Explore turning points, everyday joys and unexpected challenges after financial independence or retirement, with the date and original source for each account.
He divided retirement between personally chosen projects and unstructured fun, learning welding and experimenting with electronics and programming.
How it felt
He welcomed autonomy and deliberately avoided recreating the deadline-driven structure of employment. “The remaining 2/3rds are for unstructured and planned fun.”
After leaving nursing in September 2020, she tackled home projects and household work, then joined a gym and began regular pickleball.
How it felt
She was surprised by her happiness in retirement, though she still wanted interests beyond an eventually finite project list. “I definitely need to find some new hobbies.”
He swam, played tennis and drove older neighbors to appointments, while still accepting occasional court-reporting assignments after his 2019 retirement.
How it felt
He felt ready to leave full-time work; pandemic restrictions disrupted social life, and spending savings remained uncomfortable. “I am slowly drifting into obscurity as far as work.”
The Financial Freedom Countdown author described a retirement routine of the gym, home cooking, naps, inspiring projects, social time and reading.
How it felt
He had traded higher earnings and visible assignments for more control of his time before fully retiring. “This is my current routine when I am at home and not traveling.”
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