DAY · Temporary Retirement

Could you afford to NOT work for a while?

We're a pilot and a business owner who stepped off the 9-to-5 at the same time — on purpose. Here are the 5 questions we asked first, and the napkin math we used to know we'd be okay. Free, one page, yours in 30 seconds.

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We're not financial advisors — we're two real adults figuring out the rest of life on camera. This is how we think, not what you should do.

DAY Temporary Retirement — Nick, Lindsey, Teddy and Ozzy on the waterfront at golden hour
A real-time documentary

Two careers gone the same month — and we're not scrambling back

On May 2, 2026, Nick got laid off from his airline pilot job. Around the same time, Lindsey sold her business. We call that Day 1 — and instead of sprinting into two new jobs, we chose a pause and started documenting the whole honest thing. Here's what we make:

The Pivot
the heart

The real diary: the doubts, the wins, the "are we crazy?" mornings. The honest middle nobody films.

Money Mindset
the value

How we actually think about money — frameworks and clear examples, never our personal balance sheet.

The Freedom
the payoff

Travel, aviation, tennis, slow mornings, and the two dogs. The reason we did any of this.

What's Next
the build

The experiments, the new income ideas, building this whole thing from scratch — in the open.

The Temporary Retirement Starter Kit

The 5 questions we asked before deciding not to go back to work — plus the napkin math we used to know we'd be okay.

  • The 5 questions we asked before deciding not to go back — the honest ones, not the Pinterest ones.
  • The "runway" napkin math — figure out how many months you could actually coast, in five minutes with a pen.
  • Frameworks, not flexing — zero personal numbers, no guru nonsense. You fill in your own blanks; nobody sees them but you.
  • A calmer way to think about a layoff, a sale, a burnout, or a "what if I just… stopped?"
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The cast

Two humans, two dogs

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Nick
the pilot

Airline captain, laid off Day 1. The frameworks, the numbers, the calm.

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Lindsey
the operator

Sold her business the same month. The heart, the honesty, the why.

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Teddy
the doodle

Cream apricot cockapoo. The easygoing, golden-hour sweetheart.

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Ozzy
the yorkie

Small dog, big opinions. Head of Security. Supervises everything.

DAY 53 · CORNERSTONE

Start from Day 1

There's a running "Day" counter on everything we make, so you can watch the whole pivot unfold from the beginning. New Shorts almost daily, one polished Episode every Sunday evening — your antidote to the Sunday scaries.

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Come figure it out with us

If you've ever wondered whether there's a life on the other side of the 9-to-5

Grab the Starter Kit and start from Day 1. We're just getting started.

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