I’m an early retirement survivor. Work stress forced me into early retirement. I don’t have the disposable money I’d like to have but that only guides me to better spending habits and careful budgeting. I live on an acreage which has plenty of opportunities for improvement. Thus I have a purpose every day to seek out and find the right project to make my place more habitable, enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing. I have a lifetime of things to be done so I am not bored nor aimless.
I retired at 60. It was like Heaven, and still is 12 years later. Hubby retired at 62. We still love Sunday nights when we say, “We don’t have to go to work tomorrow!”
We lived waaay within our means for most of our marriage, and saved saved saved. Now we’re able to enjoy these years debt free.
There are various aches and pains — but that’s another story for another day.