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Self-described retirement with active property management · at interview
After selling a business, he managed rental-property managers and made room for extended travel and time with his wife and daughter. He considered himself retired while still working on investments, and missed the everyday social contact of an office.
Renovating a Florida home absorbed the first transition. Almost two years later, exercise and new friends made retirement rewarding, but an unexpectedly full social calendar called for boundaries and time apart.
MrFireStation’s first year exposed a gap between imagined hobbies and activities he actually wanted to do. By year three, the strongest routine was social: reaching out, making plans and keeping separate morning interests before shared evenings. A good retirement needed initiative as well as time.
After leaving project management, this retiree welcomed unstructured days. Six years later, practical skills and helping family gave life shape, while rebuilding friendships remained unfinished.
After retiring in 2014, he and his wife moved from a large suburban Chicago home to a Florida condo. Adjustment took time, but he valued having more time with his wife, relatives and friends.
Marty left federal law-library work in 2014 and settled in Florida with his wife. Part-time library work restored a useful role; blogging brought an unexpected community of fellow retirees and writers alongside time for long books.
After both retired in 2017, the couple spent more time exercising, sharing breakfast, meeting neighbors and renovating their home. They welcomed the slower pace, while finding the loss of routine disorienting.
Sydney Lagier retired at 44 in March 2008. A later part-time CFO contract was initially enjoyable, then stressful; by her 2014 interview, writing, piano, travel and practical help for working friends gave retirement a varied shape.
Paul and Vicki Terhorst retired at 35 and kept exploring. A house in Argentina added another way to live, but years later they preferred fewer possessions and more time on the road.
Kevin and Erin left conventional full-time careers for more spiritual practice and community. The transition worked well for their partnership but disrupted social rhythms. A later market loss changed their plans and strengthened their interest in a lower-cost life in Mexico.
