My family often asks when am I moving back to Miami. In that case, I would need a permanent job. Over the past 5 years of doing locums, I have been close to accepting a permanent job twice. However, the risks always outweighed the benefits, so I didn’t move forward with them. I figured I would eventually have to settle down and wasn’t looking forward to it.
Fast forward to me discovering F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) late last year. The best part is that reaching financial independence and possibly retiring early wouldn’t require me to take a permanent job – ever!
I can continue to work as a traveling nurse practitioner and save at a high rate. Once I choose to retire early, I can still pursue locums assignments for short periods of time.
In the mean time, I have become very picky about which jobs I choose. I have worked at over 20 different sites being a traveling nurse practitioner. I know which jobs are ideal and which are not. Since I am financially secure, I have the power to turn down a job that I do not think is the right fit for me. Even if I have to wait around for a few weeks without work, that’s fine, since I would rather have a job I enjoy then one that I hate just to produce income.
