"The journey to FIRE doesn't have to be painful"

NonJobFIRE is a community for people striving for FIRE that focuses specifically on reducing the amount of work done on the job while you wait to hit your portfolio goal.

A "NonJob" refers to a position, typically unskilled, low-paid and 3rd shift (but not always), with an extremely minimal workload.

The main skill required of these jobs is just showing up and being present, despite whatever the online job description leads you to believe.

Usually at NonJobs your boss doesn't care what you do as long as you show up. They will often even tell you directly to bring your laptop, being that they want you to stay. This allows of 8 hours of time to do things like research your favorite topics, study for college, plan your move to a LCOL country, work on an online business, listen to music and/or podcasts, play computer games, play your guitar, talk to your therapist, talk to friends, date online, shop online, read a novel, write a book, make art, bring your partner/friends/kids to work, exercise (seriously), etc.

Because of the low-bar for employment, many of these positions have a high turn-over rate and offer large amounts of overtime, allowing you to generate a sizable income for just "being" somewhere.

Example: With overtime, working 64 hours a week of a $17 an hour non-job security position earns you $67184 anually (gross).

Combine this with Early Retirement Extreme level of expenses ($8000 anually), and you can retire in approximately 4 years (50k@4y=200k) (considering taxes and expenses), all while doing whatever you want (within reason, although you could probably come to work high if you wanted).

For a list of NonJobs, please see the pinned "List of NonJobs" thread.