By now it's been a little over three years since I've stopped working. The previous posts I shared about my experience were after the first six months and around the one year mark, and it's been interesting to reread them to track how my experience with early retirement has evolved. A lot has happened since — both in the world and in my life — so I thought I'd share an update for anyone interested.

The Big One

A major development is that my wife joined me in retirement six months ago. While she had no definite plans to stop working when I decided to pull the plug, it was becoming apparent that the toll her work was taking on every other aspect of her life was becoming increasingly difficult to justify and tolerate. She generally enjoyed working more than I did throughout her career, but to say that the last several years have been all-consuming would be an understatement.…