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There is nothing more liberating than financial independence, the FI part of FIRE. Boss is a jerk or your workplace is getting toxic? You know you can walk away from your employer any time you want. Flub a job interview? No worries; you have infinite runway to keep trying. Feeling burnt out? Take a break for as long as you need to. It is so immensely empowering later in life that it is worth sacrificing for in the early part of your career.