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In those instances I long for FIRE, and my medicine is normally to open my FIRE excel spread sheet to see my standing and progress towards my FI target. Same is $1mill. At least in my current circumstances (life happens!) - being single with girl friend having own income/savings.
I am on target to reach my FI target end this year and if RE i have 3 budgets - good, better, best - starting at about 2% W/R (living in Asia).
I feel that my well diversified portfolio will handle most - but still I believe I will have a hard time jumping from the hamster wheel even if reached FI and the job becomes to silly....
Also; leaving at my peak earnings time means that 1 year working NOW could be MANY years later if need to catch up after a horrible stock market having devastated my portfolio.
I see some having a count down almost to the DAY (and with years to go) so how did/do you handle this fear of the unknown?