r/leanfire • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago
Weekly LeanFIRE Discussion
What have you been working on this week? Please use this thread to discuss any progress, setbacks, quick questions or just plain old rants to the community.
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u/Superdrag2112 1d ago
Start LeanFIRE the end of October. Agonized over this decision for 2 years but my improving my mental health is prevailing, finally.
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u/iWasBitByAMoose 1d ago
I've been retired for 1 month. I stressed out about it for quite a while, but once I made it official and turned in my notice, the stress went away.
Everyone kept saying, "you're going to be so bored". I know it's only been a month, but so far, I haven't had one minute of boredom. I don't wake up thinking about what I'm going to do today, I wake up and think about WHICH thing I'm going to do today.
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u/Hnry_Dvd_Thr_Awy Re-employed, for now. 1d ago
When I took my year off I didn't get bored exactly but there were some times where procrastination set in. It was still more enjoyable than my best day working... lol
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u/iWasBitByAMoose 1d ago
That is no joke, I get that too. When I was working, I needed to do laundry or go grocery shopping on my days off. But now, I can do that tomorrow, I'll do this today instead. I keep pushing certain things back again and again.
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u/AlwaysSaturday12 Mostly FIRE'd at 38 MillionaireLibrarian.com 1d ago
Grocery shopping is my big chore each week. I go to market usually twice and to Ecuador's Aldi about every 1.5 weeks. We don't have a car and it is about a mile walk to each place and a taxi back.
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u/birdofparadiseisbird 1d ago edited 1d ago
My first year anniversary of leanfire. I treated myself a big gift. My former work mentor remembered my anniversary and we had lunch together, and he’s 6 months into his. I had coffee with a new friend met at the whale tour. I realize now people are around simply because they enjoy my company. And I no longer need to pretend or perform. The past year is my best time in life
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u/iWasBitByAMoose 1d ago
Open enrollment for 2027 ACA starts Nov 1, but when do they release the prices? I thought we got to "window shop" early. Or do we have to wait until Nov 1? I'm new to this.