### Comment:
Eh, I think you're vastly overestimating how much that tiny, symbolic, purely mental consolation actually does for stress levels. When someone's truly ready to leave their job, they don't stick around and say, 'Well fuck you!' quietly to themselves to cope with daily stress.

### REPLY:
That's how it goes for me and for most people on /r/financialindependence 
  
 It's mostly just the security of knowing you have enough buffer to find another job and take some time off if you get laid off or whatever. If you have good savings habits anyway, you just get a tiny boost of good feelings from knowing you're working toward a goal even if you aren't getting promoted or all the products your company ships are crap

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