Re:Ask HN: I have the dream to retire when I turn 40
by usgroup on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @03:13AM
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Fluffy as it sounds, I think this is right. Ultimately we often was to preserve optionality rather than "financial freedom". I.e. I want to be able to choose not to work by the time I'm 40 and/or I want to be able to choose what to work on. Financial independence is over-kill if this is your objective. There are simpler paths.
You have to do something.
If you're doing what you want it's not really work even if it is. Right around your age I reached a point where I didn't have to work. I moved to the beach in Costa Rica, I travelled and it was fun. Fairly quickly I realized that would not sustain my interest for very long. I taught myself to code and I am pursuing a startup idea I believe in. It doesn't feel like work. It's the most work I've ever done in my life.
I suggest finding how you want to spend your time, and why, and go do that. Then, even the things that you hate doing aren't work because they serve a purpose in the bigger picture of your life.