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My wife inherited about a million last year.

We had previously been somewhat obsessive savers while DINKs and had another million from savings / investment returns.

[b]I am still a senior associate at a law firm.  Don't quite know why.[/b]

Either they will make me partner very soon or I will peace out and do something else with my life.

My job is hella stressful but I am less stressed about the partnership chase.  It probably has sapped my motivation a bit.  I do very good work and the firm is quite busy but I think the managing partner would like it if I put in more hours.  But I have two little kids and don't want to, money or not.

Maybe that's a good thing.  Who knows.  Time will tell I guess.[/quote]

Because 2 million is great but still not enough . . .[/quote]

Yep, I'm aware.

I could fund our lifestyle on a less intense job but given current spending patterns we are still not FI (e.g., our investment returns are not sufficient to cover living expenses) though we could be there in about 10 years depending on savings or market returns.

I also actually bizarrely like my job just not the intensity.  I would be fine doing it 40-45 hours a week for less money and less deadlines but that's just not what's on offer.[/quote]

Get a gov't job. [/quote]

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