedom from in your last 2 pages of posts. What are you seeking freedom to do?
If the timing works out (fingers crossed), I expect the next few years will largely be dominated by being a stay at home parent to young children. I have some other hobby stuff I want to do, but planning anything big alongside babies feels like a fool’s errand.