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Re:Why I Quit Tech and Became a Therapist by pureliquidhw on Monday March 11, 2019 @03:32PM (#19362026)
You're still enjoying the FI part of FIRE. Being financially independent means you can just leave when shit gets intolerable, which in-turn raises your level of tolerance for, well, shit.

Once upon a time, I hit my number,the FI mark. Then I had a kid. As soon as I had the liability of a child, I was no longer truly FI. I felt the walls at work close in again. It has much less to do with the work and the processes and the people. I think it is a sense of control and ability to leave, or lack thereof, that drives emotions at work. I can't walk away anymore and that makes it harder to tolerate the intolerable.

Re:Why I Quit Tech and Became a Therapist by vl on Monday March 11, 2019 @05:52PM (#19363208)
What is FIRE?
Re:Why I Quit Tech and Became a Therapist by hkmurakami on Monday March 11, 2019 @06:05PM (#19363326)
Financially independent, retire early