And now I've reached FI and... well... now after so many years I've doubts, if I should retire.
About 5 years ago I started a company together with a former co-worker. Now we're a team of 3. I really enjoy working with them. However, I don't enjoy the work.
Now, however, it feels more repetitive and I don't enjoy working with our customers.
My preferred option would be to take a sabbatical to figure out if I would like to do "nothing". However, that's not really possible within the company, since we're too small and I can't promise to my partners that I would actually return to the company. I might enjoy it too much ;).
I can't imagine what it's like to be retired, now I'm there. Will it be disappointing? Would I lose a sense of purpose or at least a sense of getting things done?
Life is finite.
Having attained FIRE by "getting things done" at the very least you've earned the opportunity to try FIREtirement to experience "what it's like to be retired" and "
figure out if [you] would like to do 'nothing.'"
"Takin' Care Of Business" Bachman–Turner Overdrive
You get up every morning from your alarm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above and people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
And if your train's on time, you can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed, look at me I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all dayAnd I'll be taking care of business (every day)
Taking care of business (every way)
I've been taking care of business (it's all mine)
Taking care of business and working overtime, work out
If it were easy as fishin' you could be a musician
If you could make sounds loud or mellow
Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you'll go far
If you get in with the right bunch of fellows
People see you…