Semi-retirement allows you to work part-time in a job you enjoy. When you are semi-retired, you can leave your full-time job behind and take on projects you enjoy. Semi-retirement also allows you enough time to pursue hobbies, spend time with friends and family and look after your health. You can still reach financial independence in semi-retirement (by letting your nest egg compound).
Working part-time is en-vogue in financial independence circles. As more and more people opt for alternative and more flexible approaches to financial independence, part-time work has become a prominent feature in many (if not most) FI plans. Maybe working part-time is part of your semi-retirement plan. Maybe you see going part-time for a while as … Read more
Location-independent income and long-term travel are definitely on the top 10 list of answers I get when I ask people what their plans are for their transition to a FI lifestyle and/or semi-retirement. In today’s interview we hear from Emma, a fellow mum and blogger who recently semi-retired. She is currently travelling Southeast Asia and … Read more
Flexibility is an important factor in making our financial independence plans a success. Semi-Retirees are, by default, a flexible bunch. We are able to scale our active income up or down as needed because we are not fully retired. So far, it has been difficult to put numbers around the impact of flexibility and active … Read more
A few months ago we completed our first full year of early semi-retirement. I wanted to get this article out earlier, but it has taken me a while to properly reflect on the things we’ve learned and the things that surprised us. Everyone’s journey is different. We are a family with young kids, which obviously … Read more
Semi-retirement (aka Semi-FIRE) is becoming more and more popular in the FI community. The semi-retired life offers the best of both worlds: time freedom and meaningful work. So it is no surprise that many people on the path to financial independence and early retirement (ourselves included!) opt for semi-retirement to claim their time back sooner. … Read more