KEVIN BUYS TIME

A life with more time in it.

HOW MUCH
IS ENOUGH?

I'm Kevin. I spent years building a $200K+ cybersecurity career and investing so work could eventually become optional.

Then I got laid off in my early 30s.
Now I'm finding out whether it actually is.

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THE QUESTION I'M LIVING01 / AN ONGOING STORY

01 — The unexpected start

I thought “someday”
would come later.

For years, financial independence was a spreadsheet problem. Save. Invest. Increase income. Repeat. The idea was to make work optional. Eventually.

Then the layoff made it a real decision. My last day is September 30, 2026. Suddenly, “Do I actually need another job?” isn't a hypothetical.

I don't have that answer yet. I'm figuring it out as it happens.

The story so far

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02 — A different kind of number

What's your
Enough Number?

Most retirement calculators ask when you can retire.
Kevin Buys Time asks when work becomes optional.

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03 — Still figuring it out

Better questions.
Fewer certainties.

  1. How much is enough?
  2. When does work become optional?
  3. What happens when a high income disappears?
  4. What is financial independence actually for?
  5. What do you do with your time once you own more of it?