This is parts 4 and 5 of a 5 part series looking into the 5 pillars of a well-lived life. Time is money. Nowhere is this more stark and explicitly spelled out than in the personal finance and FIRE community. In fact, the entirety of FI/RE is aggressively using your younger time to save and invest so that you can use that wealth to buy back your entire 2nd half of your life. One person who very recently did this, and is currently enjoying week 2 of retirement is Purple. She reached her FI number, in spite of the pandemic, gave her notice, and turned retiree, all at the ripe old age of…. 30! Fuck! I’m so jealous, but so so happy for her. She now does not need to work for money, although she most definitely will still be having income here and there. The point is, she doesn’t have...