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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by blindmute on Sunday February 13, 2022 @11:53PM (#30328481)
No, money is fungible, and its marginal utility only decreases when you have enough to retire. Another 5k is another 5k, meaning another 2 months that you don't have to labor. Dollars linearly correspond to future free time.

You really will get back that night you spent working: it likely afforded you many more nights retired, free.

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by tzs on Monday February 14, 2022 @11:53AM (#30334266)
A day when you are younger isn't necessarily equivalent to a day when you are older. There are all kinds of potentially fun physical activities I might have done when I was younger if I had had more time that 40 years later I would not try because injuries have bigger impact and take longer to heal now.
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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by maccard on Monday February 14, 2022 @02:08PM (#30336682)
> its marginal utility only decreases when you have enough to retire.

If the only thing you value is retirement and complete freedom indefinitely. Personally I'd much rather have an extra day on my weekend now, and have to work an extra year at the same pace I'm working at now (and enjoy it too) rather than minmax to the point of sacrificing everything for the next 15 years to finally be able to do what I want to do - which is what I have right now.

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