rentier

In this extract, the author shares his experience of transformation after being trapped in an intense work pattern, developing worrying symptoms. By reducing his working hours, he regained a balance between his professional and personal life, while maintaining essential social ties and preserving his well-being.

Discover how to juggle education, passion, and financial independence in an unpredictable stock market, all while avoiding the Rat Race trap. Explore the challenges and reflections of a forty-something in search of freedom and meaning in his professional life.

Discover a poignant reflection on the inequalities of our society, where some are overwhelmed by work while others struggle to make ends meet. A lucid analysis of the modern Rat Race that exposes the paradoxes of a system where professional stress and precariousness coexist, creating a vicious cycle that benefits a few to the detriment of the many.

Find out how I am building the foundations of my new life by enrolling in courses that finally reflect my true aspirations. After years of forced choices, I am ready to turn the page and embrace a promising future, far from my old activity.

Following my ambitious goal set four years ago of becoming a rentier, the stock market crisis linked to the Chinese virus paradoxically offers me new promising opportunities. I am now preparing my transition to early retirement by developing an independent activity, a strategy that will allow me to communicate more serenely about my change of life while remaining economically active.

Discover how the pandemic has redefined our relationship with work, revealing the paradoxes of a work life without borders. Between the desire for independence and the reality of incessant email flows, the question arises: is it still possible to find balance in this constantly changing world?

In a world where global warming is not making winter any more bearable, a new virus from China is causing disproportionate waves in financial markets. Between unjustified panic and comparisons with seasonal flu, the collective hysteria is strangely reminiscent of that of H1N1 in 2009.