Explore turning points, everyday joys and unexpected challenges after financial independence or retirement, with the date and original source for each account.
“Money and time well spent!! (So many exclamation marks but they’re meant to convey the real joy that simple beauty offers).”
“Making real connections has been the easiest of anywhere I’ve lived.”
“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.”
“I've made it about 8 times in the past two weeks, I wonder if my friends are getting sick of the pop-in bread deliveries yet.”
“I constantly struggle with some kind of guilt.”
“Filling my day has not been a challenge.”
“I was scared at the beginning of the breakup that I was going to lose both a romantic partner and a friend - which does unfortunately happen far too often with couples after a breakup.”
“I like Thailand, but I am in no way tied down to it.”
“I've made several more friends this last year with other RE'ed people and freelance types who can hang out during the week.”
“I didn't enjoy the administrative overhead of teaching a class of 250 students though.”
