<prompt> Human: Throwaway account for privacy reasons. Ok, So here is my situation: I earn about 160k as an engineer and about 155k in real estate. Car and truck are both paid off. home mortgage has about 215k left: 1,200 a monthSecond mortgage: 330k: 2,700 a monthOther than that just standard bills that maybe add up to another 1k per month. I am single so most of my going out money is just spent on dates and hanging with friends. Now I am getting the itch to do something else with my life. I have been at the same company for over 10 years and getting a bit bored but its a stable job and its been hard to leave just due to the security it provides. Part of me stays just because I am not sure what else to do if I were to leave.Things I am considering: Finding ways to make more money and grow from where I am currently like starting a company or doing bigger real estate projects like apartment buildings or commercial buildings. ORjust completely retiring and maybe finding something fun to do part time, but cant really find anything I think I want to do at the moment.I am starting to develop back problems and I feel its because of years at the computer and feel I need to get into a more active lifestyle and it would be great to find something else to do that is healthy and where I feel I am making a difference in peoples lives. I dont feel I am getting that from my current job. I have been thinking a lot about this for the past few years and my goal has always been to get to the point of making 10k per month and retiring, but now that I have actually passed that I dont know if its smart to retire. Maybe I should stick it out where I have something stable. Scares me to take a risk to start a new company, but maybe the challenge would be good. I have thought of a few business ideas, but they are only so so at the moment and not sure I am ready to jump into a new business without a great idea. I am looking for advice from anyone who has been somewhat in my shoes and has made some big decisions that changed their life for the good. I feel that I have taken a certain amount of risk to get to where I am but its been very calculated at the same time. I worry about screwing up what I have built and making a mistake, but still feel I have to make some big decisions as I have been feeling more and more stressed about being unhappy because I dont know what to do with my life. Part of the unhappiness is due to some of the physical issues slipped disks inflamed facet joints which continues after multiple steroid injections and that is making me feel like I am starting to waste away without living my life and taking advantage of what I have built up before its too late to really enjoy it. So at what point do I stop saving and planning for the future and start living...  <response>: Sounds like youve been working very hard your whole life and just need a vacation. Take a month or two off, clear your mind and come back fresh? 