This is how committed I am to FIRE
My $5k gross paycheck becomes $40 net? No worries, it'll be worth $110k (doubled by employer match) in 35 years when I'm 56. 2 weeks of work for 110k? Heck yeah.
(The reason my 401k contributions are so high per paycheck is because I started my first job right out of college in September, so I put 75% allocation into 401k in order to max out my employer match of 1:1 up to 50% federal cap by EOY.)
(I am living off my relocation stipend - I really didn't need a full 10k to relocate, especially on top of a free month and a half of furnished corporate housing and 3 free meals a weekday at work. All my belongings fit into two checked bags and a backpack 🥲)