:) And thank you for the comment! It really made my day!

You are right, FIRE always seems like a great escape, but in reality it’s what lies behind FIRE i.e. what are you going to do if you retire early, that should be much more important than FIRE for the sake of it. If you know what you would do after independence, then how can you start doing that now instead of a job you dislike.

Happy birthday for next month! But remember life begins at 30, so relax and enjoy as much as you can (while still be covid compliant hahaha)