I feel like I have wasted so much of my time on meaningless things. I wish to dedicate more time to learning new things and working on projects I find satisfying. But I’ve always struggled to stick with things long enough to gain proficiency. It’s easy to just go online and watch other people doing things I want to do.
I learned a lot about financial independence from old blogs and spending time on Reddit. But the sub I frequented wasn’t so much helpful as distracting and was not very welcoming in a lot of ways. I was ultimately drawn more to Lean FIRE but the general community is more in the $2-5mil goal range.
I look forward to making a journal and participating in these forums. I’ll be turning 30 soon and have so many regrets about what I failed to accomplish in my 20’s. Started feeling the pressure of time running away from me last year. But a few years earlier I was looking forward to my 30’s being a much more fulfilling decade.
I’m currently enlisted in the US Navy and eager to leave when my contract ends. More frugal than the typical American but I feel far away from ERE. Not sure what I want my life to look like yet. I’m drawn to homesteading but it will be a while before I can settle down. For now I’d like to focus on reading more books and improving my fitness.