I want no boss. What do I do?

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notbuss
Feb 9, 2021 27 Comments

34yo. Not married, in a long term relationships, no kids and will never have any (got a vasectomy).

I hate working. Reflecting more deeply on my experience, the root of all issues is that I didn’t like any of my bosses, and I’ve had several. The feeling of being owned, constantly pushed and pressured to deliver for irrelevant deadlines, and having to take orders is just something not in my nature.

What do I do? If I close my eyes and dream, I see myself having a small solo online business (not freelancing) that I can run while living a slow-travel lifestyle around the world, staying in one or two places a year. I particularly love SE Asia and Mediterranean Europe. However, I cannot think of a single business idea that I could pursue on my own, my skills are heavily specialized in backend development/SRE, and again I severely lack ideas.

I live a fairly minimalist life, have a liquid net worth of $3M and spend $40k a year (excluding taxes and employer healthcare). Most of my discretionary spending goes to international travel, the rest is rent, groceries and dining out a few times a week.

TC: 700k

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