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Selected life timeline 2018—2024

He could go anywhere. Six years later, he wanted to stay home.

u/ihasanemail left his office job at 38, volunteered in Thailand and spent years moving between countries and long visits home. The money grew, but novelty stopped doing all the work. By year six, constant travel felt like a chore. Family, exercise and a quieter place to live offered a more convincing next chapter.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2018 · Personal
$2,300,000

Reported starting wealth; the reviewed wording does not clearly establish whether the paid-off home is included.

Source
Income after retirement2019-05-02 · Personal
Part-time remote work

Leaving the full-time office job did not mean permanently stopping paid work.

Source
Posts3
2019Year 1
Post 01

A new life still has a little work

“Regret nothing, would do it all over again.”

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Life at the time

  • Volunteered as an English teacher in Bangkok and returned home after about ten months.
  • Accepted a small remote role from a former employer.

How it felt

  • Looked back positively on the travel, volunteering and people he met. “Regret nothing, would do it all over again.”
  • The paid role still felt manageable because it had stayed limited. “it hasn't grown into anything bigger yet”
PurposeTravelWork
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Notes

Update date at the available precision. Recollections, current circumstances and future plans are distinguished in the summary.

Opening; returning home after ten months; former employer’s remote offer.

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2023Year 5
Post 02

The next destination stops being an answer

“I'm not bored or stressed, but I am feeling like "what's next." I will always keep travelling and trying to experience new places and things, but I'm pondering connecting myself to more tasks and hobbies here at home.”

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Life at the time

  • Traveled in China and spent a month near Big Bend.
  • Considered more hobbies and commitments near home, including disc golf.

How it felt

  • Felt some aimlessness about what should come next. “I think I'm running out of ideas for things to do.”
  • Explicitly distinguished that uncertainty from boredom or stress. “I'm not bored or stressed”
TravelPurposeHome
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Notes

Update date at the available precision. Recollections, current circumstances and future plans are distinguished in the summary.

Today. Year 5 update: China, Big Bend and what’s next.

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

2024Year 6
Post 03

Permission to stop moving

“Travelling nonstop was starting to feel like a chore, so I just stayed home in Texas for several months.”

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Life at the time

  • Paused constant travel for time with parents, walks, exercise and volunteering.
  • Moved temporarily to Tulsa while keeping his Texas home.

How it felt

  • Travel had begun to feel like another chore. “Travelling nonstop was starting to feel like a chore”
  • Wanted a quieter everyday setting and a break from crowding at home. “I just needed a break from that place.”
Travel fatigueFamilySlowing down
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Notes

Update date at the available precision. Recollections, current circumstances and future plans are distinguished in the summary.

Today. Year 6 update: staying home, daily routines and moving to Tulsa.

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.

  • The repeated age-38 post titles describe his departure, not his age at every update.
  • Year three is recalled retrospectively inside later posts; it is not counted as a separate published update.
  • The 2024 post describes a Tulsa Remote grant and continued work-from-home eligibility; this is not a zero-earned-income retirement.
  • 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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