IL Magazine: Discover the World's Best Retirement Haven for 2021 + 24 more
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That dream retirement we were all sold—it doesn't really exist anymore (assuming it ever did). But that doesn't mean the idea is moot. It's just that it's up to us to take control of what we want our third act to look like...
When Dianne Heidke was working in the unforgiving world of corporate law in New York, painting was her escape. After her long, grueling work days, she would come home from the office and throw herself into her art. It was not only a release, but a way of supplementing her income...
To ensure they were making the right decision, they attended the February 2019 IL Panama Conference. They made a plan to stay for three months after the event so they could visit several areas of the country, with coastal Pedasí scheduled to be their final stop...
For spontaneity, nothing beats RV travel. It gives you the freedom to turn off the road to soak under a cascading waterfall, to picnic in front of a mesmerizing sunset, to relax with family or newfound friends, or do whatever else your heart desires.
My wife, Karen, and I look back at our decision to hit the road full-time as one of the best we've ever made. Instead of shelling out for a two-week vacation every year, we now get to live and work abroad every day. And we're actually saving money by doing it.
While most people would consider a car accident bad luck, Mike Sasuta describes the accident he was involved in while visiting Cancún in 1997 as the best thing that ever happened to him. He wound up staying several months to recover, and during this time he fell in love with a woman and the famed Mexican city.
The average worker today has saved $152,000 for their Golden Years...and the average retiree is spending $46,000 a year. No need to do the math. Just eyeballing the numbers tells you this won't end well...
We found a 20-year-old, $3,000 motorhome on eBay and set out on what we thought would be a temporary vagabond lifestyle. Along the way I built a website, mainly as a way to keep family and friends up to date on our escapades...
I discovered online freelancing, and since I learned that I could use the skills I already have to earn a portable income, shift work has become a thing of the past...
When I started my blog, it was simply intended as a way for friends and family to follow our travels. It was only years later that I realized a blog can be so much more than just a journaling site. It could be a way to enhance and support our life of freedom by allowing us to share our adventures with the world, make new friends, and crucially, generate income.