That's my goal. Retirement in my mind is not needing to work for an income to sustain my life. But that doesn't mean I won't do anything. It doesn't even mean I won't earn an income. It'll just be completely my choice.

Exactly. I want to work, volunteer - live - for what is good and worthwhile, not because I need to. Hopefully on a farm with tasty critters

We need to have some occupation or our mind takes over...and we loose touch with reality...just saying.

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As someone who has been laid off since September of 25. First couple months were great and enjoyable as I had been doing 7 days a week for months before the store closed. So I needed the time off. But by the new year I was itching to be productive again.. Hopefully starting an electrician apprentice...

I've never understood the word retirement. I spend more time on unpaid work than paid anyway, and always have. A privilege for sure, but also the reason I'll never be able to afford to actually retire.

I can’t wait to toil for self for 5 years and build the sickest compound anyone has ever seen

Financially Independent Work Harder

Financial independence enables full discretion over your time .. spend time solely on what you value .. family, friends, projects, community Forces a re-think on “what is importance to me?” once those shackles are gone

Fiwo ftw

FI with optional work is the actual endgame. The difference between 'can't work' and 'choose to work' is everything — purpose without pressure. Bitcoin accelerates that timeline when you treat it as savings, not speculation.

in fact, we need to keep ourselves busy, otherwise we go crazy...

Imagine a book editor/publisher. What does their "retirement" look like? Never reading (or writing) a book ever again? Or a retired first responder; are they just done with rendering any kind of aid in any context? Retirement is a clunky concept that doesn't map well to the reality of vocational...

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FIWFF (Financial Independence Work For Fun) just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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for me the difference is that I'm no longer bound by supply&demand. I can do things nobody but me really wants/demand.

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Financial independence, then have the time to do whatever nourishes your soul best

My FIRE plan is to have a small business to keep me motivated to get out of bed

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Financial Independence, so that you can do what you really want to do without having to worry about any money-related nonsense.

Financial Independence, so that you can do what you really want to do without having to worry about any money-related nonsense.

100% Working with no regard for the income is the goal.

Financial freedom, Is not being bound by chains. Commmand your own hand! #haiku