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Mad Fientist left work, made the album he had dreamed about and became a present parent. Financial independence delivered. The surprise came after those victories: he no longer had a big goal pulling him forward. His decade of updates traces the difficult work of saying no, learning to spend and finding satisfaction after the finish line.

u/jasonlong1212’s retirement did not mean abandoning effort. Running, shared time with his wife and growing philanthropy replaced the demands of retail pharmacy. The pandemic narrowed the first of these reviewed years; the next brought racing and overseas travel back into a life already satisfying at home.