Explore turning points, everyday joys and unexpected challenges after financial independence or retirement, with the date and original source for each account.
“have and will continue to turn them down.”
“I get paid significantly less than what I used to make in the hospital as a hospital supervisor, but this job is much less stressful.”
“Now we are both enjoying the freedom from the demands of corporate life.”
“I do not regret having a 3 year sabbatical even though my income will be less considerably less (60-70% of previous).”
“I constantly struggle with some kind of guilt.”
“I guess I am still in the honeymoon phase of early retirement because I cannot think of a single regret.”
“It was being left out of the team I’d been so heavily involved with.”
“So this is the first year I can remember in my adult life where I didn’t have some long-term goal driving me on, and it’s quite uncomfortable, if I’m honest.”
“I didn't enjoy the administrative overhead of teaching a class of 250 students though.”
“I’m getting better at telling that voice to fuck off.”
