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Selected life timeline 2020—2023

When the plan worked, the spreadsheet became less interesting

After reaching her household’s semi-retirement milestone in 2020, Mrs. Flamingo enjoyed writing and helping other readers. Three years later, ordinary family life mattered more than growing a FI/RE platform, and she deliberately reduced the blog’s place in it.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2020-10 · Household
Not established

Departure balance not disclosed in the reviewed narrative sources.

Source
Posts2
2021
Post 01Recalled in 2022

Family priorities, enjoyable writing

“Writing helps me organise my thoughts and it’s probably one of my favourite pastimes at the moment.”

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Life at the time

  • Celebrated the first semi-retirement anniversary alongside the second child’s first birthday.
  • Published six articles and worked individually with readers.

How it felt

  • Enjoyed writing as a way to organize her thoughts. “Our focus has definitely shifted”
  • Felt family and health deserved more attention than monthly financial tracking. “one of my favourite pastimes”
FamilyFreedomBoundaries
Mrs. Flamingo (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Explicit retrospective period in later article

Opening, Blog Update

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

2023
Post 02

Letting the blog become smaller

“a level of optionality that feels liberating”

Mrs. FlamingoRead original post (opens in a new tab)

Life at the time

  • Reduced publishing and stopped trying to grow the blog.
  • Kept working while saving for family experiences rather than adding to the FI portfolio.

How it felt

  • Felt she had achieved the autonomy she wanted. “We Have Arrived”
  • Found beginner FI discussions less relevant to a satisfying everyday life. “a level of optionality that feels liberating”
FamilyFreedomBoundaries
Mrs. Flamingo (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Dated author publication describing current life

We Have Arrived; Normal Life – Work and Family

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.

  • Only the cited dated experiences are verified; later developments are not inferred.
  • Selected public self-reports, not a complete archive or independent verification of finances.

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