After years of meticulous budgeting, aggressive saving, and delayed gratification, the moment finally arrives. Your investment portfolio hits that magic – Financial Independence, Retire Early – number—the sum that’s supposed to unlock freedom from the traditional 9-to-5 grind. You refresh your account one more time, and there it is. You’ve done it.
But instead of euphoria, there’s… nothing. Just a quiet “cool” before moving on with your day.
