People
Selected life timeline 2023—2024

Redundancy became a retirement worth keeping

A forced exit from software sales first brought financial doubt and reluctance to seek another job. By the first anniversary, charity work felt useful, stress had eased, and deaths among acquaintances sharpened the couple’s resolve to protect their time.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2023-12-06 · Household
Not established

Departure balance not disclosed in reviewed passages.

Source
Reported net worth2024-03-05 · Household
Not established

Disclosed separate balances: pension£825k, ISA£175k, GIA£75k, cash£125k. Not total household net worth; home, mortgage and partner assets separate.

Source
Posts2
2024Year 0.25
Post 01

Between another job and a different life

Life at the time

  • Explored contract work while weighing permanent retirement.
  • Began charity work involving financial and technical advocacy.

How it felt

  • Felt burned out and bitter after redundancy. “burnt out and bitter”
  • Repeatedly doubted the numbers despite seeing a chance to stop. “second-guess myself”
Notes

Dated publication describing current life.

Main post and author contract-work/coaching replies

Dated publication describing current life.

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

2024Year 1
Post 02

Useful work without employment

Life at the time

  • Volunteered with several charities using practical and professional skills.
  • Talked through the working spouse’s challenges and supported her.

How it felt

  • Felt happier and less stressed doing useful things. “Much happier and less stressed”
  • Sometimes felt embarrassed explaining retirement to people in essential jobs. “embarrassed by your privilege”
Notes

Dated publication describing current life.

Author reply to bohemian_wanderer

Dated publication describing current life.

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.

  • Original account reviewed via substantive indexed primary text; later post explicitly links it.
  • Balances are March2024 snapshots, not departure values.
  • Selected public self-reports, not a complete archive or independent verification of finances.

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