For those of you who have already found your way into early retirement, can you tell me a little bit about what your life is like now, and how it has changed since leaving work?
How did you know early retirement was right for you?
Do you ever miss working?
How do you spend your days?
Has your relationship with your spouse (or other family members) changed?
Do you travel?* Where?
Have you embarked on any new endeavors, or learned any new skills and hobbies?
Do you ever find your financial circumstances too restrictive?
Do you know others who have chosen early retirement?
What do you enjoy most about early retirement?
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I am Nolo Press’ publicity coordinator. When my supervisor and I asked Bob for more information on early retirement as a larger trend and the kind of community that exists, he directed us to this site. I read a number of your Frequently Asked Questions (including the drier sheet thing – they do seem very useful) and other posts before posting my query and they did proved helpful, but I’m really looking for current, non-financial information posted by users who are still active on the forum.
In answer to some of your questions, the information you provide will only be used to help me better understand early retirement and the level of its popularity so that I can represent Bob and his book in a compelling and accurate manner. Basically, I want to know what early retirement is really like, so that I can recommend it to people interested in reading the book.
I also hoped that some of you might be willing to provide testimonials to journalists in the future, however, any information you give here is not for the press.
Some of you asked how to order Bob’s book. Try
www.nolo.com. We sometimes offer discounts over bookstores and other websites like Amazon.
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