Join us as we reflect on our early retirement journey and share the valuable lessons we've learnt over the past two years. From the joys of newfound freedom to the unexpected challenges, we'll give you an honest look at what it's really being like for us to retire early. In this video, we cover: Adjusting to a New Lifestyle: How we transitioned from full-time work to a life of leisure and exploration. Financial Insights: Managing our budget to sustain our retirement. Finding Purpose: How we discovered new passions and hobbies that keep us motivated. Health and Wellness: The importance of maintaining physical and mental well-being. Social Connections: Navigating relationships and building a community in retirement. We are Richard and Jackie and we live in the UK. We retired from teaching at the age of 51 in the summer of 2022. Our plans for early requirement include relocating to the Yorkshire Dales, developing our forever home and travelling the UK, Europe and eventually the world in our VW campervan Nelson. Please subscribe and like our videos if you like what you see. Check out our blog http://earlyretirementwanderlust.com Resources discussed in our videos can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/earlyretirementwanderlust Please be aware that by using this link, we may receive a small affiliate fee from Amazon to help support the channel. The price you pay to Amazon remains the same as the price if you were to search it directly from the Amazon store. Many thanks, Richard & Jackie 00:00 Early Retirement Wanderlust- our first two years 00:40 Who we are... 01:40 Ultimate Freedom in Early Retirement 02:37 Health Focus in Early Retirement 04:29 Relationships in Early Retirement 06:40 Personal Identity in Early Retirement 09:27 Stress doesn't disappear in Early Retirement 10:02 Time to travel in Early Retirement 11:10 Loosening our grip in Early Retirement 11:44 Finance in Early Retirement 14:26 Our final thoughts on 2 years of Early Retirement