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Selected life timeline 2012—2019

They imagined months away. Home, friends and flexible work changed the plan.

Steve and Lynn Miller planned extended travel after selling their business. They later discovered a preference for shorter trips, a Florida home and consulting with room for family and adventure.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2012 · Household
Not established

Sale proceeds or retirement balance not disclosed.

Source
annual_spending2019 · Household
$125,000 / year

Reported household annual expenses, including health care and charity; consulting income then covered spending.

Source
Posts2
2012
Post 01

A new home and a partly open calendar

“we love it”

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Life at the time

  • They had moved from Denver to a Florida condo.
  • Steve reduced work to a few transition-consulting hours as their sons prepared for college.

How it felt

  • They loved their new home and anticipated longer journeys. “we love it”
  • Raising their sons was their proudest accomplishment. “our greatest accomplishment”
HomeFamilyChange
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Notes

They describe the completed June 2012 Florida move and transition to a few consulting hours, before planned August full retirement.

Answers on retirement date, Florida move, travel goals and personal success.

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

2019Year 7
Post 02

Shorter trips and chosen work

“we missed home too much”

Steve & Lynn MillerRead original post (opens in a new tab)

Life at the time

  • Steve combined part-time consulting with trips of a few weeks.
  • They had replaced the condo with a house near friends and beach activities.

How it felt

  • Long trips had made them miss home. “we missed home too much”
  • The flexible work arrangement suited them when its boundaries were respected. “establishing boundaries”
HomeBoundariesWork
Steve & Lynn Miller (opens in a new tab)
Notes

They report their seventh year since 2012 and refer to Hurricane Michael as last year. Life year inferred from these internal markers.

Answers on home base, surprises, consulting boundaries and passions.

They report their seventh year since 2012 and refer to Hurricane Michael as last year. Life year inferred from these internal markers.

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.

  • The first moment captures the transition to retirement, not completed August departure.
  • Lynn’s age in the original account is internally inconsistent: 52 in 2012 versus 50 in 2009; no partner age is asserted.
  • The follow-up life year is inferred from its seventh-year and Hurricane Michael references; exact publication date is absent.
  • Selected public self-reports, not a complete archive or independent verification of finances.

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