Diary of a future rentier (31)

Lately I feel like I'm at a crossroads. This is probably because I've already made good progress on the path to financial independence and I feel that it's no longer just a dream, but a goal that has every chance of coming true, even if it's not for tomorrow. It's a strange feeling, a bit of a mixture of joy, confidence, but also fears and questioning.

Surprisingly, these questions have nothing to do with financial matters. My whole plan is working perfectly, even though I know very well that a stock market correction will soon come and shake me up a little... but just a little thanks to the resilience of dividends. If I wonder, it's more about the substance of the approach. Ok, it's all well and good to earn income regularly without doing anything, but then what do we do?

Well of course there are tons of things to do, enjoy life, travel, have a good time with friends and family, devote your time to hobbies, sports, etc. But won't we ultimately miss one of the aspects of the professional world that we don't always think about: being useful to society? Look at the retirees around you: most of them no longer have a financial need to work but they still try to keep up a volunteer activity to help others.

Of course, I don't want to give up on my goal of financial independence, which is getting closer and closer. But the more I feel like I can touch this sweet dream, the more I wonder about what will happen next. And I tell myself that ultimately I'm lucky: this is a very nice worry I have there...