exit plan – Our Next Life by Tanja Hester, author of Work Optional and Wallet Activism

Our last 100 days of work, and the unexpected feelings that have come along with processing the reality that our careers are almost over.

The Last 100 Days // On Finally Processing Reality, and the Unexpected Feelings

By Tanja Hester on July 24, 2017 • ( 107 Comments )

Today is officially day 100 in our countdown of workdays left before we pull the ripcord and end our careers. Which is exciting! But excitement isn’t our overwhelming emotion right now — what we’re feeling instead is a pretty big surprise. How things finally got real, and the unexpected feelings that came with that.

Does your exit plan have an exit plan? Why you need to be able to change your mind in early retirement -- about where and how you live, about work, and about anything else. Make sure you build in the resources to keep your options open.

Does Your Exit Plan Have an Exit Plan? // What If You Change Your Mind?

By Tanja Hester on June 26, 2017 • ( 68 Comments )

Today we’re talking options, and keeping them open. Early retirement isn’t an ending, after all — it’s a beginning. And if we go into that beginning with a limited set of options, and no ability to change our course, we could be setting ourselves up for a less-than-ideal future. Here’s why it’s so important to have an exit plan from your exit plan, which really just means you’re giving yourself the financial and logistical resources to change your mind.