Changing my life priorities and stop chasing the treadmill

[Dr.PI]

@Alacali

I’ve even considered reducing my working hours to 80–90%.

Do it, but, as @Wolverine have said, don’t let your 80% become 100% again. Take a full one day free per week and don’t do any work on this day, as well as during weekends and your vacations. Force yourself if you have to, even if it feels like you are wasting your time by not working.

Please allow me to introduce myself: the story of Dr. PI

I am rather sceptical about the whole FIRE idea, and it also doesn’t look like we, as a couple, can afford it. Anyway, not before children become independent. I think that retiring with a moderate (well, for Switzerland) wealth while having dependents is a big risk that we don’t need to take. Another aspect that bothers me somewhat is that retiring well before the regular retirement age while children are still young might give them a false message about values. But probably I am overthinking. I…