I've had 5 different jobs in the past 22 years without any days off between starting new jobs. So, actually, I've been very fortunate to always have work. But even though I have a good job and would be considered successful by today's standards I hate having to "punch a clock" every day. It doesn't help that I'm on call a lot too. It's nice to be able to afford to buy my "toys" when I want but I'm beginning to feel more and more enslaved by my job. Maybe it's just a mid-life crisis???

Have any of you quit the rat race and learned to live a more simple life? How did you do it? How did you learn to live with less? Do you regret doing it?