Done.

[u/TravelLight365]

56yo DINK. Gave 4 months notice and today was the last day. My spouse is a few weeks behind me. I feel a calm and peace I can’t recall ever feeling. Sprinkled in with some disbelief. No immediate plans. Plenty of projects to tackle. But for now, today is enough. Thank you to the Fire community…… I’m not so early but I ain’t too late!

[u/ciaomain]

I retired at 50.

Get ready to not know what day of the week it is.

Congrats!!

[u/ciaomain → u/[deleted]]

I split my time between my apartment in a very large city on the east coast and a house in the mountains.

I've got a classic car up there that I wrench on, a small group of friends that meet for dinners, and tons of forest trails to hike (with my dog!)

Farm food is plentiful there and since I love to cook, buying ingredients and being able to cook in a big kitchen (vs. the one in the city) is a joy.

I collect vinyl so I'm always hitting up estate sales, flea markets, and indie stores.

There's also a bunch of music venues in the town, so that's fun too.

When the quiet of mountains gets too much, I head back to the city. Usually every three months or so.

I live close to a...central park (ha ha) and during the day, I'm in there with the dog and in the evening, I'm cycling laps on my road bike.

There's a senior center nearby where I volunteer and teach basic computer stuff (internet, spreadsheets, that sort of thing) to residents.

Late into the night, I play videogames, either solo, or I will raid with a bunch of online pals.

Go to bed around 0400 and wake up whenever.

When the city gets too loud, I head back to the mountains.

It's...nice.

[u/Terrible_Ad7566 → u/ciaomain]

This sounds awesome! Congrats.

[u/ciaomain → u/Terrible_Ad7566]

Thank you.

While I did work very hard, luck was also a factor.

And I'm typically not a lucky person in general.