Once my husband gets to 20yrs in the military in 4yrs, we will be FI. We're not big spenders and so his pension can get us through. But, we both enjoy working. He plans on going another 4-6 more years and then see what to do after. After the military, my husband wants to work on vintage cars or be an airline museum curator. He's also thinking of maybe owning a pub. None of the above sounds like a money making endeavor. But because of his pension, he can. My investing goal is for him to be FI and RE to do whatever he pleases. I suppose that would make him FI and semi-ER.
I LOVE working. I stay home now with the kids and it is killing me inside. I suck it up for many reasons but while I love the girls and we do so much, I HATE not working. I think I live to work. I LOVED my job and I cannot wait to go back to it. While I still do a bit now and then (I do tech consulting and web developing) it's not the same. I want to go to work, hang out with co-workers, present at conferences, network, play with gadgets (for free), train, research, create things, have a job title and make money. I am going work sick just writing about this!! FI will help me pick and choose the perfect place to work and somebody would have to offer me Anthony Bourdain's job in order for me to RE from my career field :) I'd take Rachel Ray's old job too. What was that show, the $50/day travel food show.