Two and a half years, you've been retired. If you could summarize retirement in one word so far, what would it be?

Freedom. Yeah, it makes me want to sing this song. I think it's Rita Franklin. She goes, freedom, freedom. So yeah, no, it's been amazing. All my time is mine.

When you retired, did you feel like an escape from something? And so that's where the freedom's coming from? Or was it just a different level of freedom?

I actually had a great job with great people. And I was at the same company for the last 23 years of my career. So it had nothing to do with the job, which I loved. And I was making some of my best money of my career at the end there, too.

But it was all about wanting that freedom to do what I want to do when I want to do it.

Steve had his dream job. He loved who he worked with and he was making great money.

But he still decided to walk away at 60.

Tune in to hear how a major health scare led to Steve rethinking what retirement even means for him

and how the first two and a half years have been complete and total freedom. Enjoyed today's

episode with Steve. Steve, thank you for joining me today. How long have you now been retired?

It's been almost exactly two and a half years. Two and a half years. And what did you do for work prior to retiring?

I was lucky enough to be a video game programmer.

And I worked in games almost my entire career other than my first two years out of college.

So, and that's something I always enjoyed as a kid, playing games.

My dad brought home a computer. And I was lucky enough to move into that and stay there my whole career.

It's been great.

Wonderful.

Found something you enjoyed and stay with it for a while.

I want to come back to that.

But before I do, two and a half years, you've been retired.

If you could summarize retirement in one word so far, what would it be?

Freedom.

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