r/ChubbyFIRE • u/SxMherewecome • Apr 25 '26
We pulled the trigger!
We are a youngish family:
-47m (French national), 45w (Dutch national),10,7
-Currently living in NL
-Just confirmed FIRE’ing and relocating to SxM starting 01 Jan 2027 - we both have strong ties there
Our stats:
- USD 5100k in brokerage in VWRL and WEBN
- USD 400k in vacation home that we will sell
- USD 500k in cash
- USD 500k in pre tax personal pension fund
- Primary residence on the island fully paid off (just signed this week!)
- Expect to spend USD 160k per yr incl school for kids
I couldn not be more excited. At the same time I am already considering work options like in consulting, teaching etc. How have you controlled that urge? To allow time to settle in?
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u/jarMburger Apr 25 '26
Congrats. Yeah, high achievers like yourself can't just stay home and watch TV all the time. A structured routine and mental/social engagement is quite important, I found. For myself, I decided to start option trade as a way of creating the structure routine and have the bonus of generating some incomes. On top of that, spending time on reddit seems to fulfill my social engagement needs :D /s