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Selected life timeline 2020—2022

He quit the job. The laundry never ended.

u/enfier’s first report from retirement was upbeat and unexpectedly busy. Two years later, a second child and endless household tasks had changed the equation. Returning to paid work promised interesting problems, adult company and money to outsource chores. He saw a redesign, rather than a failed escape.

Finances
Investments at retirement2020 · Household
$600,000

Reported starting investments in the 2022 retrospective, alongside a future pension. Not a complete household valuation.

Source
Posts2
2020
Post 01

The escape happens, and life stays busy

“just busier than I ever expected.”

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Life at the time

  • Confirmed that the household had retired. “We pulled the trigger”
  • Traveled for a couple of months, then settled in a lower-cost area.

How it felt

  • Said the transition was going well but life was unexpectedly busy. “just busier than I ever expected.”
  • This was a brief early confirmation, before the fuller account of family pressures.
TravelHomeChange
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Notes

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

Author enfier’s follow-up comment beginning “I’ve been meaning to do an update”.

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

2022Year 2.3
Post 02

Work becomes a tool for changing home life

“Nothing about my retirement seems like a failure nor is there anything I regret.”

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Life at the time

  • Parented a second child while repetitive household work filled the days.
  • Planned a remote automation contract and paid help with chores.

How it felt

  • Missed satisfying technical challenges while domestic tasks kept recurring. “But the laundry - it never stops.”
  • Did not see a return to work as evidence that retirement had failed. “Nothing about my retirement seems like a failure”
WorkParenthoodPurpose
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Notes

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

Life with children, household workload and remote contract decision.

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

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.

  • The first milestone is a brief author comment, not a standalone annual essay. The second is a detailed retrospective. Later employment outcomes have not been established.
  • This is a selection of reviewed updates, not a complete account history. No later life outcome is inferred from the absence of another indexed post.

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