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Selected life timeline 2018—2021

The world tour ended. Teaching gave the quieter life another dimension.

Karsten’s first retirement anniversary found the family still moving around the world. By year three, a home base, outdoor time with his daughter and small professional commitments had replaced constant movement. Work returned on terms that left the family at the center.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2019-07-24 · Personal
Not established

A comparable starting net worth was not established in these sources.

Source
Posts2
2019Year 1
Post 01

Protecting family time on the road

“I won’t let my blog interfere with my early retirement (yet)”

Karsten / Big ERNRead original post (opens in a new tab)

Life at the time

  • Spent long stretches traveling with his family.
  • Kept limits on blogging so it would not overtake family time.

How it felt

  • Found the strongest reward in being together. “We are happiest when we’re together”
  • Wanted publishing to remain secondary to the retirement it documented. “I won’t let my blog interfere with my early retirement (yet)”
FamilyTravelBoundaries
Karsten / Big ERN (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Publication date at available precision. Retirement milestones follow the author’s own count; a missing milestone is not inferred.

Family travel and limits on blogging.

Editorial summaries with short, attributed quotations. The original contains the full story.

2021Year 3
Post 02

A home base and chosen work

“So, I’m doing this mostly for fun.”

Karsten / Big ERNRead original post (opens in a new tab)

Life at the time

  • Settled into a suburban home base with outdoor activities and time with his daughter.
  • Took on teaching and a limited remote economist role.

How it felt

  • Enjoyed a more relaxed routine after the earlier travel-heavy years. “It’s just a more relaxed life.”
  • Chose professional activity partly for interest and enjoyment. “I’m doing this mostly for fun.”
HomePurposeOutdoors
Karsten / Big ERN (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Publication date at available precision. Retirement milestones follow the author’s own count; a missing milestone is not inferred.

Home life, daughter, teaching and chief-economist role.

Editorial summaries with short, attributed quotations. The original contains the full story.

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Research

Last checked Sep 2026. The accounts are self-reported. This timeline follows selected accounts, including recollections where labeled; it is not a complete archive.

  • Two selected milestones; intervening and later articles may add context.

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