As FIRE enthusiasts, there are some, for whom life only truly begins, when they step out of the 9-5 and attain FI. The aggressive savings rate and the extreme frugalities and effectively 10 or more years of the fittest times of their lives are dedicated to accelerating their path to “freedom”. I admire that tenacity, but I also don’t subscribe to that. I prefer a more slow-FI approach, where the journey is also a part of the experience. I’m thinking of a new blog post series documenting my views to the 5 pillars of a well-lived life: Health | Happiness | Love | Wealth | Time I think FIRE mostly subscribes to that. Your 9-5 takes up minimally 1/3 of your day. Add work stresses, commute, off the cuff meetings that take place outside of hours, and you’re easily creeping over. Sleep takes up another 1/3 of the day, leaving...