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Selected life timeline 2023—2024

Retirement became better when hobbies stopped being assignments

A layoff at 47 started a planned retirement trial sooner than expected. Initially, Yangoose pushed to stay productive. A year later he valued a longer recovery, family time and unstructured play, while acknowledging health habits that still needed attention.

Finances
Investments at retirement2023-09 · Household
$1,200,000

Liquid assets; about $500,000 home equity separately disclosed.

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Income after retirement2023-09 · Partner
$20,000 / year

Spouse’s approximate part-time wages, also providing household insurance.

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Reported net worth2024-09-23 · Household
Not established

A little below $1.6 million excluding home equity; possible future inheritance was disclosed but not received.

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Posts2
2023At departure
Post 01

An early trial after a layoff

“Overall I'm relaxed and happy about the change (though I honestly don't know how much that might be forced).”

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Life at the time

  • Spent his first weekdays at home, where he had already worked remotely.
  • Downloaded a game-development tool while considering writing and game-making hobbies.

How it felt

  • Feels mostly relaxed and happy, but unsure how settled those feelings are. “relaxed and happy about the change”
  • Is working out the balance between staying active and allowing rest. “letting myself relax and enjoy myself”
RecoveryRoutine
u/Yangoose (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Dated publication describing current life.

Initial post after two workdays

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

2024Year 1
Post 02

A much longer summer vacation

“I think I just have a finite amount of patience in a given day and now instead of using it all up on my job, I get to be more gracious and kind to my loved ones and that's pretty great.”

u/YangooseRead original post (opens in a new tab)

Life at the time

  • Spends much of his time on games, audiobooks and family, alongside occasional classes and projects.
  • Has become more sedentary while recovering from an Achilles injury.

How it felt

  • Is happier after dropping the pressure to make hobbies feel like jobs. “quickly sucked the joy out of them”
  • Notices greater patience with loved ones and little boredom. “I have so much more patience now”
RecoveryRoutine
u/Yangoose (opens in a new tab)
Notes

Dated publication describing current life.

Daily Reality, Feels and Bad sections

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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