Ahh well, I didn't realise pension and real estate didn't count. I'm still safely in the fold on a USD basis I think.
I am talking to my big boss about going onto a flexible contract on Friday. I have a big project I need to finish that should be done by mid January at latest, but if it wraps up earlier (it's a legal process that may settle out of court if I'm lucky) then I'll drop my hours and ask to switch to the flexible contract sooner than that.
I really think I may just fully walk. I always assumed I would at least finish off the projects I've started (there are a couple of things that may pop back up over the coming years), and I'd still like to do that ideally - but the working environment is feeling very toxic right now, and if I can't finish up my ongoing projects without feeling exposed to that then I am increasingly thinking I'm ready to just cut all ties and go.
Scary, but good to finally have that clarity, after a long time of feeling (I now realise) very stressed and unmoored by the idea of just "stopping".
It's so weird, 2020 was going to be my amazing year of working less, going out in the evenings, having some "me time" and generally wrapping my head around the idea of retirement. It's been quite the opposite (working more, staying in, no "me time" whatsoever since February)! But still, I've made some progress towards where I need to be mentally. So that's all good I guess. And certainly I have a lot less to complain about than most.