A Gen Xer found retirement overrated after stopping work at 50, so she opened a business

Susan Cesarini unretired during the pandemic.

Courtesy of Susan Cesarini

• Susan Cesarini retired at 50 but unretired during the pandemic, opening a cat grooming business.
• She initially retired after adopting principles of the financial independence, retire early movement.
• Cesarini now balances work with teaching her grandchildren financial principles.

Susan Cesarini aimed for much of her career to retire at 50. At 57, she's instead running a business full-time in Nevada.