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However, beyond the mechanics of finance, we must discuss the motivations behind striving for financial independence. My experience reveals a crucial oversight in conventional advice: the notion that achieving FIRE is the ultimate goal, followed by a search for meaning in life. Reflecting on my own journey, I realize I postponed genuine living for the promise of financial security, believing once I reached my number, all would fall into place.
Now, however, with the safety net firmly placed beneath me, I must confront a different reality: how to embrace life after FIRE.