I had a neighbor who was a cargo capt.
One day he pulled it, and bought a tip-top little flat in an old watermill transformed in 6 flats.
He lives in a wonderful valley, surrounded by a gentle river, in a touristic little town in the center of Europe, the owner pays him the basic salary of the country (1500€) and he is the manager of the lot.
Takes care of the bills, optimizes the oil consumption in winter in Excel, has a great family life.
Nobody (nearly) to report to.
What else should anyone need?
I didn't really understand him at that time. This was before I started my career in south east Asia.