[Anne]

Thinking of changing my numbers to coast because it’s sounding pretty rare, not to go back to some sort of paid work after a break.

If you haven’t fired but know that stats comment away! Or just have opinions.

[Jen]

After 2 years of FIRE, I just signed up to be a Disney Travel Agent.

I’m still very happy being retired and have no desire to go to any full time role. But I’m excited to share my passion for Disney with others so they can have magical vacations.

[Kevin]

I had to pick up a few hrs simply because I had made a conscious decision to have most of my money in TSLA and it’s been a pretty tough investment to live with in retirement. So, I picked up hrs at my old job to pay for the basics so I wouldn’t have to sell any shares. It’s pretty chill and I.Work the minimum required hrs. Most of my day is still spent doing whatever I want….daily gym…hang out by the pool….drop off and pick up of kids and spending time with them. It’s not ideal, but it’s a consequence of my decisions and I have to live with it.

Co sider diversification if you don’t want to go through it like I am. Good luck!

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[Kristi]

My husband did after 3 years. He was bored and needed the mental challenge. He’s over it again, but plans to start his own bookkeeping business soon, that way we can have more of the time freedom we got used to.

I’m also having our second baby in July and he was home with me for over a year with our first, so I think he’s realizing he wants to be home again.

[Arcoma]

They say, “if you want something done, give it to a busy person” so I am building my FI in 3 years (54) to include consulting, teaching, training others so that I can still get the Emotional Income that I love…and a small flow of cash.

So, when I RE in 5 years (56)…I will have so much FU money that I will choose my projects and clients ever more carefully.

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[Nero]

Same. After 2 years.

I bought a house in the suburbs and lived by myself for 2 years.

I finished all my Netflix series and books and ran out of things to do. The lack of human interaction and loneliness was crippling.

[Kristopher]

I was talking to my 87 yo grandfather two weeks ago about early retirement. Shortly before retiring he bought a five acre farm. Raised cattle and had a large vegetable garden. He retired at 56 from a physicality demanding job. I’m on track to retire at 53. I asked him about why he took a job as a maintenance man at a hotel within one year of retiring. He told me that when he retired he had this long list of stuff he wanted to accomplish. He built a barn for hay storage, two decks, added two rooms to the house, put barbwire fencing around the pasture, among other things. I remember spending the whole summer helping with some of these projects.

He said that when you have all day everyday to complete task they go by fast. My grandmother was still working. Loved her job and it also provided an extra layer of financial security. Maintaining the farm was usually done before noon. He got lonely and bored. Everyone he knew was still working.

He got a job at a small hotel in an old building just to have people to be around. The talk I had with him had me thinking of when I get to the point of financial independence I will probably ask about lowering my hours instead of stopping completely.

Not only does it potentially save my position if I need to go back to full time but it will also help to keep me disciplined.

Once you leave the workforce it can be really hard to get back in anywhere near the same pay you had.

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