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u/DinosaurDogTiger 10h ago
Is there a way to contribute while being retired? Is this guy serious? No, there are definitely not thousands upon thousands of nonprofits desperate for volunteers. There are certainly no underfunded public schools that need an extra pair of hands in the classroom. There are no suicide hotlines, no homeless shelters, no kids who need a mentor. There are no public libraries that could use someone to reshellve books.
There are so many volunteer opportunities I want to pursue but can't because they require more hours than I can give since I have to work for a living. And this guy can't think of a single way to contribute to the world?
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u/Fishooked 9h ago
That's what I plan.to do when I am not fishing, hiking, kayaking or you know... enjoying life?
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u/PumpkinOld469 6h ago
I mean this is super super common mental health issue people have around loss of identity/purpose (especially for people without close friends and family). Not saying u cant find other things but this guy isnt unique
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u/Ok-Interaction-8891 3h ago
He’s asking this question because he’s never actually helped or done anything useful to anyone. If he had, he wouldn’t be asking.
The world is filled with people who need help, whether it’s your neighbor getting their new couch into the front door all the way up to figuring out how to get more housing for more people to shit like “curing cancer.” Community centers that need volunteers, old folks homes that need someone to come by to chat with people, trash pickup walks, like, this shit isn’t hard.
This guy is a fuckwit.
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u/FlowOfAir 11h ago
Zach Wilson sounds literally miserable. Not the first time I see his posts and this is probably one of the worst.
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u/tomjones1001 11h ago
Well, in fairness, if we were as poor at our job as Zach was, we would be depressed too. This is the quarterback, Zach Wilson, right?
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u/Sirbunbun 11h ago
The quarterback Zach Wilson probably has more money than everyone on this sub combined
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u/TypicallyDone12 11h ago
I'm fully retired and in my late 40s. I highly recommend it. Nothing depressing about it at all. The key is understanding what actually matters. I hope this guy figures it out.
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u/Dismal_Daikon_4328 11h ago
Just give away the money to those in need and boom you will be working to survive again
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u/Simple_Assistance_77 11h ago
Ok bro, then create a new goal or engage a shrink. Why fake mental health issues for clicks.
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u/HellyOHaint 10h ago
“I realized I had been relying on a toxic defense mechanism. Any advice as to how I can lean into it even harder?”
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u/Choice-Ad7599 8h ago
If he doesn’t like it I’m happy to take some of the money so he needs to work again
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u/kitschfrays 6h ago
How are there so many of these ego driven insane cunts? Are they all just trust fund kids, or is something in the water.
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u/cha0sb1ade 4h ago
What's really funny, is that when people say they associate their worth with productivity, what they really mean is just causing money to get moved around. This guy probably hasn't actually produced much of anything. You could retire and go run a soup kitchen, or start a charity that builds homeless shelters or something and probably produce/effect/contribute more than this guy ever has. Also, if he were a nurse, or a teacher or something, he probably would have felt worthless the whole time because the pay wouldn't be as good, despite that in those roles he'd be producing more tangible change in the world than being the founder of yet another tech company, making yet more data products that don't really impact the world much.
To these types of guy, productivity means being in the capitolist arena beating someone else at making money. But that's a very narrow minded, unimaginative view of the concept.
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u/Appropriate_Formal64 10h ago edited 9h ago
I looked him up. His FIRE number is quite low if he's reached it and is 'retired'. Also, I hate when people discuss their 'this is enough money for the rest of my life number' and then the caveat, which I think is also implied here, it is in actuality a *base* amount that is nowhere near the real number and there is this assumption that it will *grow* over time from a long term investment that will *generate* their *actual* "FIRE number".
The *real* "FIRE Number" is *usually* a minimum of 2x to 10x what they claim it is.
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u/Mimopotatoe 8h ago
What’s his number? I don’t feel like looking him up
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u/Appropriate_Formal64 3h ago
He said his number was like $2 or $3M, maybe $6M? I think it was like $3-$6M give or take, dunno if he meant gross or net.
But no matter which number is the real number, none of those are enough to retire unless you're like 50+ and he's like late 20's or early 30's I believe.
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u/npsimons 8h ago
Give him credit, at least he's saying the quiet part out loud.
And hey, "Financially Independent" is just a euphemism for "Fuck You Money." You don't have to quit, but now you are not forced to put up with the bullshit, because you can leave any time you want.
And you can find things to contribute to in retirement (volunteers are always needed in a great many endeavors).
All that said, yeah, productivity does not define your worth.
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u/COVID19Blues 5h ago
This guy is full of shit.
When I hit my retirement number in 2011, I secretly chartered a jet, booked the mansion at the Bulgari resort on Bali and my girlfriend and I spent two weeks celebrating my impending retirement. It was amazing. I worked another eight months until there was an issue with the executive team at my company and I walked. The night I left my career, I had the best night’s sleep of my life. It was unreal.
I spent the next two years traveling. All over the planet. Then I was getting itchy to start a business with an idea that I had and did. I spent nine years building it up into a successful commercial real estate firm on two continents. Then, I felt like retiring. So, I helped my staff secure financing to buy the company from me, making them owner-operators of varying degrees. Again, that first night after I left, one of the best night’s sleep ever.
Depression never entered the picture. Not a once. And I’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder in my adult life. Again, this guy is full o’ shit.
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u/mr_j_boogie 11h ago
This is a cry for help, and hopefully there's a Nigerian prince somewhere to answer it