When my husband wanted to retire early, I agreed to do the same. But I hated retirement life, so I went back to work.

The author (not pictured) struggled with early retirement.

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• My husband wanted to retire early, so I agreed to do the same, but I hated it.
• I went back to work while my husband remained retired and focused on saving money.
• Since I wanted to keep spending money, we often fought until we made a compromise.

I recently watched a webinar and was ready to push the "count me in" button and spend $3,000 on the program. However, I restrained myself because I value my marriage.