I informed them the reality. My corporate in reality isn’t all that winning. I believe it a pleasing facet gig that’s now not too time-consuming, however sadly, it can also’t pay all of the expenses. That’s why I’ve to freelance as neatly.

So what do I imply via “semi-retired?” Am I rich?

Time wealth

Working my very own corporate and freelancing allowed me to reclaim my time. I’m now not caught in an workplace 9-to-5 (and truthfully, it was once extra like 8-to-8 in Taiwan’s tech trade). I make my very own time table, decide the initiatives I deem worthy of my time, and make a choice when to execute those initiatives.

I don’t thoughts running arduous. I simply need to have extra regulate over when, the place, why, and the way I paintings arduous.

With the way-too-early passing of family members in recent times, I’ve discovered that probably the most finite useful resource is time.

You might want to say I’ve evolved a gentle case of chronophobia, a wholesome worry that I’m losing time on meaningless paintings and inconsequential other people when there are numerous extra worthy interests.

I’m now not monetarily rich, however I’ve collected time wealth.

I nonetheless paintings day-to-day, however I am getting to come to a decision when to get began and when to name it an afternoon. It’s releasing.