Purpose
From Tired to Retired, subtitled The Freedom Years, sets out, in detail, the benefits of retiring early and the ways people's lives have been enriched by that freedom. It is organised around ten benefits, each with its own chapter covering the research evidence, real stories, a balanced view of the limits of that evidence, practical ideas and questions for reflection.
A living work
The work has no final word count. On a regular cycle, each chapter in turn is revisited. New studies and new first-hand accounts are looked for, checked against their sources and written in. Leads that can't yet be verified wait in a queue until they can. Every change is recorded in the project log, and the latest updates appear on the home page.
Referencing
All sources are cited in the Harvard style, following Cite Them Right conventions: author and year in the text, with a full alphabetical reference list at the end of each chapter, including a link and the date the source was accessed.
Integrity rules
- Every source is opened and checked before it is cited. Quotations, statistics, page numbers and DOIs are never invented.
- Every story is about a person who has chosen to tell it publicly, in their own writing, book, podcast or a published interview, and it is cited to that source.
- Where research is mixed, or where early retirement brings risks as well as rewards, the chapters say so.
Not financial advice
This work is for inspiration and education. It is not financial, tax or pensions advice. Whether and when to retire depends on personal circumstances; take regulated advice before making decisions.