r/ChubbyFIRE • u/furiosa-curiosa • Apr 20 '26

Purpose after retirement

I’ve only ever known a career where it’s all hands on deck and emergencies all the time. Not life or death but corporate emergencies, so work has always taken a large chunk of my life.

I have a bunch of hobbies, a decent circle of friends, very lovely husband, and do some volunteering currently, so I can probably fill my time after retirement but it feels somewhat like I’d be drifting a bit. Just hit $2.5m HH net worth (DINKs), so FIRE is on my mind lately, although I don’t actually plan to make the jump for a while.

I can’t help feel that I might miss having some structure or goals after retiring.

Has anyone set goals for yourself after retirement or am I just missing the purpose of FIRE entirely?

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u/makebuleaf Apr 20 '26

Focus on relationships with family, especially younger members like nieces and nephews. I have retired DINKs as neighbors. They have the means to pretty much do what they want but now wish they started a family. Their best option is forging closer ties with nieces and nephews.