Ask HN: Who is retiring? (October 2020)

[jcarpio]

I resigned from my tech job (most recently as an SRE) this past June after having hit my FIRE [1] number and the job becoming less interesting than it once was.

I'm curious about who else is on this path and what your progress is like.

[1] Financial Independence Retire Early

[giantg2]

I would love to FIRE. I have come to hate my job over the years - too much lying, politics, and general BS.

I don't think it will happen for me. I live in a relatively HCOL, have a young family, child has a medical issue, and I pay all the bills. My wife will not contribute to the bills and refuses to relocate.

Maybe I could technical coastFIRE someday. I feel like I will have to quit at some point or I may lose my sanity. I try to live cheaply, so maybe I could work part time at Lowes if I can get enough saved for retirement, pay off the mortgage, and have enough to pay medical bills.

[theironlily]

it seems relocating would help with money, which would relieve some stress. why is your wife not willing to relocate?

[giantg2]

Because "our county is the best county" and "I don't want to"

[burntoutfire]

Perhaps present her with alternatives, such as you working part-time to preserve your sanity, at the cost of lowering the family's standard of living?

[giantg2]

I've already tired to get her to pay some of the bills. You would think that if you're making 30% of the family's income then it would be fair to pay 20% of the bills. She won't pay any. She spends as much on her horse hobby every month as I do on the mortgage.

I'm screwed.

[flignats]

Probably in the next 3-5 years, depending on Bitcoin & Ethereum