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He planned more hikes. Retirement also made room for his mother.

u/tbrookus found the expected pleasures—gym visits, hiking and games—alongside less predictable responsibilities. A family death and a mother’s move to assisted living demanded time and travel. Two years on, the strongest case for leaving work was the ability to handle what life actually sent, not just what retirement plans had promised.

Finances
Net worth at retirement2022-07-01 · Personal
Not established

No exact starting wealth established in the reviewed follow-ups. Account balances and a later inheritance are not treated as the departure amount.

Source
Posts2
2023Year 1
Post 01

Freedom meets an unplanned family year

“I'm so glad I didn't do either of those.”

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Life at the time

  • Handled a stepfather’s death and a mother’s move into assisted living.
  • Kept a routine of weekday gym visits, hiking and games.

How it felt

  • Was glad not to have stayed another year or taken contract work. “I'm so glad I didn't do either of those.”
  • Valued the availability to respond when family needed help. “work would have just distracted from the necessary stuff.”
FamilyRoutineOutdoors
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Notes

Publication date at available precision. Retirement milestones follow the author’s own count; a missing milestone is not inferred.

Family travel, unexpected costs, gym and hobbies.

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

2024Year 2
Post 02

The routine holds through care and loss

“Retirement is awesome and everyone should do it.”

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Life at the time

  • Made regular trips to support a mother in assisted living.
  • Continued gym visits, hiking, games and time with a spouse. “I'm continuing to hit the gym every weekday”

How it felt

  • Remained enthusiastic about retirement despite tiring caregiving trips. “Retirement is awesome and everyone should do it.”
  • Kept exercise as a recurring part of everyday life.
FamilyRoutineOutdoors
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Notes

Publication date at available precision. Retirement milestones follow the author’s own count; a missing milestone is not inferred.

Mother’s care, gym, spouse, hobbies and closing verdict.

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.

  • Two annual follow-ups are reviewed; the original departure post is not used for an unverified starting balance. Healthcare spending from the HSA was outside the first update’s main spending figure.
  • This is a selection of reviewed updates, not a complete account history. No later life outcome is inferred from the absence of another indexed post.

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