“I Would Rather Figure Retirement Out Than Continue My Job” | Retirement Reality

Kate retired at 51, not because everything was perfectly figured out, but because the pull toward freedom finally outweighed the comfort of routine. After more than two decades in a demanding public service career, Kate realized it wasn’t the work she was tired of... it was the monotony. The same weeks. The same pressure. The feeling that life kept shrinking into Monday-through-Friday obligations. When the balance tipped just enough in favor of freedom, she trusted it and stepped away. ...