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The quieter town offered freedom, but too little company.

Retirement and a move to Tennessee arrived together. Renovation initially supplied work to do; later, outdoor hobbies and furniture restoration helped, while friendships and comfort with spending remained unfinished business.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2024-01 · Household
$2,378,000

Author’s reported total, including home, property and vehicles, with no liabilities. The rounded line items sum to $2,378,000.

Source
Posts2
2024
Post 01Recalled in 2025

Renovation fills the transition

“I don’t miss the job, I miss the people.”

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Life at the time

  • A house renovation occupied much of the first eight months.
  • The move replaced familiar places and work contacts with a new community.

How it felt

  • The adjustment was tough. “Tough.”
  • Losing everyday connections mattered more than losing the job. “I miss the people”
HomeFriendsMoney
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Notes

Earlier period recalled in the account published 2025-11-24; this is not a separately published contemporary update.

Retirement life / personal reflection; exact short excerpt: Tough.

Retirement life / personal reflection; exact short excerpt: I miss the people

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

2025Year 1.5
Post 02

Looking for company and comfort

“When you have struggled and saved for 30-40 years, it is hard to flip that switch.”

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Life at the time

  • Hiking, kayaking and furniture restoration joined travel and exercise.
  • They considered whether another move might offer more social opportunities.

How it felt

  • He enjoyed controlling the pace of the day. “new and strange”
  • Spending after decades of saving still felt difficult. “hard to flip that switch”
HomeFriendsMoney
ESI Retiree 59 (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Dated first-person reflection; the observation date follows the interview month where stated, which can precede publication.

Retirement life / personal reflection; exact short excerpt: new and strange

Retirement life / personal reflection; exact short excerpt: hard to flip that switch

Retirement overview and reported duration.

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.

  • These are selected first-person accounts, not a complete life history. Later circumstances may differ.
  • Financial figures and household circumstances are self-reported and are not independently verified.
  • The first moment is a retrospective account of an earlier period, except where explicitly identified as a reproduced journal entry.
  • An exact age at final departure was not established; an age reported later is not substituted.

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