Doug chats with his wife Elizabeth about her 2-year anniversary in early retirement. Elizabeth describes why she loves not working, challenges with balancing routine vs. flexibility, and how reduced stress has improved relationships and communication. Doug & Elizabeth also discuss budgeting with a financial advisor, differences in “fun fund” spending, the impact of market returns on retirement confidence, perceived social pressure within the FI community to retire, and not necessarily retiring “to something”.
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Links
- Elizabeth on MHFI episode 281
- Leckerlee Cookies
- Earn & Invest, “What’s the Point of FIRE?”
- The FI Collective
- Bill Perkins, “Die With Zero”
- “Survive the 9 to 5” podcast
- “The Doug Show” podcast
- MHFI Facebook group
- Doug’s site
- Check out Producer Chris’s blog: Epic Financial Journey
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0:00 Introduction
2:08 Leaving a full-time career
8:07 Part-time work experiment
18:36 Retirement surprises
23:03 Finding a routine
29:46 Relationship improvements
36:28 Pressure to retire
43:31 Spending & budgeting
50:30 Influence of the stock market
55:24 Retirement tips & readiness
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