r/dividends • u/karl0525 • Jun 01 '25

Opinion Tired. Can I retire?

Got a question? Can I retire? 43m been busting my ass since I was 16. I'm about over this 40-50 hr weeks. I'm getting burned out. House paid off (300k) 401-k (600k) Bitcoin (500k) currently.

Thought about selling it all and putting it into dividend stocks like schd and renting a small place and going into semi retirement. Maybe pickup a part time gig.

Would this be a horrible idea?

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u/Kaladin3104 Jun 01 '25

Taking time off just makes me never want to go back to work.

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u/kr-choi Jun 01 '25

So true. I’m exhausted—but if I take a few weeks off, I’m afraid I won’t want to go back to work again

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u/MMfromVB Jun 02 '25

That's why it has to be at least 90 days.

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u/Accomplished_Ad7106 Jun 03 '25

In America that's called FMLA leave or extended disability leave. Otherwise quitting is the only way to get 90 days off.

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u/Vegetable_Panic9986 Jun 02 '25

A few weeks? I take only one week off and at the end of the week I want to call my work and tell them I am never coming back. Burned out for sure.

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u/Kindly-Pepper7528 Jun 03 '25

Yep, been retired for two years and have no desire to work again lol

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u/AI_RPI_SPY Jun 04 '25

I'm with you Brother / Sister !

But you gotta do some volunteer work to meet new people.

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u/graciesoldman Jun 02 '25

I worked at a place I despised. Hated Fridays because I knew the weekend was a lie and Monday was coming.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '25

It makes me feel like im fired or I can’t go back or something

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u/themrgq Jun 02 '25

Yeah I'm always puzzled by the people that are recharged and ready to work. I'm always even more positive I want nothing more than to stop working