Explore turning points, everyday joys and unexpected challenges after financial independence or retirement, with the date and original source for each account.
“I started another software engineering type job in the public sector that pays less than my previous MegaCorp job, but it seems more fulfilling thus far.”
After leaving a corporate software role and trying financial advice, he moved into a less lucrative public-sector software job.
How it felt
Even without needing the income, he found himself unready to abandon regular earnings and preferred the new work's sense of fulfillment. “it seems more fulfilling thus far.”
Three and a half years into his retirement, the couple traveled, spent time with family, kayaked, cycled and exercised regularly.
How it felt
Their focus had shifted from reaching a particular balance to deciding how to live their remaining years. “more about how we want to live out our lives.”
After leaving corporate employment, he ran a video-services business for roughly twenty to twenty-five hours weekly and traveled with his wife.
How it felt
He preferred slowing down and enjoying their existing life over maximizing earnings. “I suppose working 20 to 25 hours a week, I’m already semi-retired.”
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