Mrs. RO said something that made me think very hard about my money mentality. She told her mom that even when I reach my FAT FIRE goal, I am never going to be able to “stop” or retire from this job. She just doesn’t think I can walk away from the money and there will always be another “Goal” to achieve. She isn’t sure she wants me to walk away either because the money is so good, especially if I don’t have something lined up that keeps me out of the house (Bugging her). This scares me a little but because she may be right. I hope I can walk away one day!!!
She also said she “can’t wait until I have saved enough so we can “stop acting like we are poor””. I have mixed feelings on this one. I do realize that we don’t have the nicest things or the latest cars/gadgets, but we are happy. She completely agrees that we are happy, but it is hard not to try and keep up with the Jones. I enjoy the fact that many of our friends don’t think we have a lot of money. We have intentionally chosen to focus on saving and not spending. But Mrs. RO sometimes has a problem with it, and I don’t blame her. However, she does agree that the goal is worth it. Provided I can pull the trigger one day. Scary!