I've never really considered myself part of FIRE, but I guess I qualify. I'm 51 and my wife is 49 and we don't have children. We have hit our "number" and all of our various Monte Carlo scenarios land us between 85 and 93%. I was planning to work until at least August, but after being in a new job for about 8 months, it's clear this job is not the right fit for me. Realizing that another 3 months isn't going to substantially move the retirement needle, I'm considering calling it quits now.

As I'm considering it, I keep getting this nagging feeling that I'm making a mistake. It's just not easy going against the societal conventional wisdom of working through my most lucrative years at work (from a salary perspective).

Did anyone else struggle with that final move to call it quits?