I’m glad to hear you’re going to prioritize it more next year. It’s tough sometimes, but doing something as small as taking the afternoon off, doing something for fun, or sleeping in on your off day can do wonders.

That’s great to hear that everything worked out. I agree that people should think long and hard about leaving their job and prepare financially if they can first. At the end of the day it may come down to your mental health though so it’s always good to save up regularly for the unexpected.

Well said. Realizing you’ve burnt out and need to do something about it is a crucial first step.

I took a big paycut, but, my wife & I (plus baby) are doing great. The key for us was not succumbing to lifestyle inflation, meaning you have to keep working in a time-intense job to pay the bills. We cut our expenses to the bone and live frugally. Now we have to save to go on vacation and plan for large expenses, but, I’ve lost 15 pounds and get to sleep at night now. So the tradeoff has been worth it.

Managing work / life balance is extremely important. No one can do this for us but ourselves.

A day off can do wonders :)