[somethingsimple]

> From a religious perspective, I think our purpose should be contributing something to the world as long as we live.

I agree in principle, but what motivates me to be financially independent is not having to deal with all the bullshit that comes along with work. Office politics, drama, having your priorities set by someone else, etc. I also find having to care about promotions and such extremely stressful.

During periods of high stress, I find myself dreaming of FI just to stay home reading books and going to the gym. But more realistically, I’d likely continue to work my current job, with some changes.

If I were to become financially independent overnight, I’d schedule a 1:1 with my manager and explain that either I’m now working 100% on my terms, or I quit. That would allow me to just contribute to the product we’re developing, without having to deal with the bullshit. I’d then be perfectly fine staying at my current position for the rest of my career (i.e. no promos).

[muzani]

That is what I do now though, with about $25k in the bank. I suppose too many bosses assume that I'm not willing to quit, if there's too much bullshit. But in this industry, we usually have a lot of other options.