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  • Welcome
  • Binge!
  • Free Stuff
  • Popular
    • What’s New
    • Plan for Travel
    • Airbnb Living
    • Real Costs
    • Travel with Dogs
  • We Recommend
    • Logistics
    • Travel Gear
    • Kitchen Essentials
    • Staying Healthy
  • Destinations
    • Europe
      • Albania
      • Austria
      • Croatia
      • Czech Republic
      • Greece
      • Hungary
      • Italy
      • Malta
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Romania
      • Serbia
      • Slovakia
      • Spain
      • Ukraine
    • Middle East
      • Turkey
    • North America
      • Canada
      • Mexico
    • South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru
    • Asia
      • Thailand
  • About Us
  • Retire Early

    Getting Ready To Retire Early And Travel

    December 6, 2020 /

    It was only a few years ago that we used to be stressed-out expats working in Singapore.

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  • Real Life in Retirement

    What’s It Like To Retire In My 30s?

    November 22, 2020 /

    With my 40th birthday approaching this month, it’s a good time to reflect on the experience of having retired from work in my 30s.

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  • Real Life in Retirement

    8 Reasons We Love Early Retirement

    November 8, 2020 /

    Back in our working lives, we had a highly regimented existence. Contrast that with our life today.

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    Money, Travel, Relationship + More

    October 8, 2020

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  • Real Costs

    How Full-time Travel Keeps Our Costs Low

    October 15, 2020 /

    Back when we were working full time, travel was a luxury. Now it's a great way to manage our cost of living.

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  • Plan for Travel,  Real Life in Retirement

    Money, Travel, Relationship + More

    October 8, 2020 /

    It’s been a full year of early retirement. In celebration of this year of ups, downs, surprises and discoveries, we’ve opened the floor to questions.

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    June 13, 2021
  • Retire Early

    Mindset That Helped Us Achieve Financial Independence and Retire Early

    October 7, 2020 /

    Over the years, we've cultivated the right mindset to make good financial decisions.

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    Is This the Year You Can Finally Quit?

    April 25, 2021
  • Real Life in Retirement

    What Life Really Looks Like In Early Retirement

    October 1, 2020 /

    When we first announced plans to give up our careers to travel the world, we quickly encountered a lot of misconceptions about life in early retirement.

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    What Was Surprising About Our First Year Of Early Retirement

    September 17, 2020

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    July 9, 2020

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    March 21, 2021
  • Real Life in Retirement

    What Was Surprising About Our First Year Of Early Retirement

    September 17, 2020 /

    Our first year of early retirement didn't go as expected. Beyond the big surprise of the pandemic, we experienced a lot of personal surprises as new early retirees.

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    May 14, 2020
  • Retire Early

    Why You Shouldn’t Retire Early

    September 10, 2020 /

    Here's something odd to hear from us: Early retirement might not be right for you.

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  • Retire Early

    Biggest Financial Mistakes When Trying to Retire Early

    September 3, 2020 /

    In the spirit of learning from our mistakes, we're putting aside our egos to share our worst financial blunders with you.

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