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A slower life arrived after the next-business itch

After selling three businesses, this couple retired around 2021 and spent their first summer with their teenagers. The urge to start something gradually eased; health, learning and travel now fill life, while coordinating friendship remains harder.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2021-06 · Household
Not established

Departure balance not disclosed in reviewed passages.

Source
Posts2
2021At departure
Post 01Recalled in 2025

A summer together, and a restless mind

“itching to start something new”

u/Simple-LifeCCRead original post (opens in a new tab)

Life at the time

  • Retired in June to travel, camp and teach the teenagers to drive.
  • Spent roughly the first year reading and exploring a possible new venture.

How it felt

  • Felt an itch to start something new. “itching to start something new”
  • Wanted another goal while her husband preferred a slower pace. “always work towards something”
Slowing downFriends
u/Simple-LifeCC (opens in a new tab)
Notes

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

Comment first paragraph

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2025Year 4
Post 02

Learning without another business

“settled down and into a slower life”

u/Simple-LifeCCRead original post (opens in a new tab)

Life at the time

  • Spends hours on health and learning, with dates and monthly travel.
  • Takes trips with longtime friends and has identified local groups to try.

How it felt

  • Has settled into a slower life. “settled down and into a slower life”
  • Finds it difficult to meet peers and coordinate with working friends. “hard to sync up”
Slowing downFriends
u/Simple-LifeCC (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Dated publication describing current life.

Comment paragraphs 2–3

Dated publication describing current life.

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

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Last checked Sep 2026. The accounts are self-reported. This timeline follows selected accounts, including recollections where labeled; it is not a complete archive.

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