Financial Independence Daily FI discussion thread - Wednesday, November 03, 2021

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• Daily FI discussion thread - Wednesday, November 03, 2021
• What will you do once you Retire Early?
• I FIRE'd at 30 and now I'm lost, depressed and don't know what to do
• Weekly Self-Promotion Thread - November 03, 2021

Daily FI discussion thread - Wednesday, November 03, 2021 Posted: 03 Nov 2021 02:02 AM PDT Please use this thread to have discussions which you don't feel warrant a new post to the sub. While the Rules for posting questions on the basics of personal finance/investing topics are relaxed a little bit here, the rules against memes/spam/self-promotion/excessive rudeness/politics still apply! Have a look at the FAQ for this subreddit before posting to see if your question is frequently asked. Since this post does tend to get busy, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts. submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

What will you do once you Retire Early? Posted: 03 Nov 2021 07:23 AM PDT My question focuses on the second part of FIRE, retiring early. What do you all plan to do with your time once you finally retire? I have been thinking of things and here is my list below. Would love any additions! ​ Multi day hikes, camp, stargaze Travel/Cruise/Rv Read, learn, free lecture, know nothing and become an expert at it Instrument, Mix, write song, choir, singing lessons Running, bike Golf, tennis, new sport/ extreme sports Scuba/snorkel/kayak/surf Meditation, Yoga, Tai chi, stretch, church Cook/bake(techniques), wine, beer, drinking, tasting, fermenting, coffee brewing Mixology/ bartending/ brewing/ wine making Sports/running/workout clubs. Theatre club, Improv, acting, modeling Rock climbing Dance Movies Chess Wood shop. Wood carving Badminton, Volleyball, Paragliding Body building, cross fit, martial arts Astronomy Photography Pubs clubs wineries breweries Live music/concerts/music festivals Shows and plays Family and Friends, Socialize Carpentry, Restoration & reinvention, Mosaics Upcycling Grow own veggies, chicken eggs, hydroponic Write app/computer program/ Build robot/electronics Fly plane Writing Zoology Book Club Art, Painting Non profit/ volunteering, Peace Corps, volunteer abroad Tutor, help less fortunate, teach English Animal rescue/foster, train seeing eye dogs Build a home Create a game Invention submitted by /u/4UToast [link] [comments]

I FIRE'd at 30 and now I'm lost, depressed and don't know what to do Posted: 03 Nov 2021 08:10 AM PDT I quit my job six months ago. I became single about six months before that. Now, my life is one big gaping hole of nothingness. I'm being confronted with all aspects of my life that are lacking: I don't know what I want to do in terms of productive endeavor ("job") or something that will give my life meaning, and haven't the slightest clue where to start, I realized how small my social circle is and how little time my social interactions actually fill, and haven't the slightest clue how to expand my social circle, in part due to only seeking deep connections, I'm single, and despite having no trouble finding dates and being an interesting person, the "freedom" I have is simply perceived as an empty life and goes unappreciated. I just want to spend quality time together. I almost feel like I have to pretend to be busy to "fit in" more to be more likeable. People don't care or feel that you "achieved" something great, all they do is ask: "so what do you do all day?" and I feel like I have to justify my life, Hobbies? Yeah, have fun doing it all on your own with absolutely no one to share any experience with. Shit gets old fast. I see posts like this now and laugh. Being able to do any of those things matters zero if you don't have anyone to share your life with. It's the one thing you should be focusing on for your retirement: how many people do you have in your life to share your time with. The rest is irrelevant. I fucked this one up big time. I'm stuck because there's things I know I'd want to do, but I don't want to do them alone. Now I seem to be stuck in the weird situation where I have to go out and make friends (hard) or find a partner (harder) so I can go and do those things together. No point in doing anything alone. Happiness is only real when shared. In all, what was supposed to be an amazing journey has turned into one of the darkest periods of my life. I don't want to go back to work just for the sake of filling my time, and I also don't know how to move forward either. It's been hell feeling the time tick away with nothing to do and nothing I have to do. I wish I had read this line before and taken it to heart: retire to a life, not away from one. And believe me when I say, achieving FIRE is nothing like you think it'll be and I actually believe there is a good case to be made for saying screw FIRE and just go with the flow of the work-play-sleep lives everyone has. Forget dreaming about "that day" when you'll finally be able to "live". I just had to vent and rant, any insights are appreciated. submitted by /u/retiredandlost [link] [comments]

Weekly Self-Promotion Thread - November 03, 2021 Posted: 03 Nov 2021 02:00 AM PDT Self-promotion (ie posting about projects/businesses that you operate and can profit from) is typically a practice that is discouraged in /r/financialindependence, and these posts are removed through moderation. This is a thread where those rules do not apply. However, please do not post referral links in this thread. Use this thread to talk about your blog, talk about your business, ask for feedback, etc. If the self-promotion starts to leak outside of this thread, we will once again return to a time where 100% of self-promotion posts are banned. Please use this space wisely. Link-only posts will be removed. Put some effort into it. submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

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