Hi,
I'm currently around half way to FI, and rather than retiring early, I would like to continue in my current job working part time if possible. However, I'm wondering if now that I am half way, I should start slowly considering dropping my hours at work?
For example, I can 'buy' an additional 20 days annual leave (so I can have every other Wednesday off for example) without it having much impact on my pension, or any impact on my redunancy pay etc - switching to part time would have a big impact on both of these things.
So I'm very tempted just to go for it, buying as much annual leave as possible instead of switching to part time before I become FI? My only worry is that if I do lose my job before becomming FI, I may regret not coming in during those days and regret not saving as much as I possibly could while I had the chance.
So, what do you guys think I should do? Carry on as I am now, or bite the bullet and buy the annual leave?
Thanks :)
(for disclosure - I don't want to never work again as such after this job, I just don't want to be in a position where I have to take on a job I hate just to get by, or have to do a lengthy and stressful commute each day etc)