I left a job that paid me $150,000 a year to 'soft retire' at 57. Now, I make about twice that.

In 2023, an Oregon veterinarian left a $150,000 job to ‘soft retire’; three years later, relief work pays…

In August 2023, Oregon veterinarian Ron Titterington left a stressful executive job that paid $150,000 a year to begin what he calls "soft retirement."