Explore turning points, everyday joys and unexpected challenges after financial independence or retirement, with the date and original source for each account.
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 work, he reduced management of his real-estate business to under five hours a week; children still influenced the household's activities.
How it felt
He anticipated another adjustment when the children left home, and had not yet settled what that next stage would look like. “my second retirement”
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