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

Ron Titterington has "soft-retired" after decades as a practice owner and chief medical officer at a pet care HMO. Courtesy of Ron Titterington Ron Titterington has been a veterinarian for more than 35 years. He ran his own practice before entering the corporate world of a pet care HMO. The Gen-Xer "soft retired" by scaling back his responsibilities and becoming a relief veterinarian. This story is based on an interview with Ron Titterington, 59, a relief veterinarian from Eugene, Oregon. I...