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Selected life timeline 2019—2020

A flooded first home did not undo the appeal of quiet retirement

A layoff brought this former Army officer’s retirement forward. The first year included a painful renovation setback, but eventually settled into games, books, naps and small projects—a quiet life he actively preferred after years of demanding roles.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2019-11-01 · Household
Not established

Departure balance not disclosed in reviewed passages.

Source
Income after retirement2020-11-02 · Personal
$31,000 / year

Annual total of dividends/interest, rent and military disability; not employment salary.

Source
Reported spending2020-11-02 · Personal
Not established

Estimated ongoing expenses about $15,000/year exclude unusual renovation and flood expenses.

Source
Posts2
2020
Post 01Recalled in 2020

A new home, flooded before move-in

“This was not only expensive but soul crushing as well, my brand new apartment was wrecked.”

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Life at the time

  • Finished major repairs to a duplex purchased in January.
  • Canceled the move after flooding and arranged cleanup and a second renovation.

How it felt

  • Found the destruction of the newly finished apartment crushing. “soul crushing”
  • Felt the repaired place had lost some of its new-home appeal. “lost a lot of the ‘brand new’ feeling”
HomeSimplicity
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Notes

Explicit retrospective in dated source; year approximate from stated elapsed years.

Renovation and Flooding

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

2020Year 1
Post 02

Quiet days are the point

“It’s been a crazy year, I’ve experienced a lot of things I’ve not done before, but overall, I’m very happy with my current lifestyle and have no desire to change it anytime soon.”

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Life at the time

  • Fills time with digital entertainment, small projects and afternoon naps.
  • Plays a weekly online role-playing campaign while in-person activities are shut.

How it felt

  • Enjoys being alone most of the time and reports no boredom. “living a boring, relaxing life”
  • Wants a relaxing life and has no wish to change it now. “no desire to change it anytime soon”
HomeSimplicity
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Notes

Dated publication describing current life.

Satisfaction with the FI/RE lifestyle and conclusion

Dated publication describing current life.

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.

  • Public self-report; no independently verified finances or later developments.
  • Selected public self-reports, not a complete archive or independent verification of finances.

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