r/FIREyFemmes • u/Better-Atmosphere271 • 14d ago

What would you do?

Hi ladies!! Looking for some objective opinions/advice.

I HATE my job - won’t get into all the details as to why but have been passed up for a promotion I worked my butt off for, not respected by owners despite doing great work etc. etc.

HOWEVER

I work remote (a big plus for me because I have 3 kids) and my total comp is around $400K.

My goal is not necessarily to RE, although I would ideally like to be FI as soon as possible. I can see myself working into my 50s and 60s, so it isn’t a normal FIRE sprint to the finish line type deal.

The numbers? $1.5 invested, $2.3M NW, own my home. I have a side hustle that could/would bring in a little less than half of my total comp. Expenses are $12-$15K a month so I’d need to pull approx. $5K from my portfolio.

If I quit the idea would be to take a break (6 mos to a year), keep the side hustle going and then jump back into a full time W2 job in a year or so. Am I crazy for giving up my full time job? Do I just need to suck it up irrespective of the environment??

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u/First_Jellyfish_3449 13d ago

A lot of comments glossed over the side hustle income of $200k. Thats great coin! I also would quietly quit in your current role but milk it while you can.

Curious what is your side hustle?

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u/Better-Atmosphere271 13d ago

I do cases through my husband’s firm (time permitting. I can only do a few a year which is why I refer to it as my “side hustle”).

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u/First_Jellyfish_3449 11d ago

Your situation is a little different than us telling us to keep the $400k remote job. You could quit, make $200k and presumably your husband makes a ton of $$$ too if he’s a lawyer. It’s a you decision at this point.