Things I Wish I Knew Before Retiring Self-Employed: The Identity Crisis No One Warns You About

27 Jul 2025 · 10 min
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Rob spent nearly 30 years self-employed and retired around 60, only to hit an identity crisis nobody warns you about. He phased down gradually, kept an hour of work daily, and found structure through travel and routine. The hardest part wasn't money. It was losing the thing that defined him.

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