Congrat! @hksgmy

I plan to retire soon too around mid of 40. Too many things i want to do but being dragged by works!

Luckily i do not like travelling and not interested on sport cars (involved in car accident when i was young (i wasn't the driver), i drive quite slow since then), else i think i will need to work more years to enjoy those things

My wife retired 3 years ago. She is enjoying life to the fullest everyday.

I love my job but i hate being treated like a pawn by my boss, i am tired of his endless requests and pressures that he is giving me. Even if he has earned over 100millions he wouldn't stop trying to use me to earn more for him and still acting like i still didn't do my best to make more money for him. I am lucky my life have drastically changes since a few years ago and i finally have the chance to retire earlier.

It is true if i continue working i would earn a lot more than now, but no way i could endure it anymore. Once i was in such a pressure that i couldn't sleep well every day, and if i finally fall asleep, i would woke up after 1-2 hours and felt like i never slept, and my brain is full of the boss' fking face.

I pity those people who said retired = die earlier. I say that is bullshit, they have no life and pitiful. I have too many things to do and i have so many hobbies that would keep me very busy.

I have no commitment anymore since my houses and cars' loans are fully settled.

This post has been edited by HolyCooler: May 23 2024, 03:18 AM

Sorry bro, i think i ranted instead of talking about my plans.

My plans, (some already started, just need more time so i can spend more times on them)(All of the below aren't in sequence, i will write when i think of it)
1. Coding. I was graduated as a software engineering student, been doing coding on and off even i am not working in the field. Stopped it for many years, plan to do it again once i am retired. (Coding is a very fun hobby)
2. 3D Modelling / 3D Scanning / 3D printing. These are something i want to do for a long time. Once i am retired, i will spend money to buy high-end PC/3D scanner/3D printer and learning these things.
3. Swimming. Got to learn this and enjoy the peaceful mind in the water.
4. Bicycling. I used to cycling a few hours per day when i was young, i enjoy the peaceful / me-time when i cycling alone.
5. Gaming. I started gaming when i was 4-5 years old, and i almost still gaming daily until now. It is one of the most wonderful hobbies in the world. And this hobby would help me to keep my mind sharp, help me to train my reactions, and help training my memory.
6. With AI is getting more and more useful, i can forsee i will be doing something i like (but without the skills) with the help of AI.
7. lucid dreams training / exploring. (I trained and success one time, but then due to life-pressure i stopped it)

There are actually more things to do, but i think the above enough to keep me very busy.

This post has been edited by HolyCooler: May 28 2024, 03:31 PM

Thanks man. The couldn't slept well part was about 8-10 years ago.

My wife won't become my new boss, because no one can control me now included my parent and my wife, except my boss. My parent and wife understand my temper. I am the kind of guy / husband if i want to go out / go any where i don't need to get permission, i just inform and go out, and i can go out until 4-5am and my wife won' have any complain.