captainspoke wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:52 am
Gosh, a six-page thread that I haven't commented on yet?
Here you go...
¥35M is nowhere near enough--you should have 3-5 times that much at your age to even consider this. You've tendered your resignation, so live with that--but you should be looking for a new job in your career field, like right now, if not last week.
The "barista" angle is extremely weak. From scanning thru this, you have not thought this thru before submitting your resignation (and that's a huge understatement). You think you've made it, but you haven't. People responding to you here are being too polite. If you were my son/daughter, or son/daughter-in-law and talking about this, I'd say you were nuts.
And, I tried different ways to write more here, deleted it, tried again, and have given up.
You're not ready for what you're envisioning.
What took you so long
Brutal honesty is probably what I need and appreciate your feedback.
¥35M may not be enough. But barista/coast FIRE figures are highly individual.
Time will tell if this is a sensible amount in my case.
Both my jobs in Japan have been overseas sales with Japanese industrial manufacturers. I think I can find a similar job if everything fails.
This whole plan is what I see as Opportunity FI. I just want more free time to look for better opportunities in life, and to enjoy life more.
¥35M should be enough for me to:
-Take a long break
-Visit parents and spend more time with them (I have son guilt for not spending enough time with them)
-Try to create passive income
-Find a hobby/job that I am passionate about and hopefully earn more money than I currently do
Here are some comments I have received from people around me (not sure how relevant it is but I am half Japanese):
Japanese mom: Do whatever makes you happy. Try as much as possible in life.
Dad: Come back to Sweden and work here so that we can hang out more (I come from a small town in Sweden)
Sister: OK, does that mean they're gonna kick you out of the apartment (my sister and her family visit me quite frequently and stay at my place)
Japanese uncle: Why haven't you FIREd yet? Set up some passive income and get it done.
Japanese friends: Some find it interesting (or pretend to find it interesting), some don't really grasp the idea
Foreigner friends: Some very supportive, some think I'm crazy