I had spent years preparing for early retirement. I modeled it. Stress-tested it. Spreadsheeted it within an inch of its life. What I didn’t prepare for was the emotional ride, the months leading up to early retirement, and the strange in-between space that followed actually pulling the trigger.
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2024 National Park Trip – Outbound Travel Days and Little Jerusalem Badlands by FI Designer Last summer, we did something that felt audacious for our family—two weeks on the road, exploring the wild beauty of America’s national parks. This wasn’t just a vacation; it was a test drive for our early retirement dreams. We packed
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