So, I'm puttering around my house yesterday, working from home and whatnot. And my husband, also working from home, casually brings up, "Hey, I was getting stuff ready for the tax guy last night. Wanna know how much money we have?"
I'm like, "Sure."
"[UNGODLY LARGE NUMBER THAT IS 55% OF OUR FIRE NUMBER]"
I pause. "I think I gotta sit down a minute."
"Yeah, looks like we made 10% in the last five months. By my calculations, I think we're done in 7 years." Engaging Data's When Can I Retire calculator actually says just under 6, but who's counting?
So then we started outlining the basic contours of a drawdown plan.
I'm a little embarrassed to share the real number, given that our frugality skills are weak compared to others here. But I think the big win is that my husband, who initially didn't even want to consider FIRE as a possibility, is really bought into it now. A lot of that is just me going along with a much higher number that I would choose on my own, but y'know what? I'd rather be working and married than FIREd and divorced.
Childcare is finally coming back in our area, so work is starting to suck a little less. I do feel like I've found this new phase past Fuck You Money -- Don't Fuck This Up Money! This job is good enough, and I don't feel like starting over somewhere else. I really want to just keep my head down, do my job, and not get fired for the next 6-7 years.