re: mid 30s and tired / burned out...

I'm not saying he needs to do any of that shite, certainly not. But he needs to raise significant capital to fund a solo retirement, living a high standard like most highly educated professionals do. People don't bust their arse to eat fricking mcdonalds at 80, waiting to die.

I think what is lost in his thread is that very realization. There is a prospect of remaining single here, given his situation. He needs to be planning for the worst.