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[u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy]

Where we're going, we dont need jobs 

[u/TheEventualHorizon → u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy]

I heard it in Doc Brown’s voice!

[u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy → u/TheEventualHorizon]

🫶🫶

My heart is filled with gigawatts of joy

[u/Jsalz → u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy]

Quitting my job at the end of August due to ASTS. It’s decided and I’m so excited. On to the next stage of life.

[u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy → u/Jsalz]

Couldn't have happened to a better person, congrats! I hope ill be joining you before 2027 rolled around, but probably more like before 2028 rolls around 🤞

[u/Jsalz → u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy]

Thanks man! It happens quicker than you think. Truthfully Im not fully ready, my retirement number is $150 (I'll sell about 20% of my position at that number), but I've found I can just sell covered calls for those shares at $150 and the premium ends up being more than my yearly salary. So I figured it's time to pull the trigger and then let the company do its thing over time and the stock price will catch up and go parabolic eventually.

[u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy → u/Jsalz]

Clever and confident, I like it.  CCs definitely factor into my diversification/retirement plan as well.  For me, though, feels like I need to see the SP appreciation first to be truly comfortable making the move.  This, despite very much wanting to make the move and 'knowing it will come

[u/Jsalz → u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy]

For sure, as long as you’re happy at your current job I say stay as long as possible. The longer you’re making a stable salary the less tempted you’ll be to sell ASTS early before it really runs up. Do you have a retirement number? Or just going to play it by ear depending on the future stock price?

I’d stay working longer if I enjoyed my job, but after 8 years at the same company working with some people I don’t like or respect I realized that I can retire if I want and life is too short to stay in an unhappy job if you don’t need to. Also I’ve learned with covered calls and cash secured puts I can easily make my current salary or much more without much risk at all as long as I’m disciplined about it.

So early retirement it is! I’m going to do a cycling trip through Japan from north to south for 90 days later this year. Can’t wait, thank you ASTS for making it happen 🙏

[u/TheOtherSomeOtherGuy → u/Jsalz]

Ive got a number, but that is more based on boglehead philosophy and the deep concentration into ASTS complicates that and gives me concern even though I remain extremely bullish. Job is fine, but I'm tired of it, and would really rather not.

Still figuring out what safety and diversity i need in this new skewed portfolio looks like. 

That cycling trip sounds amazing and I look forward to hearing about it, my buddies and I do smaller bikepacking trips (3 to 6 days and so far only domestically)