Selling our home and traveling full time was the best decision we made in retirement. We don’t regret one thing we gave away or sold. It was just “stuff” and making travel memories are so much better than the frivolous comforts we surrounded ourselves with. John & Bev
Hey John & Bev! So true, amazing how easy it is to think that our stuff defines us, like you... in a way we have found our stuff was the thing holding us back. Stay well you two! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
@@kevinwelsh7490 I agree. That’s what we do…. Rent out multiple houses for the passive income. But I think some people use the cash from their home to invest/live on until pensions or social security begins.
Hi John and Bev! I just discovered 2GoRoam when we were sitting in the airport getting ready to leave for England! I think the channel was suggested to me because I follow y’all 😉
We sold our house last year to do full time travel as a family of five. Started our travels in November and haven't look back! Coincidently we are also currently in Turkey - located in Antalya for a month. Me and my wife love watching your videos, keep up the great work.
Hey Craig! When do you leave Antalya, we may find we are in the same location! We take our hats off to you. Traveling with a family of 5 must be an incredible undertaking... I find it hard enough to herd Neil every morning and he is only one! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam ha ha, 😂 yes it does have its challenging days especially travel day when going from one country to the next however we do absolutely love the lifestyle and are so happy we took the leap. We are in Antalya until 19th April and then head back to the UK for a couple of weeks to see friends and family, before going onto Athens! Would love to meet up for a coffee if you get to Antalya before we leave.
I traveled the world and rented my house. I didn't want to sell and then not have a home to come back to and this works out really well, with a good monthly income and the investment holding value for my future.
It's amazing how many conversations we've had with friends and family about selling a home and the stuff accumulated during life. It was a pretty easy decision for us - we value travel and freedom more. But it is definitely a hard decision for lots of other people. Thank you for sharing your story! Your early videos were so helpful for us when we were in the midst of boxes, construction workers, and real estate agents - they helped us keep our eye on the prize! And now we get to enjoy your wonderful videos sitting on the roof terrace of a gorgeous rental home in San Miguel de Allende with a view of the jacaranda trees and parrocchia while drinking our coffee and plotting the day of adventures ahead. Sending you a big "cheers" for all you have and continue to accomplish and inspire for the rest of us!
Hey Ashley! Lovely to hear that those early videos helped (we didn't think anyone was watching them lol). Ah the jacaranda trees! We LOVE that about SMA and we can't wait to return sometime soon. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
You mention San Miguel de Allende I had a friend who was planning to move from Bermuda to San Miguel de Allende & she said it was a wonderful place. She was in her late 60's at the time & she asked if I would help her with the moving which I agreed, unfortunately her house purchase fell through & she since moved to the USA. I often think about a visit to San Miguel as the way she described it made it sound so nice with a lot of artisans & a good expat community. I'm now 61 kid's flown the nest & now may just be the time to take the trip. Nice to know you are enjoying life there.
@@fatwallet13 It is indeed a lovely place! It's a wonderful small city/big town full of amazingly welcoming people. Definitely worth checking out if you are looking for a great place in Mexico to stay for a while. And it's hard to beat the weather! But some neighborhoods can be quite hilly and the cobblestone streets and narrow sidewalks can be tough for anyone with mobility issues. Let me know if you ever make it out this way!
@@agasque Yes my friend told me about the cobbled streets & hilly side. I'm sure I'll get out there at some point in the future. She mention a very artisan feeling, as a contemporary artist who works with mosaic as one of my mediums I would sure love to maybe do a mural or art piece there if I were allowed, I'd have to look into it I guess. I'm glad you are enjoying you new life out there. Have a great day
@@fatwallet13 This is a wonderfully artistic city and there are new murals going up every day, including in mosaics. We have loads of artists making a living here (and retired here) and a number of art schools, including the Instituto Allende which offers a bachelor's degree and really spearheaded the economic revitalization of the town in the 1930s and beyond. It sounds like you are destined for an exploratory trip soon :)
Youngest goes off to college in 2024. We plan to start traveling that fall likely booking a transatlantic cruise to kick off what I'm calling our freedom chapter. I'll continue working remotely as long as my job allows flexibility and we're slow traveling. Likely retire within 7 years before I turn 50. We won't sell our home due to our oldest having a disability and will continue to live in our guest house. The main home will be put on Airbnb to be rented when we travel. Or to "force" us to travel because someone wants it for a month or two. The only other hiccup in this plan is pets. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats getting up there in age. Once they are gone we'll be far more flexible as our oldest won't have that responsibility when we're gone. Another lovely video. Turkey is on the top of our list and seeing all your videos gives us so many ideas of new places to check out. Keep up all the great content. Safe travels!
Hey Janell! What a cracking start to the trip with a Transatlantic cruise and those are really well priced too eh, we are thinking of doing something like that soon. Understand your complexities around the family home, really makes sense and we had a similar challenge with two aging cats, we wouldn't have traveled anywhere while still having them. You will LOVE Turkey, we will be back for sure! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Great video guys! It was fun to watch:) My husband and I sold our home and retired last fall. We traveled France, Italy and Portugal & Spain and returned "home" to Toronto (in an Airbnb) to see family in December. We've now been in Puerto Vallarta Mexico since January. We also found that we are happy to spend 24/7 together but after working together all last summer renovating our home before sale that we wanted a chance after raising our family and building/selling our businesses- to rest. Maybe a TH-cam channel or blog one day . We have website domain ready to go but for now, we're just enjoying this life and our new freedom.
Hey Jessie! Very cool, that has been an amazing trip and how cool it is to return home... to an Airbnb! We had flights booked to PV after San Miguel last year but it didn't work out. We are looking forward to seeing it sometime soon! If you do think about doing a TH-cam channel, be sure to let us know, we can give you the low down on all the mistakes we made lol! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Y’all are so cute and sweet. Love your channel - just discovered it and am learning a lot from y’all! We retired a year ago; we’re 63 and 65, though, so not really up to traveling full time. We’re in Texas now, but probably will move within the US. But we’re getting ideas from y’all on places to take trips to! Thanks for your honest and open sharing about your journey! Excellent job on the videos!
Superb channel! I wa lucky enough to retire aged 47 10yrs ago and have spent the time bringing our my two children eith my wonderful wife. We are now approaching them leaving school in a couple of years and we are planning on Slow Travelling but as a whole family. Not sure how doing this with teenagers will work out but your channel is inspiring us every day! 👍
You will LIVE LONGER because you have dumped your corporate jobs. I have seen this fact in other who have had a transformation (like a weight lifted) in early retirement. You are a lovely couple and are clearly well matched. Great video. Best wishes from Bangkok.
Retiring at the end of this year, at least from management. I will be 63, so later to the show than you. Just got back from Ireland. Plan to visit Italy, Portugal and Spain over the next several years. My wife wants to continue to work until full Social Security retirement age (we'll see how long that lasts as I ease into retirement). We worked too hard for the home to sell it and both our kids are nearby. However, we are looking at spending the month of May, abroad, right after my wife finishes up tax season here, in the USA, every year. That's a happy medium for us. Luv your videos and admire your ambition to fulfill your dream! Safe travels.
How fun!!! Safe Travels!!! I retired at age 58 - 8 years ago. We spent 6 years traveling the world on Princess Cruises. We’ve been traveling in the USA quite a bit since Covid hit - and I am missing exploring the world. Oh Well - so happy to have retired early and still enjoying life. The stress is nearly nonexistent in our retirement - and life is really good!!!
You folks are great I am a retired pensioner and work and every Penney of my work goes to travel we are having a blast in 10 days we leave for Andorra 🇦🇩 we are knocking the countries down one country at a time having a blast! Rick & Leah
Hello! Happy end of March! thanks as always for sharing the nuts and bolts of what it takes to do what you do. I mentioned that hubby and I are in the midst of doing the same thing, and we are 'out of here' mid-June. It makes sense, to sell your biggest asset to move forward and accomplish your priorities. I can relate to Sarah's comments about work, and Sundays and the whole scenario. As you get older and more experienced, you realise the work field has lost it's lustre (if it ever was there). I can't wait to become the happier version of myself. Hubby is in his last week of work, and is over the moon. I'm on the payroll until the house sells, but we are downsizing daily and loving it. Some things are hard to change, the personal relationships and daily contact with friends and neighbours, but remembering our goal helps me get over those hurdles. Enough people have stayed in touch with me over the years after moving away, so we know it's possible! Thanks for encouraging others to at least take a look at what they want and how it could be achieved, if they are willing to make the changes. It's ok to rethink and do what feels right - even if others don't 'get' it, if people know and love you, they will support you. Out of all the people we have told about this (at least 30 or more), only one person said, 'that won't be enough' ie money, etc. With pensions, other income and investments, no mortgage/taxes/hydro/gas/water/... we think it IS do-able. Happy to prove the naysayers wrong. All we have to do now is learn to do the slow travel :) Imagine a new reality... Imagine!!! BTW Turkey looks beautiful!! Thanks for the travelogue and FIRE coaching combination! Til next week :) P.S., we are storing things, though, can't fully let go! Timelines aren't clear and we don't see this happening for 10 years, :) need to keep the practical bits for a restart, should it be needed. That is the perfect balance for us!
Hey CalicoKitten! Mid-June! That will come around in no time eh! Sounds like you are going through the exact journey that we did as we got rid of things. Many, many people don't get this lifestyle but when you are the other side and are doing it and Sundays are no longer feared, you will quickly see that the decision was a good one to day. You will find it is doable, as we said in the video about budgeting, there are just so many (unexciting) line items that have now just disappeared from our budget, lovely!!!! Turkey is lovely, get it on your list. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
So happy to hear there are no regrets in your decision to sell your house and travel the world. we feel the same. We can totally identify with what you are saying about the excitement you felt the eve of the weekend and the dread that started to creep in as the weekend progresses. Now we look forward to the weekdays as well. Love the look of that lovely town you are visiting. That bike trail is right up our alley. That's quite a deal you got on that rental. Looks great.
Hey Skip! We think that Fethiye would be right up your alley in so many ways. There is a real chilled vibe here, we were saying yesterday that it felt like we were in the Caribbean at one point! What a lifestyle we have all chosen eh! Very special. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
New subscriber, enjoying your channel. Good for you, very reasoned decision, ESPECIALLY if your careers did not bring you joy. I retired early at 55 from a very highly engaging yet perennially stressful corporate career. ( Projects and leadership activities were always interesting but corporate politics and people management can get old.) The action precipitating event for early retirement was both my desire to pursue my passions and my parent's health; they moved here so that I could be their health care support. Dad lived about a year, mom lived 5 years. This was such a gift for all of us. Because I travelled regularly to interesting international locations for my corporate life, and spent 5 years in my 20s living cheaply overseas, long term travel is not my main priority. I am a full time liberal arts college student, amateur musician (play in multiple groups), crafter and activist. I do plan on doing "slow travel" in NYC this fall, I will stay for a full month so that I can really get into the joys of the city. .People were shocked that I retired early, but it was the best decision ever. Knowing when you have "enough" is a good thing I found that in general retirement is cheaper than regular life. Will you ever come to America? The Pacific Northwest is beautiful, if you could do a van or RV rental to go to all the national parks.
Hey Megan! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Absolutely, our careers brought everything but joy lol, we agree regarding the corporate politics. Sounds like you made some impressive plans to be honest... We speak at the end of the video today about the word "Intentional" and that we find that most of our advice comes down to that, make a decision and act rather than float through life, you have done that and it sounds wonderful with the arts activity. Great to hear from you Megan, and yes we will be in the US on our journey. Best regards, Neil & Sarah
Your description of the Sunday scaries so resonates with me! And now I'm having to take home work every weekend! Your channel helps keep me going. Hoping to retire in a year and a half. Then my son has two more years of high school. Then a life of travel starting in 2025!
Hey Beth! Yes... taking work home! Don't remind us! lol. It isn't fun is it and we feel your pain, all we can say is... that time will go by so quickly, we promise! Thanks for taking the time to get in touch! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Love this week’s video! You gave us a new place to ponder going to! We retired early last June and spent nine months traveling Mexico. We’ve decided to slow things down even more, and will spend a year in Guadalajara. Our health has improved, my husband and I are closer than ever. However, no matter how well I think I’ve planned, we exceed budget, which is stressing me a bit. Inflation is definitely affecting us. We sold our home and belongings, and that’s what we’re living on. I never feared we’d run out, but the market turns and inflation definitely add stress to the point that we are thinking of part time online work. I’d love to hear how you are managing these economic changes.
Hey Michell! A year in Guadalajara sounds fantastic, we a disappointed we didn't make it there last year but it is high on our list of places to visit in Mexico, seems to have the best of all Mexican worlds. Our video today is all about inflation, we hope there is something in there for you. But we think if you are slowing down for a year in Mexico that will give you a chance to bring your budget in. We know your pain all too well! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Hey Jeff! That is super cool!!!! Thank you! Well we are going to be really getting into finance and early retirement over the coming weeks, any questions you have, fire away! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
When I was 45 I left NZ and moved to UK so I I could see the world. I was only going to stay for 4 yrs. My Dad died my 3rd yr. So I still had more place to go and stayed longer. My Mum died at year 10 and I got cancer. Got thru it and retired back to NZ. 10 yrs later. I worked in a bakery, at a library and then did live in care work. Very isolating but it helped me prepare myself for what I was in for.
Hey Denise! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! That is very sad to hear and interesting as we say in our videos "We are traveling for the next 10 years" but who really knows what the future holds. We really wish you well Denise. Best regards, Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam thank you. 💕 I'm in my 70s now so I hope you surpass me and complete your bucket list. It's wonderful you have each other and have the same interests. Go well Manaaki te Atua 💞 Denise
Can't wait to visit there in the future it looks amazing! We are planning our retirement not super early for my husband anyway! He's 65 but I'm 10 years younger than him and so afraid to not have a place to land here in the us. We need to sell our house to be able to do this and just like the two of you we do not have children so there's really not much holding us back! Other than the fear of selling everything off. We were thinking of having a small apartment here to make sure that we could handle transition to a move to Italy. We'd like to eventually buy something there and then let go of the US property. I admire what you're doing I don't think that we could completely be no meds as you are maybe if we were 10 years younger! But appreciate what you doing and how you did it! I wish I could convince my husband to get rid of his huge record collection! That's the toughest one for him! Love your channel!
Hey Nancy! We feel your pain about the Record Collection. I always said to Sarah before that I would need to be buried with my collection when the time came, but now I really feel a weight lifted not having it. I will happily give him some of my words of wisdom if it helps him through that tough stage :-) We understand the desire to hang onto a place, we really do and doing this in slower more methodical stages is certainly a really good plan. We did the 'Rip the Elastoplast off' approach and it seemed to suit us. I have to say, I remain shocked and impressed with how Sarah took to that approach and I am always in awe of her. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
'Fell into your career.' That is me too. We can relate to so many of your points. We love your sense of humour! We don't know what day it is either. Cheers!
Hey Annette! We spent most of our careers wondering what careers we should be in and then all of a sudden it was all behind us! We love your sense of humour too, John has a dry wit for sure :-) Stay well you two! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Great video this week. You both look so relaxed. Amazing accomodation you’ve found. A lot of bang for your buck. I haven’t been to Fethiye so had to look it up on Google. Would love to see on a map where you are each video & how you travelled onto your next place using what mode of transport. Keep up the great travels & having fun. 👍🥂
Hey Marilyn! You raise a good point. We will ensure to include a map in future videos... we keep forgetting. Yes this accommodation is incredible isn't it! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
We too are planning to retire early, sell the house, and travel. Not full time travel but part time and long term travel. We will have an inexpensive home base in the US. Looking forward to watching your journey.
Hey Christina! Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! That is super cool and exactly what we love hearing about... We think you have a good balance in place there. Thank you for your kind words. Best regards, Neil & Sarah
We have kept a primary home in Southern California and have it rented to one of our adult children. It provides us a free “Air BnB” when we need a break from traveling and it is in an area that has increased in value exponentially in the last 5 years to the point that we would never be able afford to buy it again. It’s in a very walkable area so when we get old we can walk to stores and restaurants. What is your plan after 10 years of traveling? Do you plan to settle back in the UK? Looks like your Air BnB is a perfect home away from home! Are you finding your accommodations on AirBnB or another platform? We are booking for Spain this Spring and finding costs for accommodations pricey.
Hey Dina! That is cool to keep a residence and rent it to one of your kids, means that you can trust your tenant and they have a landlord they can trust too! The best idea all round. After 10 years, we are hoping that we will want to settle but at the moment it feels really unlikely that we would want to settle in the UK but who knows... we are kind of using this 10 years as a long house hunt. The majority of our stays come from Airbnb but sometimes it is word of mouth or facebook groups. The biggest secret is really to travel in shoulder season. We wouldn't really be able to afford Spain in the later Spring we don't think. Turkey is just now really starting to increase the prices of accommodation as the warm weather hits. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Congratulations. First and foremost, you both are doing a great job and your channel will see increase views as time goes on. Patiences. Secondly, There are many, many options to retire early to explore the world. There are not one perfect way to do so. My spouse and I have increased our travel bug towards semi-retirement starting in 2017 to present. The pandemic changed the lives for many that enjoy traveling. The new and ongoing challenges to travel with covid is hard and stressful. So planning is so important and using ones network is so important. Covid has hurt many that were caught in NO Where land during travel and were not able to return home. The stories I chatted with some that have retired on a fixed income and are now struggle with the inflation . We learn this in our last 21 days of travel in Thailand. The stories are shocking. We have been traveling too many countries staying at airbnbs , learning a lot and really enjoyed ourselves. Our goal is to keep our home base. We are lucky we can do so. We do not wish to sell our home since the taxes would take a big portion. We started early by investing early and created a steady stream of passive income that permit us to semi-retire. We believe we can semi-retire to work and manage our business while living in another country. We continue to live below our means even during traveling and seeing the world. We highly suggest others do the same. We look for bargains and keep looking for bargains. So it is important to meet local expats during travel and learn from their experiences so we do not make a poor financial decisions while in the country. We were lucky to mete hundreds and learned so much. First and foremost, I learn to take public transportation in each place we visit. so far, it has been very efficient way to get around and especially a great way to meet local people. My spouse has learn that we meet more locals. We are able to get more information and learn more this way. Some locals in fact invite us to have dinner with them. We had many invite us to their homes to stay. We always budget our housing budget at $20-60 a night with the most important items, a kitchen, a washing machine, WIFI plus near public transportation. We always shop where locals shop for food. We keep our budget less than what we spend at home. This is a way to continue to keep our finances within control. We are semi-retired for one reason, we do not want to sell everything and retire full time, just in case we have a serious medical problem and are not mobile. ( like a stoke and are not mobile, giving the other individual more stress . ) The other reason, we do not know where we really wish to retire for a longer period of time. So semi-retirement makes sense to us. This may not work for everyone. The other options for those that have a home and does not wish to sell, can use their home as an income stream by sharing the home to rent in an exchange. So since 2018, we have been able to travel to the following cities and countries on a realistic budget. ( not in any specific order ) partial list: Prague, istanbul, havana, Bali, Saigon, Singapore, Georgetown, Honolulu, Vancouver, Calgary, toronto, Hong Kong, xiamen, Shanghai, Beijing, Russia, Ukraine ( prior to the war ), Ethiopia, Paris, Nice, Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Valencia, Seville, Granada, Milian, Rome, London, Ecuador, Santiago, Chile, Guatamala, Wuhan, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Bangkok, Pattaya, Morocco, Israel, Columbia, Mexico , taipei, Taiwan, seoul, Korea, Caribbeans, dubai, DOHA, Philippines and Jordan. In a few more years, we will start to narrow down the countries and cities that we enjoy to stay for 90 to 180 days at a time to keep the travel cost down. This will be the goal towards 3/4 retirement. What is important is to have access to medical needs as we age. So this is the top condition to find a place to retire. One does not wish to self insure unless one can really afford it. We highly recommend purchasing annual travel insurance that would cover for an emergency. the price is very cheap at $485 to $700 annually. For example, if one has a stroke during travel, the insurance should pay for immediate coverage and a flight back home for more medical attention. Most annual travel insurance does not cover pre-medical conditions. So this is important to know. So it is important to continue to grow the network in each country and bond. As we age and one day, We will not be able to travel due to health related issue. We will need to find an assisted living facility. So doing that homework during travel is important. Lastly, what happens when one passes away during travel, We have set up a service that will pick up the remains to be cremated and the remains to be shipped back home to a local cemetery with one phone call. Must prepare for the worse. Great video.... We hope to meet you both in our path of travel of retirement. We would love to learn more from you both and share our limited knowledge. Cheers.
Hey Heidi! Cyclists B*m seems a real issue! How do you cope with that. We have loved the cycling here, Fethiye is such a great city to get around on a bike! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Bravo! I quit my job with the Government of Canada on Oct 30, 2014 & set sail on a solo travel adventure. I can honestly say, I have never been more at peace with any decision I have ever made. Sadly, in March 2020, I was COVID stranded in Istanbul, Turkey for 5 weeks. Eventually, the Canadian Embassy got 370 of us back to Canada on April 15th. After a nano second of thinking what I was going to do, I decided to apply for a residency visa for Mexico. On July 29, 2020, I was on a plane, headed to Mexico. Within 28 days, I had my residency card in hand & for the last 2 years, I have been traveling around Mexico. In January 2022, inflation hit the hotel industry in Mexico City so, I gave up my 7.5 year Gypsy travels & found an affordable apartment with a month to month lease & settled in as best I could. Alas, I no longer want to be tethered to anything so, I gave notice to my landlord & left Mexico City on July 27...2 days short of the 2 year anniversary of the day I arrived. I am currently in Southern California house/pet sitting for a friend who is on vacation in Canada. On Sept 12, I will resume my world travels & will fly from LAX to Singapore. I will spend some time in SE Asia & then continue on to Eastern Europe. I hope to visit Turkey again & I really want to get to Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgia has a 360 day tourist visa so, if I like it, I might stay awhile. As with you guys, I have not had a single day of regret about quitting my job, selling my condo, car & all my "stuff" & hitting the road. I have never looked back. This summer, I didn't even bother going back to Canada for my 25th year of volunteering for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Perhaps I'll make my way back for a final (25th) year of volunteering in 2023. The emotional ties have faded bit by bit & now, I feel really content to roam anywhere I want for as long as I want. I really enjoyed this video & see a lot of myself in your comments. Keep smiling...it makes people wonder what you're up to! 😄
Hey Shapali! Thank you so much, we are nervous about sharing but are hoping it will help others on their journey through this life of ours. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Hi there, About a year ago I came across the idea of nomad retirement as an extension of the idea of moving out of the UK to a 'place where we'd be on holiday everyday'. The idea had evolved from being on holiday in one place, to being on holiday in many places. So, like yourselves of a few years back, we have been planning the financials to get us there. Unlike your plan ours has renting out our existing house, and I'd be interested as to why you didn't go down a similar route. We already rent out a house and our rough figures show that leaving a 25% deposit of £55k would give us an annual income twice what could be expected by drawdown of 4% on a similar value investment, and assuming that 60% of rental income was given to running and maintenance costs of the property. I'm also interested in how your plan covers the eventuality of not travelling any longer and settling down full time, be it through health concerns or political changes in the world. Cheers.
Hey Autilon! Welcome to the comments, love to have you here! That is a interesting shift that you have made to holiday in many places, we support that 100%. A good choice! As for the buy v sell everything. You raise a really good point and in fact we are working on a video at the moment that will come out in 2 weeks time which will explain our attitude on this. I don't want to give you any spoilers but a lot of it comes down to.... You are right but we have had some bad experiences. That video is going to be painfully personal, we are currently at the scripting stage and deciding how much we want to put in there. Sounds like you have that right approach to the rental market and we would support your approach on that. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Yes!!! This is our plan in the next five years..I'm retiring early from federal govt and moving on my sailboat to travel .....selling my house tomorrow
I am retired at 51. Thanks to $HEX... saved my life! I understand all you said, Sunday night was very anxious night. I hated daily stand ups. The oy thing that dont allow me to travel all the time is because I have kids. And they go to school. But anyways, we bought an nice house in Brasil and we will soend two months during the Summer vacations here in California.
I'm so happy for you both.. You obviously made the best choice and you're blessed to have each other.. I hope to retire at 58 years old which is three years away.. Actually, Fethiye looks like a wonderful retirement spot..!
Yay! Another Sarah and Neil video. Getting rid of everything and traveling full-time is not for the faint of heart. I found the process of shedding things excruciating at the time, but I don't miss ANY of it. I sold my house last Fall after renting it for a year. Once my senior cat is gone there will be nothing to hold me back. I admire your relationship. What fun to enjoy the adventure together. Have you thought of making a video of how you met and secrets to your sucess as a couple? Thanks for another great video. It seemed to have many technical shots with the bike riding, and everything flowed. Bravo!
Hey Kimberly! Those Sarah and Neil videos just keep coming! :-) It really is interesting how we all seem to put so much store into our stuff isn't it? We think that the one think that concerned us about getting rid of everything was; what if all this was a big mistake and then after a year we decide to return to our old lives... well, we would have to go out again and buy all that stuff again :-) Fortunately, that does not seem to be the way this is turning out. We had the senior cat thing too, now stuff is not to be cherished but a senior cat.... should be cherished every day :-) Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Truly impressive & very courageous of u2 indeed! Well, I waved goodbye to my 22 yrs of "stable job" & London a little over 7 years ago at 51 and after having visited & woking on the go in 30+ countries thus far, there's no way to go back to London & being tied down to 9-5 ever again! U2 r making the best decision of your life & there's so much more ahead for u2 to discover that's for sure!!!
Hey Roger! Thanks for getting in touch, how cool is that!!! We would love to bump into you on the road someday. Amazing not to have the 9-5 eh! Best regards, Neil & Sarah
Great video, you got a new subscriber. I love it! I started with a gut feeling to travel more often than vacation days, and not be attached to all the stuff we accumulate during our youngest years, I'm 56 almost 57, and started learning how to take action. My big challenge is the financial issue, I'm working to develop digital income and get rid of many things, but no house to sell because I'm renting. If God willing maybe someday we will meet you gays in some place in this beautiful world. hahaha.Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Bless and be safe.
Very uplifting video. It's so inspiring listening to people following their dreams...I never thought of selling the house...only for financial reasons. I will never be able to save enough - and then after 10 years of traveling (spending all the money invested), I would worry about not having somewhere to live. Housing amounts to the majority of the living costs - after traveling if you own a house, you can get by with a minimum salary or even the state pension. Can't wait to watch your next videos. Are you going into more detail? Your savings allocation, withdrawal strategy, UK taxes/residency while traveling, etc?
Hey Maria! You raise a really good point and all that is something we constantly keep under review. We are hopeful that the returns on investments will be in line with the returns on the housing market but it is important to maintain a watchful eye over that eh. Yes, we are going into a lot more detail, over the coming videos we are really going in deep on all things to do with early retirement so we hope you like it! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Traveling is expensive and have many costs. Expenses don’t go away when traveling. A house purchase is a hedge on inflation and appreciates over time. You seem younger than actual retirement age. Nothing wrong with retiring early, but it’s not like you can suddenly return to the workforce if there’s a sudden expense and a medical issue prevents you from working. That’s why it’s better to max out on working and then decide on how to manage expenses. Living in a rental is expensive and you’re at the mercy of landlords.
Hi, I’m loving your videos and am just about to subscribe. Do you have a link to book the house that you stayed in? Sorry if it’s already been mentioned. Leigh
Everything you say about corporate life resonates so much. Planning to stop in Thailand - now to sort out the affordability... So glad I found your channel - time to binge watch..
Hey Darryl! Great that you are here and welcome on board! Thank you so much for your comment, we hope to inspire others with our own experience after corporate life and that's the reason for our channel, to help people think that this could be an option for them. We love comments like this, binge watching is hardcore! 😊 Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Love the house! Great vlog, your editing has definitely gotten better. Look forward to seeing your vlogs every week. We would love to go travelling however we have 2 children and 3 grandchildren (2 born in the last 6 months! ) and an elderly mother in law so it will not be anytime soon for us, however longer vacations are on the cards.
Hey Janet! Wow congratulations! Sounds like you well and truly have your hands full! How could you turn your back on that, we fully understand and that is the wonder of the human race, we all make our own way and being able to have a loving family around you and then take some lovely long vacations is just fantastic isn't it. Thank you for the kind words on our videoing skills, a constantly learning process for us. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
I really look forward to your Saturday show. I always love to see your accommodations and this one was so impressive. And that rate was unbelievable. Do you think you might go back there in the summer? I would love to have my own pool and the city looked fantastic. Or are there too many places to see that you won't have any repeats? You may want to shop for some of those special bike shorts that have that extra padding where it counts. :) Keep up the good work. You are both so entertaining.
Hey Debby! This accommodation is absolutely incredible. We would LOVE to stay here in the summer but the price appears to be around 10x what we are paying. But the weather is improving rapidly down on this coast now so we will look at coming back to this exact property for sure. Sarah said to me today "I could settle in Fethiye" and I agree with her on that, but there is a world to see and we have no desire whatsoever to settle anywhere at the moment. Oh yes! Those shorts! That would be a good idea!!!! Thanks as ever Debby! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
"Constantly being asked, Where do you want to be next year? What promotion are you going for?" Wow, you hit the nail on the head as many can relate! I feel lucky that my job is pretty flexible and not as demanding as before, and also provides the freedom and independence that I seek.
Hello.. Mr and Mrs Brit..Neil and Sarah, such a splendid video and so well organized. Must have taken an extensive 'pain' to have this well organized video to be released in TH-cam. I have fallen for this. THANK YOU! I get your fun and humor as well as I spent significant of my youth life in Southend and London! And now in USA. I will be also trending my life same way as you are with my beloved wife both in Turkey and Asia within next two years. Thank you for sharing in details of your journey as this definitely will help me shape my journey as well. By the way, I am Ferdous and my wife is Saira! Love and best wishes to you both from Michigan, USA.
Hey Chris! Sorry for the delay getting to you. Are you UK based? If so this is a wonderful product (and a discount link in the description to our videos, we get nothing from that by the way). It is called Devyce or Xpatfone. If you google Devyce you will get all the detail. If you want more info from me, just drop a line to info@2goroam.com and I am happy to drop you a mail about our experience with it. Best regards, Neil & Sarah
Another excellent video! Yes I’m planning on retiring in the next year and traveling for at least a year or two. Maybe more. I’m really enjoying your videos!
It's beautiful --- when you said expectations low I expected a building site :-) ---- This is truly living. One question (couple of parts), dentist visits and physicals (big in US as annual or bi-annual thing depending on prior history) --- I'd also like to know about availability of medications if you're on long term use --- maybe things you don't know as your health seems excellent. It's great that you are so close --- love the humor!
Hey Erick! It absolutely feels a great time too. Nice to think that we can now feel like we are kids again, although the Beano has gone up in price! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
It’s good not to push things off too far. I developed a chronic health issue at the young age of 46. I love to travel and still do but I cannot enjoy it half as much as before the health issue. I always tell people to Go! If they have a desire to.
Another top notch video! Looks like an absolutely gorgeous place! The home you’re renting….WOW!!! I had to pick my jaw off the floor when you said how much it cost. What a fabulous deal! My husband and I are planning to retire, however, not early. My husband will be 65 this October and he becomes eligible for his pension this year. We are going to wait two more years to retire, though, so he can receive a bigger percentage of his social security. I can hardly wait! Our plan is to sell almost everything, including our house. We plan to slow travel for several years, not sure exactly how long, yet. When we get ready to settle down, we plan to retire to a foreign country, right now, Portugal and Ecuador are our top two destinations for that. One of the dilemmas that we’re facing, when it comes to selling everything, is our hobbies. I got into quilting a few years ago and my husband makes model cars. We spent a lot of money over the years buying supplies for our hobbies and I think we’re going to have difficulties when it comes time to sell everything. I can relate to your record collection, in that sense. We’re thinking we might ask our oldest son if we could put a storage shed in his backyard and keep our hobby stuff in there until we’re ready to settle down. In the meantime, we are already getting rid of a lot of things that we already know we won’t need for traveling, or won’t want to ship to a new country. Looking forward to seeing more of Turkey! Safe travels. ❤️❤️
Hey Lorrie! Absolutely. We love this place and it is incredible what we are paying. This has been a real win for us for sure. Understood with regard to your plan to stick around at work for the Social Security. That is a dilemma about the hobbies for sure, it is helpful if you have a hobby that is portable. We have friends Emily and Ryan from The Snail Travelers TH-cam channel and Emily loves sewing. That is obviously rather more portable than quilting or model cars. That is a tricky one, maybe something you could do (although this is rather flippant of me to suggest!) is to do some google searching or TH-cam searching for Portable Hobbies and there maybe something there that piques your interest to take on the road, knowing that when you settle one day you can both get back to the Quilting and model cars? Thanks as ever for your kind comment! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
lorrie. I would suggest your husband do the math on waiting another two years or 67 before applying for the social security. Opportunity cost to getting the social security benefits earlier verses later. Social security is also going to reduce the pay out which is wrong in the future. remember, social security is a supplement to ones retirement. One needs to have many streams of retirement income since nothing is guaranteed in life. Cash is not good since inflation erodes the value. Stocks are not completely safe. Bonds are also limited. passive income may needs management. so diversify is important. Portugal and Ecuador are both countries that are great to retire, the people are really friendly. the fresh veggies and fruits are better in Ecuador plus US dollars par with the local currency. enjoy retirement earlier than later.
@@edj5532 I appreciate your thoughtful reply! We have weighed out all the pros and cons, and we feel our best option is to wait two more years for his retirement. He will get a bigger percentage (albeit, not 100%) of his social security. He also becomes eligible for his pension this October and we have a 401K, so we should be okay. On one hand, it’s become so sad that so many people will not be able to retire in the USA, but on the other hand, I’m so thankful for people like Neil and Sarah, who have encouraged us to have a bigger vision of what our retirement can look like. We are now looking forward to slow traveling and discovering where we would like to live our new retirement adventure! 😁
@@Where_in_the_world_are_we_now Life has not guaranteed. This is more so as we reach age 60 plus. My father taught me on his death bed that money is not to be placed on a pedestal to worship but to be use. He passed away and had millions. He never enjoyed life which is totally wrong. He told me on his deathbed at age 90, "I wish I would have taken more time to travel when I was younger" Sadly, his health did not permit him to travel in his later years. He was brought up during the depression and he was frugal all his life. I lost my two younger cousins ages, 54 and 56. I had plans to travel with them but sadly. This will never happen. I think Neil and Sarah are doing gods work. More and more Americans should start to travel more and see the world. There are many options how to see the world. Use All the travel benefits from mileage programs and credit card benefits. Travel can be very expensive or very reasonable. FYI, Airbnb are great but more and more countries are adding more taxes on the booking which increases the cost. I have spoken with hundreds of expats all over the world. The stories are all very interesting and valuable. Country that are reasonable to retire: IMO Thailand, Vietnam, Ecuador. I recommend to plan for the worse during slow travel. life is not guaranteed. purchase annual travel insurance, not really expensive. some countries have better medical programs than others, especially when it comes to standard medication. blood pressure, cholesterol, blood thinners and diabetes meds. purchase final plans which a phone call can help address. remember to order more death certificates since they will be needed. enjoy the years of slow travel....sooner than later....all the best....
I have house in Southern California which I’m thinking about selling before embarking my world travels. How much time did you need to downsize and sell everything ? Property taxes are too expensive in Los Angeles and there’s the possibility of squatters taking over so it will best to just sell now.
I’m new to your channel and finding it very informative and enjoyable. I would love to have a link to the listing of your accommodations from this video, if you care to share? Thank you and happy travels!
I am a big fan of your channel. Thank you for sharing your many adventures. You are a great and a fun couple 🥂. I am retired and would very much like to travel like you. I admire you for following your dreams and enjoying your life to the fullest. Cheers and keep up the great work. 👏🙏🍻
Hey Mohammed! Welcome to the comments you are so welcome! We would love to see you travel too, there is so much to see of the world. Thank you so much for your very kind words, it means a lot when someone takes the time to leave us a comment. Really appreciate it. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
I use my rental property to pay me and pay my expenses for my property. I sold one prooperty. I came to Montenegro met the right people Realtor, Builder and many friends that speak English. The people in Montenegro are fantastic people. I have been living this life style all my life. I am a traveler. My family is also multicultural. My son's wife if Ukranian/Bulgarian this is why I have been in Buklgaria and Ukraine.
Hi Neil and Sarah, Compliments on another fun and interesting video. It is great to see you enjoying your time together. One question for you: would you consider spending a month or two in some of these locations maybe next time round? There would be both cost savings on the accommodation as well as less air and other travel expenses. You could also get friends and family to come out and stay for a week or more (accommodation vouchers when you are back in the UK as they reciprocate!). Also, you build on the friendships of the new people you are meeting. Of course, it might make it more difficult to deliver the impressive quantity and quality of TH-cam videos you are giving us here! Cheers, Rod
Hey Rod! In a word.... YES! We have loved a lot about Turkey and we think we could spend extended time in Kusadasi, Izmir and Fethiye so far, but probably not in Istanbul as it was a fast paced city which we think is better suited to short term stays. So in the coming years, you will find us doing longer stays in places like this. Like the idea of friends and family coming to visit too! Thanks as ever Rod! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam Well, Fethiye really impressed me hence the question plus as I have mentioned in the past I am building towards 6 months in my residence in Hawaii, rent out for the other 6 months and spend the time in France and Italy for the most part but your Turkey videos have got me thinking why not a month or two at least in the first years in other places. I envy your great partnership as a divorced guy who does these trips on his own!
Hey Rod! Well being europeans ourselves we can tell you the following.... Firstly, Turkey is significantly cheaper, but because it is less on the tourist trail much of it is unspoilt so we actually prefer it to places like France at the moment. Hawaii... wow :-) Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Thank you for your video! My husband and I plan to retire early by end of year too and will also be selling our house and moving back to Spain. It's scary though because of inflation and stock market but life is too short!
Great video you two! I have only started watching your videos, but quite enjoy your humour and look forward to watching more. The reason I started watching is because my husband and I are not planning slow travel, but, we will be selling everything to move abroad. We already purchased a home in Mexico and visit whenever possible. Luckily we live close enough that the plane ride is only 4-5 hours away. My hubby and I have planned this for many many years. basically in our 20's we knew we wanted to retire early. haha. But we have since had 2 children and they are getting older. Youngest is 15, so we have a few years before we leave him. But both kids know that we don't plan to stay in Canada to retire and they are fine with it. We totally love our kids but they will have a life of their own so why shouldn't we? Many of our friends and family think we are crazy but many also wish they could do it too. What my long wind is getting at is, I think you two have a great plan and look forward to watching more! Cheers! :)
Y’all are so fun to watch especially since I am in your age group but still working. The nice thing for me is I can telework which means I work from home full time, hopefully in the near future I can remote work from anywhere in the country (USA).
We sold our house and all our stuff in Sep 2021 to travel full time. We love it!! We are not retired though. We're still running our business and plan to retire in 5 years.
hahaha...this is one f your best video so far! we completely agree with everything you discussed you two...we're on our First 7 months of retirement and were currently living here in the philippines - enjoying life in different islands and cities. the only difference is that we have not got rid of our house and cars yet which is costing us £1300 a month even whilst we're away. can't fully decide whether to sell or not as we want to get back to UK and enjoy the spring and summer months. next destination after summer 2022 is Antarctica and South America for 6 months, covid permits ...thanks for your brilliant content x
Hey Reawakened Curiosities! That is a really thorny issue isn't it about maintaining the home. £1300 is an amount of money that means you have to think about it isn't it. Tricky thing we have found with the UK is that the cost to rent when returning is eyewatering isn't it! So it isn't straight forward. We are so excited to get to the Philippines sometime soon. Is it as incredible as it looks? Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Love your videos, as always. This isn't a retirement question, but perhaps you could address it in a future video. I started slomadding recently (sold everything). As you think of your 10 years, will you repeat locations? With what cadence? How do you decide a place is a 12-night location versus a 28-night spot? Thanks!
Hey Jenny! Really good questions of course! So what we have done in Turkey is actually a conscious decision to have a bit of a road trip for fun. So we hired a car with a plan of covering a lot of ground over a relatively short amount of time (around 2 months). However, this isn't the style that we will continue with or prefer. Take for example where we are in Fethiye, it feels like being here for 12 days has got us to the position of actually knowing some people here. Fist bumps and hellos as we walk and cycle through town.... then we are moving on. We both feel that with this town particularly we could stay a month or two. So we are more the 28 night kind of travelers. However! Doing this trip has been interesting and your question has just prompted something in me that I am going to discuss with Sarah in a minute.... Maybe the ultimate plan could be.... get to a country... hire a car, then visit 7 locations in all parts of the country for a week and in so doing, decide where we would like to spend extended time. Don't think we would do that but it sounds a compelling idea. Only reason I say that is, we visited a town here in Turkey that came highly recommended to us and well.... we were there for 12 nights but just didn't really feel it. It would have been wasted time for us to have stayed there 28 nights. But then Fethiye, we wish we were spending more time.... I am rambling! Thanks as ever for your lovely comment :-) Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Fantastic video and that apartment is HUGE!! We're not sure whether we'll keep our home or not. Likely not, because as we age this house will be too much upkeep and we'd like to live somewhere warmer anyway. May as well sell it and hit the road! : ) We have considered renting it out, however . . . Decisions, decisions!
Hey Mel! We think that would be a good idea. Funny thing... the one thing we love about not owning a home is that it's another thing we aren't responsible for. Renting these bikes... I (Neil) have been having kittens wondering if they will get stolen, double locking them and hiding them. The stress of having that responsibility was so much lol.... so how would I be traveling knowing I have a house back in the UK.... terrfied! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Great video. Yes, we are interested in retiring early. We have been having the same debate about selling our home and we are growing more concerned about inflation and the stock market doing so poorly over the past months. your video has opened up other possibilities to explore as we continue our own planning. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's very refreshing, informative, and fun.
Well done, I've just subbed & hope your journey goes well. I'm 61 now kids have flown the nest & I recently lost my Mum who I had lived & cared for for the last 8 years. I'm at the very early stages of the process you guy's have gone through & while I'm not doing the exact thing you guy's are doing I do intent to travel & see many places. I totally get the house thing & the personal attachment to thing's & while I may not have to sell my house to do what I plan I do really need to streamline my possessions & it will be hard as I'm a bit of a hoarder. All the best for your future lifestyle. Thailand is a wonderful place to explore if you get chance try & get to Koh Phi Phi & Krabi.
Isn't nomadic living great! We sold everything including our home in California last April and have been on the road since. First we traveled around the US in our 21' travel trailer but now we're 1 month away from flying to Europe for a few months. We're using Nevada as our home base since our daughter lives there and my parents (90 and 93 years old) are about an hour away. For me, the hardest part is being away from family especially with my parents being in their 90's which means we'll probably go 'home' a bit more often to check in.
Hey Debbie! Absolutely it is... we are loving this lifestyle so much! Yes we understand that and we have the same concerns with us having parents in their late 80's it is difficult. We use Facebook Portal (we bought them a unit that plugs into their TV) so anywhere we can have a video chat. We tend to video chat our folks 2 or 3 times each week which is a help but not the same as being there. We love Nevada! One of our favourite US States! Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Did you consider renting out your home in the UK to get a monthly income. If yes, why did you then decide to sell it? What are the pros and cons of renting out or selling?
I retired at 43, so pretty lucky really. My husband hopes to retire in 4 years @ 55 years of age. I’d love us to travel extensively 6 months of the year or so but return home the rest of the year. It was fabulous of you to sell it all, I’m a bit envious really, but I’m not there yet. My husband could easily do it and maybe by the time he retires I’ll have come around to the idea 😊🤔
Hey Shopgirl! 43 is a wonderful result, well done on that. Having that balance of 6 months on/ off travel will likely work really well and we fully support that approach, go for it. And when you lose that stuff, seriously... you will feel lighter. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
I've thought about different options, but would probably start out renting our home for several months at a time. I figure we can get about $3800 a month in rent or about $325.00 day on AirBnB which would allow us to dip our toe in the water.. Love your Turkey digs!! Quite a deal! I'm in the process of reserving an Airbnb in Cali and the average for that town is $500 a night! Turkey look a darn site better for value!
It certainly looks like the two of you made the right decision! Your videos keep getting better and better. My plan is to keep my house in the San Francisco Bay Area but slow travel a couple of months per year once I retire in a couple of years. I love the idea of slow travel - I can definitely relate to your feelings about vacation while you were working. Trying to cram all the fun and relaxation into a week or two. But, I’ll balance that with my daughter and her fiancé living here in California -so I’ll keep a home base here. Your videos are inspirational! - Debbie (ps I work for a lab with a big safety culture so I have to point out that the bike helmets work best when they are on your heads ;-)
Hey Debbie! Haha you seem to know a lot more about this safety thing than we do :-) We were exceptionally careful and when not on camera, we had our helmets on. Sarah wouldn't let me cycle any other way. We think that is a really good idea, having a home base and heading out on slow travels. It will give you a place to store different clothing and we guess also, it will feel more of an event when you head out from home on your latest travels. We like that idea. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Hey Phil! Yes we really are settling in to this unusual lifestyle! Thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment, we appreciate it. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
Hey Kelly! We retired in our early 50's and obviously as we are traveling full time, healthcare costs for a home country do not affect us. Having said that the UK has the National Health Service which does not cost. So for our travels we use a product called SafetyWing (there is a link in the description of our videos), good thing about it is that we can switch it on and off as needed and it allows us to travel perpetually. Hope that helps. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
What a lovely home base and what appears to be a great place to be staying in general!! On the list. I was really interested in the insights into how you set up your overall journey, through the sale of your house.
100% we are retiring early, at the latest in 2024...but we are even now thinking that 2023 may be an option. We have been thinking whether to keep or sell our house!! At the moment we are planning to rent it out which will cover the carrying cost, and then invest the equity to help fund our journey. If this doesn't work, we will definitely sell the house! BTW, your videos are great 😉
Hey FWG! That would be cool if you could bring it forward a year... don't fall into the "One More Year" mindset. It is a big decision which way to go. For us, we loved how it lightened our load as we travel, one less thing back home to worry about. Best wishes Neil & Sarah
I just found your channel and I love it! Good for you to follow your dreams. I have subscribed because I love supporting people like you rather then watching tv. I have a question for you. Did you ever decide to take a month long holiday first? I would love to retire early and travel but I’m single and it’s just not as much fun alone. If I find a good friend that I can wrangle into some long trips during winter I might start there. Enjoy
Great video. While working, I would always figure out how many hours I would have to work to pay for the item or experience I was purchasing. Then I would decide if that was worth that many hours working.
Hey Mike & Deb! That is fantastic! And we are going to be making a video on that sometime soon. Probably to be released in the next month, we think you will appreciate that one :-) Best wishes Neil & Sarah
I was wondering, after the 10 years away, do you worry you will burn through a lot of your savings and not have a home to live during your old age? It can be hard to retire in a rented home in the UK. Will you return to live in the UK after 10 years travelling and plan to have enough to fund a rental place there or rent overseas as it’s cheaper?
u r right....*****they can down size fr their big house to buy an one bed room flat/rent it out through an agent....1)...(they will have a place to live....when they come back to UK/ do not have to worry if property market value will rise n rise..in the furture..)...2) they still have enough/plenty $ to fulfil their travel dream.....👍👍👍...Good luck and have a good day...
Selling our home and traveling full time was the best decision we made in retirement. We don’t regret one thing we gave away or sold. It was just “stuff” and making travel memories are so much better than the frivolous comforts we surrounded ourselves with. John & Bev
Hey John & Bev!
So true, amazing how easy it is to think that our stuff defines us, like you... in a way we have found our stuff was the thing holding us back.
Stay well you two!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
I don't get it. This is all about selling your possessions. Just empty out your house and rent it out to produce income. Why sell the house?
@@kevinwelsh7490 I agree. That’s what we do…. Rent out multiple houses for the passive income. But I think some people use the cash from their home to invest/live on until pensions or social security begins.
Hi John and Bev! I just discovered 2GoRoam when we were sitting in the airport getting ready to leave for England! I think the channel was suggested to me because I follow y’all 😉
Hello John and Bev, I learned that from you, was my first inspiration. hahaha This is a beautiful community. Bless and be safe both of you.
We sold our house last year to do full time travel as a family of five. Started our travels in November and haven't look back! Coincidently we are also currently in Turkey - located in Antalya for a month. Me and my wife love watching your videos, keep up the great work.
Hey Craig!
When do you leave Antalya, we may find we are in the same location!
We take our hats off to you. Traveling with a family of 5 must be an incredible undertaking... I find it hard enough to herd Neil every morning and he is only one!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam ha ha, 😂 yes it does have its challenging days especially travel day when going from one country to the next however we do absolutely love the lifestyle and are so happy we took the leap. We are in Antalya until 19th April and then head back to the UK for a couple of weeks to see friends and family, before going onto Athens! Would love to meet up for a coffee if you get to Antalya before we leave.
Hey Craig!
Can you drop us a mail to neil@2GoRoam.com we may well be in Antalya the same time!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
I traveled the world and rented my house. I didn't want to sell and then not have a home to come back to and this works out really well, with a good monthly income and the investment holding value for my future.
Understood, there are many ways to work out investments and this is as good a plan as we have.
It's amazing how many conversations we've had with friends and family about selling a home and the stuff accumulated during life. It was a pretty easy decision for us - we value travel and freedom more. But it is definitely a hard decision for lots of other people. Thank you for sharing your story! Your early videos were so helpful for us when we were in the midst of boxes, construction workers, and real estate agents - they helped us keep our eye on the prize! And now we get to enjoy your wonderful videos sitting on the roof terrace of a gorgeous rental home in San Miguel de Allende with a view of the jacaranda trees and parrocchia while drinking our coffee and plotting the day of adventures ahead. Sending you a big "cheers" for all you have and continue to accomplish and inspire for the rest of us!
Hey Ashley!
Lovely to hear that those early videos helped (we didn't think anyone was watching them lol). Ah the jacaranda trees! We LOVE that about SMA and we can't wait to return sometime soon.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
You mention San Miguel de Allende I had a friend who was planning to move from Bermuda to San Miguel de Allende & she said it was a wonderful place. She was in her late 60's at the time & she asked if I would help her with the moving which I agreed, unfortunately her house purchase fell through & she since moved to the USA. I often think about a visit to San Miguel as the way she described it made it sound so nice with a lot of artisans & a good expat community. I'm now 61 kid's flown the nest & now may just be the time to take the trip. Nice to know you are enjoying life there.
@@fatwallet13 It is indeed a lovely place! It's a wonderful small city/big town full of amazingly welcoming people. Definitely worth checking out if you are looking for a great place in Mexico to stay for a while. And it's hard to beat the weather! But some neighborhoods can be quite hilly and the cobblestone streets and narrow sidewalks can be tough for anyone with mobility issues. Let me know if you ever make it out this way!
@@agasque Yes my friend told me about the cobbled streets & hilly side. I'm sure I'll get out there at some point in the future. She mention a very artisan feeling, as a contemporary artist who works with mosaic as one of my mediums I would sure love to maybe do a mural or art piece there if I were allowed, I'd have to look into it I guess. I'm glad you are enjoying you new life out there. Have a great day
@@fatwallet13 This is a wonderfully artistic city and there are new murals going up every day, including in mosaics. We have loads of artists making a living here (and retired here) and a number of art schools, including the Instituto Allende which offers a bachelor's degree and really spearheaded the economic revitalization of the town in the 1930s and beyond. It sounds like you are destined for an exploratory trip soon :)
Youngest goes off to college in 2024. We plan to start traveling that fall likely booking a transatlantic cruise to kick off what I'm calling our freedom chapter. I'll continue working remotely as long as my job allows flexibility and we're slow traveling. Likely retire within 7 years before I turn 50.
We won't sell our home due to our oldest having a disability and will continue to live in our guest house. The main home will be put on Airbnb to be rented when we travel. Or to "force" us to travel because someone wants it for a month or two.
The only other hiccup in this plan is pets. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats getting up there in age. Once they are gone we'll be far more flexible as our oldest won't have that responsibility when we're gone.
Another lovely video. Turkey is on the top of our list and seeing all your videos gives us so many ideas of new places to check out. Keep up all the great content. Safe travels!
Hey Janell!
What a cracking start to the trip with a Transatlantic cruise and those are really well priced too eh, we are thinking of doing something like that soon.
Understand your complexities around the family home, really makes sense and we had a similar challenge with two aging cats, we wouldn't have traveled anywhere while still having them.
You will LOVE Turkey, we will be back for sure!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Great video guys! It was fun to watch:) My husband and I sold our home and retired last fall. We traveled France, Italy and Portugal & Spain and returned "home" to Toronto (in an Airbnb) to see family in December. We've now been in Puerto Vallarta Mexico since January. We also found that we are happy to spend 24/7 together but after working together all last summer renovating our home before sale that we wanted a chance after raising our family and building/selling our businesses- to rest. Maybe a TH-cam channel or blog one day . We have website domain ready to go but for now, we're just enjoying this life and our new freedom.
Hey Jessie!
Very cool, that has been an amazing trip and how cool it is to return home... to an Airbnb! We had flights booked to PV after San Miguel last year but it didn't work out. We are looking forward to seeing it sometime soon!
If you do think about doing a TH-cam channel, be sure to let us know, we can give you the low down on all the mistakes we made lol!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Y’all are so cute and sweet. Love your channel - just discovered it and am learning a lot from y’all! We retired a year ago; we’re 63 and 65, though, so not really up to traveling full time. We’re in Texas now, but probably will move within the US. But we’re getting ideas from y’all on places to take trips to! Thanks for your honest and open sharing about your journey! Excellent job on the videos!
Hey SB!
Thank you for the kind comment, hope you enjoy our content as we go forward!
Best regards,
Neil & Sarah
Superb channel! I wa lucky enough to retire aged 47 10yrs ago and have spent the time bringing our my two children eith my wonderful wife. We are now approaching them leaving school in a couple of years and we are planning on Slow Travelling but as a whole family. Not sure how doing this with teenagers will work out but your channel is inspiring us every day! 👍
You will LIVE LONGER because you have dumped your corporate jobs. I have seen this fact in other who have had a transformation (like a weight lifted) in early retirement. You are a lovely couple and are clearly well matched. Great video. Best wishes from Bangkok.
Retiring at the end of this year, at least from management. I will be 63, so later to the show than you. Just got back from Ireland. Plan to visit Italy, Portugal and Spain over the next several years. My wife wants to continue to work until full Social Security retirement age (we'll see how long that lasts as I ease into retirement). We worked too hard for the home to sell it and both our kids are nearby. However, we are looking at spending the month of May, abroad, right after my wife finishes up tax season here, in the USA, every year. That's a happy medium for us. Luv your videos and admire your ambition to fulfill your dream! Safe travels.
How fun!!! Safe Travels!!!
I retired at age 58 - 8 years ago. We spent 6 years traveling the world on Princess Cruises. We’ve been traveling in the USA quite a bit since Covid hit - and I am missing exploring the world. Oh Well - so happy to have retired early and still enjoying life. The stress is nearly nonexistent in our retirement - and life is really good!!!
You guys are so lucky to have found each other. Nothing better than like-minded love and aspirations.
You folks are great I am a retired pensioner and work and every Penney of my work goes to travel we are having a blast in 10 days we leave for Andorra 🇦🇩 we are knocking the countries down one country at a time having a blast! Rick & Leah
I just found you two and love your You Tube video !! Hello from Central Florida USA
Hello! Happy end of March! thanks as always for sharing the nuts and bolts of what it takes to do what you do. I mentioned that hubby and I are in the midst of doing the same thing, and we are 'out of here' mid-June. It makes sense, to sell your biggest asset to move forward and accomplish your priorities. I can relate to Sarah's comments about work, and Sundays and the whole scenario. As you get older and more experienced, you realise the work field has lost it's lustre (if it ever was there). I can't wait to become the happier version of myself. Hubby is in his last week of work, and is over the moon. I'm on the payroll until the house sells, but we are downsizing daily and loving it. Some things are hard to change, the personal relationships and daily contact with friends and neighbours, but remembering our goal helps me get over those hurdles. Enough people have stayed in touch with me over the years after moving away, so we know it's possible! Thanks for encouraging others to at least take a look at what they want and how it could be achieved, if they are willing to make the changes. It's ok to rethink and do what feels right - even if others don't 'get' it, if people know and love you, they will support you. Out of all the people we have told about this (at least 30 or more), only one person said, 'that won't be enough' ie money, etc. With pensions, other income and investments, no mortgage/taxes/hydro/gas/water/... we think it IS do-able. Happy to prove the naysayers wrong. All we have to do now is learn to do the slow travel :) Imagine a new reality... Imagine!!! BTW Turkey looks beautiful!! Thanks for the travelogue and FIRE coaching combination! Til next week :)
P.S., we are storing things, though, can't fully let go! Timelines aren't clear and we don't see this happening for 10 years, :) need to keep the practical bits for a restart, should it be needed. That is the perfect balance for us!
Hey CalicoKitten!
Mid-June! That will come around in no time eh!
Sounds like you are going through the exact journey that we did as we got rid of things. Many, many people don't get this lifestyle but when you are the other side and are doing it and Sundays are no longer feared, you will quickly see that the decision was a good one to day. You will find it is doable, as we said in the video about budgeting, there are just so many (unexciting) line items that have now just disappeared from our budget, lovely!!!!
Turkey is lovely, get it on your list.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
So happy to hear there are no regrets in your decision to sell your house and travel the world. we feel the same. We can totally identify with what you are saying about the excitement you felt the eve of the weekend and the dread that started to creep in as the weekend progresses. Now we look forward to the weekdays as well. Love the look of that lovely town you are visiting. That bike trail is right up our alley. That's quite a deal you got on that rental. Looks great.
Hey Skip!
We think that Fethiye would be right up your alley in so many ways. There is a real chilled vibe here, we were saying yesterday that it felt like we were in the Caribbean at one point! What a lifestyle we have all chosen eh! Very special.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
New subscriber, enjoying your channel. Good for you, very reasoned decision, ESPECIALLY if your careers did not bring you joy. I retired early at 55 from a very highly engaging yet perennially stressful corporate career. ( Projects and leadership activities were always interesting but corporate politics and people management can get old.) The action precipitating event for early retirement was both my desire to pursue my passions and my parent's health; they moved here so that I could be their health care support. Dad lived about a year, mom lived 5 years. This was such a gift for all of us. Because I travelled regularly to interesting international locations for my corporate life, and spent 5 years in my 20s living cheaply overseas, long term travel is not my main priority. I am a full time liberal arts college student, amateur musician (play in multiple groups), crafter and activist. I do plan on doing "slow travel" in NYC this fall, I will stay for a full month so that I can really get into the joys of the city. .People were shocked that I retired early, but it was the best decision ever. Knowing when you have "enough" is a good thing I found that in general retirement is cheaper than regular life. Will you ever come to America? The Pacific Northwest is beautiful, if you could do a van or RV rental to go to all the national parks.
Hey Megan!
Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! Absolutely, our careers brought everything but joy lol, we agree regarding the corporate politics. Sounds like you made some impressive plans to be honest... We speak at the end of the video today about the word "Intentional" and that we find that most of our advice comes down to that, make a decision and act rather than float through life, you have done that and it sounds wonderful with the arts activity.
Great to hear from you Megan, and yes we will be in the US on our journey.
Best regards,
Neil & Sarah
Your description of the Sunday scaries so resonates with me! And now I'm having to take home work every weekend! Your channel helps keep me going. Hoping to retire in a year and a half. Then my son has two more years of high school. Then a life of travel starting in 2025!
Hey Beth!
Yes... taking work home! Don't remind us! lol. It isn't fun is it and we feel your pain, all we can say is... that time will go by so quickly, we promise!
Thanks for taking the time to get in touch!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Love this week’s video! You gave us a new place to ponder going to! We retired early last June and spent nine months traveling Mexico. We’ve decided to slow things down even more, and will spend a year in Guadalajara. Our health has improved, my husband and I are closer than ever.
However, no matter how well I think I’ve planned, we exceed budget, which is stressing me a bit. Inflation is definitely affecting us. We sold our home and belongings, and that’s what we’re living on. I never feared we’d run out, but the market turns and inflation definitely add stress to the point that we are thinking of part time online work.
I’d love to hear how you are managing these economic changes.
Hey Michell!
A year in Guadalajara sounds fantastic, we a disappointed we didn't make it there last year but it is high on our list of places to visit in Mexico, seems to have the best of all Mexican worlds.
Our video today is all about inflation, we hope there is something in there for you. But we think if you are slowing down for a year in Mexico that will give you a chance to bring your budget in. We know your pain all too well!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Great video Neil and Sarah. I think others asked all my questions. And then you answered them. Videos are just getting better and better.
Hey Jeff!
That is super cool!!!! Thank you! Well we are going to be really getting into finance and early retirement over the coming weeks, any questions you have, fire away!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
When I was 45 I left NZ and moved to UK so I I could see the world. I was only going to stay for 4 yrs. My Dad died my 3rd yr. So I still had more place to go and stayed longer. My Mum died at year 10 and I got cancer. Got thru it and retired back to NZ. 10 yrs later. I worked in a bakery, at a library and then did live in care work. Very isolating but it helped me prepare myself for what I was in for.
Hey Denise!
Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! That is very sad to hear and interesting as we say in our videos "We are traveling for the next 10 years" but who really knows what the future holds. We really wish you well Denise.
Best regards,
Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam thank you. 💕 I'm in my 70s now so I hope you surpass me and complete your bucket list. It's wonderful you have each other and have the same interests. Go well
Manaaki te Atua 💞 Denise
Can't wait to visit there in the future it looks amazing! We are planning our retirement not super early for my husband anyway! He's 65 but I'm 10 years younger than him and so afraid to not have a place to land here in the us. We need to sell our house to be able to do this and just like the two of you we do not have children so there's really not much holding us back! Other than the fear of selling everything off. We were thinking of having a small apartment here to make sure that we could handle transition to a move to Italy. We'd like to eventually buy something there and then let go of the US property. I admire what you're doing I don't think that we could completely be no meds as you are maybe if we were 10 years younger! But appreciate what you doing and how you did it! I wish I could convince my husband to get rid of his huge record collection! That's the toughest one for him! Love your channel!
Hey Nancy!
We feel your pain about the Record Collection. I always said to Sarah before that I would need to be buried with my collection when the time came, but now I really feel a weight lifted not having it. I will happily give him some of my words of wisdom if it helps him through that tough stage :-)
We understand the desire to hang onto a place, we really do and doing this in slower more methodical stages is certainly a really good plan. We did the 'Rip the Elastoplast off' approach and it seemed to suit us. I have to say, I remain shocked and impressed with how Sarah took to that approach and I am always in awe of her.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam thanks so much!
Same to you Nancy!
Sunday night blues. I don’t miss that.
'Fell into your career.' That is me too. We can relate to so many of your points. We love your sense of humour! We don't know what day it is either. Cheers!
Hey Annette!
We spent most of our careers wondering what careers we should be in and then all of a sudden it was all behind us! We love your sense of humour too, John has a dry wit for sure :-)
Stay well you two!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Great video this week. You both look so relaxed. Amazing accomodation you’ve found. A lot of bang for your buck. I haven’t been to Fethiye so had to look it up on Google. Would love to see on a map where you are each video & how you travelled onto your next place using what mode of transport. Keep up the great travels & having fun. 👍🥂
Hey Marilyn!
You raise a good point. We will ensure to include a map in future videos... we keep forgetting. Yes this accommodation is incredible isn't it!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Great suggestion.
We too are planning to retire early, sell the house, and travel. Not full time travel but part time and long term travel. We will have an inexpensive home base in the US. Looking forward to watching your journey.
Hey Christina!
Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment! That is super cool and exactly what we love hearing about... We think you have a good balance in place there.
Thank you for your kind words.
Best regards,
Neil & Sarah
We have kept a primary home in Southern California and have it rented to one of our adult children. It provides us a free “Air BnB” when we need a break from traveling and it is in an area that has increased in value exponentially in the last 5 years to the point that we would never be able afford to buy it again. It’s in a very walkable area so when we get old we can walk to stores and restaurants. What is your plan after 10 years of traveling? Do you plan to settle back in the UK? Looks like your Air BnB is a perfect home away from home! Are you finding your accommodations on AirBnB or another platform? We are booking for Spain this Spring and finding costs for accommodations pricey.
Hey Dina!
That is cool to keep a residence and rent it to one of your kids, means that you can trust your tenant and they have a landlord they can trust too! The best idea all round.
After 10 years, we are hoping that we will want to settle but at the moment it feels really unlikely that we would want to settle in the UK but who knows... we are kind of using this 10 years as a long house hunt. The majority of our stays come from Airbnb but sometimes it is word of mouth or facebook groups. The biggest secret is really to travel in shoulder season. We wouldn't really be able to afford Spain in the later Spring we don't think. Turkey is just now really starting to increase the prices of accommodation as the warm weather hits.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Congratulations. First and foremost, you both are doing a great job and your channel will see increase views as time goes on. Patiences. Secondly, There are many, many options to retire early to explore the world. There are not one perfect way to do so. My spouse and I have increased our travel bug towards semi-retirement starting in 2017 to present. The pandemic changed the lives for many that enjoy traveling. The new and ongoing challenges to travel with covid is hard and stressful. So planning is so important and using ones network is so important. Covid has hurt many that were caught in NO Where land during travel and were not able to return home. The stories I chatted with some that have retired on a fixed income and are now struggle with the inflation . We learn this in our last 21 days of travel in Thailand. The stories are shocking. We have been traveling too many countries staying at airbnbs , learning a lot and really enjoyed ourselves. Our goal is to keep our home base. We are lucky we can do so. We do not wish to sell our home since the taxes would take a big portion. We started early by investing early and created a steady stream of passive income that permit us to semi-retire. We believe we can semi-retire to work and manage our business while living in another country. We continue to live below our means even during traveling and seeing the world. We highly suggest others do the same. We look for bargains and keep looking for bargains. So it is important to meet local expats during travel and learn from their experiences so we do not make a poor financial decisions while in the country. We were lucky to mete hundreds and learned so much.
First and foremost, I learn to take public transportation in each place we visit. so far, it has been very efficient way to get around and especially a great way to meet local people. My spouse has learn that we meet more locals. We are able to get more information and learn more this way. Some locals in fact invite us to have dinner with them. We had many invite us to their homes to stay. We always budget our housing budget at $20-60 a night with the most important items, a kitchen, a washing machine, WIFI plus near public transportation. We always shop where locals shop for food. We keep our budget less than what we spend at home. This is a way to continue to keep our finances within control.
We are semi-retired for one reason, we do not want to sell everything and retire full time, just in case we have a serious medical problem and are not mobile. ( like a stoke and are not mobile, giving the other individual more stress . ) The other reason, we do not know where we really wish to retire for a longer period of time. So semi-retirement makes sense to us. This may not work for everyone. The other options for those that have a home and does not wish to sell, can use their home as an income stream by sharing the home to rent in an exchange.
So since 2018, we have been able to travel to the following cities and countries on a realistic budget.
( not in any specific order )
partial list: Prague, istanbul, havana, Bali, Saigon, Singapore, Georgetown, Honolulu, Vancouver, Calgary, toronto, Hong Kong, xiamen, Shanghai, Beijing, Russia, Ukraine ( prior to the war ), Ethiopia, Paris, Nice, Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Valencia, Seville, Granada, Milian, Rome, London, Ecuador, Santiago, Chile, Guatamala, Wuhan, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Bangkok, Pattaya, Morocco, Israel, Columbia, Mexico , taipei, Taiwan, seoul, Korea, Caribbeans, dubai, DOHA, Philippines and Jordan.
In a few more years, we will start to narrow down the countries and cities that we enjoy to stay for 90 to 180 days at a time to keep the travel cost down. This will be the goal towards 3/4 retirement.
What is important is to have access to medical needs as we age. So this is the top condition to find a place to retire. One does not wish to self insure unless one can really afford it.
We highly recommend purchasing annual travel insurance that would cover for an emergency. the price is very cheap at $485 to $700 annually. For example, if one has a stroke during travel, the insurance should pay for immediate coverage and a flight back home for more medical attention. Most annual travel insurance does not cover pre-medical conditions. So this is important to know.
So it is important to continue to grow the network in each country and bond.
As we age and one day, We will not be able to travel due to health related issue. We will need to find an assisted living facility. So doing that homework during travel is important.
Lastly, what happens when one passes away during travel, We have set up a service that will pick up the remains to be cremated and the remains to be shipped back home to a local cemetery with one phone call. Must prepare for the worse.
Great video.... We hope to meet you both in our path of travel of retirement. We would love to learn more from you both and share our limited knowledge. Cheers.
Yeeeess!!! Ride a bicycle. Perfect. I am a cyclist myself. Not as much as I used to but I love cycling.
Hey Heidi!
Cyclists B*m seems a real issue! How do you cope with that. We have loved the cycling here, Fethiye is such a great city to get around on a bike!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Bravo!
I quit my job with the Government of Canada on Oct 30, 2014 & set sail on a solo travel adventure. I can honestly say, I have never been more at peace with any decision I have ever made.
Sadly, in March 2020, I was COVID stranded in Istanbul, Turkey for 5 weeks. Eventually, the Canadian Embassy got 370 of us back to Canada on April 15th.
After a nano second of thinking what I was going to do, I decided to apply for a residency visa for Mexico. On July 29, 2020, I was on a plane, headed to Mexico. Within 28 days, I had my residency card in hand & for the last 2 years, I have been traveling around Mexico. In January 2022, inflation hit the hotel industry in Mexico City so, I gave up my 7.5 year Gypsy travels & found an affordable apartment with a month to month lease & settled in as best I could.
Alas, I no longer want to be tethered to anything so, I gave notice to my landlord & left Mexico City on July 27...2 days short of the 2 year anniversary of the day I arrived.
I am currently in Southern California house/pet sitting for a friend who is on vacation in Canada.
On Sept 12, I will resume my world travels & will fly from LAX to Singapore. I will spend some time in SE Asia & then continue on to Eastern Europe. I hope to visit Turkey again & I really want to get to Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgia has a 360 day tourist visa so, if I like it, I might stay awhile.
As with you guys, I have not had a single day of regret about quitting my job, selling my condo, car & all my "stuff" & hitting the road. I have never looked back. This summer, I didn't even bother going back to Canada for my 25th year of volunteering for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
Perhaps I'll make my way back for a final (25th) year of volunteering in 2023. The emotional ties have faded bit by bit & now, I feel really content to roam anywhere I want for as long as I want.
I really enjoyed this video & see a lot of myself in your comments.
Keep smiling...it makes people wonder what you're up to! 😄
Great video. Glad to see you happy!
Loving the content and that your both happy x it shows I’m glad you made the decision
Hey Shapali!
Thank you so much, we are nervous about sharing but are hoping it will help others on their journey through this life of ours.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Hi there,
About a year ago I came across the idea of nomad retirement as an extension of the idea of moving out of the UK to a 'place where we'd be on holiday everyday'.
The idea had evolved from being on holiday in one place, to being on holiday in many places.
So, like yourselves of a few years back, we have been planning the financials to get us there.
Unlike your plan ours has renting out our existing house, and I'd be interested as to why you didn't go down a similar route.
We already rent out a house and our rough figures show that leaving a 25% deposit of £55k would give us an annual income twice what could be expected by drawdown of 4% on a similar value investment, and assuming that 60% of rental income was given to running and maintenance costs of the property.
I'm also interested in how your plan covers the eventuality of not travelling any longer and settling down full time, be it through health concerns or political changes in the world.
Cheers.
Hey Autilon!
Welcome to the comments, love to have you here!
That is a interesting shift that you have made to holiday in many places, we support that 100%. A good choice!
As for the buy v sell everything. You raise a really good point and in fact we are working on a video at the moment that will come out in 2 weeks time which will explain our attitude on this. I don't want to give you any spoilers but a lot of it comes down to.... You are right but we have had some bad experiences. That video is going to be painfully personal, we are currently at the scripting stage and deciding how much we want to put in there.
Sounds like you have that right approach to the rental market and we would support your approach on that.
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Yes!!! This is our plan in the next five years..I'm retiring early from federal govt and moving on my sailboat to travel .....selling my house tomorrow
I am retired at 51.
Thanks to $HEX... saved my life!
I understand all you said, Sunday night was very anxious night. I hated daily stand ups.
The oy thing that dont allow me to travel all the time is because I have kids. And they go to school.
But anyways, we bought an nice house in Brasil and we will soend two months during the Summer vacations here in California.
I love your “ ease” … your simplicity at presenting your experience.
I'm so happy for you both.. You obviously made the best choice and you're blessed to have each other.. I hope to retire at 58 years old which is three years away.. Actually, Fethiye looks like a wonderful retirement spot..!
Hey Comrade!
Indeed Fethiye really is a great spot to retire, we loved it there. Those 3 years will fly by!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Yay! Another Sarah and Neil video. Getting rid of everything and traveling full-time is not for the faint of heart. I found the process of shedding things excruciating at the time, but I don't miss ANY of it. I sold my house last Fall after renting it for a year. Once my senior cat is gone there will be nothing to hold me back.
I admire your relationship. What fun to enjoy the adventure together. Have you thought of making a video of how you met and secrets to your sucess as a couple?
Thanks for another great video. It seemed to have many technical shots with the bike riding, and everything flowed. Bravo!
Hey Kimberly!
Those Sarah and Neil videos just keep coming! :-)
It really is interesting how we all seem to put so much store into our stuff isn't it? We think that the one think that concerned us about getting rid of everything was; what if all this was a big mistake and then after a year we decide to return to our old lives... well, we would have to go out again and buy all that stuff again :-)
Fortunately, that does not seem to be the way this is turning out.
We had the senior cat thing too, now stuff is not to be cherished but a senior cat.... should be cherished every day :-)
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Truly impressive & very courageous of u2 indeed! Well, I waved goodbye to my 22 yrs of "stable job" & London a little over 7 years ago at 51 and after having visited & woking on the go in 30+ countries thus far, there's no way to go back to London & being tied down to 9-5 ever again! U2 r making the best decision of your life & there's so much more ahead for u2 to discover that's for sure!!!
Hey Roger!
Thanks for getting in touch, how cool is that!!! We would love to bump into you on the road someday. Amazing not to have the 9-5 eh!
Best regards,
Neil & Sarah
Great video, you got a new subscriber. I love it! I started with a gut feeling to travel more often than vacation days, and not be attached to all the stuff we accumulate during our youngest years, I'm 56 almost 57, and started learning how to take action. My big challenge is the financial issue, I'm working to develop digital income and get rid of many things, but no house to sell because I'm renting. If God willing maybe someday we will meet you gays in some place in this beautiful world. hahaha.Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Bless and be safe.
I’ll be honest, you look younger every video you publish, well done 👍🏼 enjoy yourselves, enjoy life and share with us, stay safe
The big interest for me was the 24/7 part. Thanks for including that.
Very uplifting video. It's so inspiring listening to people following their dreams...I never thought of selling the house...only for financial reasons. I will never be able to save enough - and then after 10 years of traveling (spending all the money invested), I would worry about not having somewhere to live. Housing amounts to the majority of the living costs - after traveling if you own a house, you can get by with a minimum salary or even the state pension. Can't wait to watch your next videos. Are you going into more detail? Your savings allocation, withdrawal strategy, UK taxes/residency while traveling, etc?
Hey Maria!
You raise a really good point and all that is something we constantly keep under review. We are hopeful that the returns on investments will be in line with the returns on the housing market but it is important to maintain a watchful eye over that eh.
Yes, we are going into a lot more detail, over the coming videos we are really going in deep on all things to do with early retirement so we hope you like it!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Traveling is expensive and have many costs. Expenses don’t go away when traveling. A house purchase is a hedge on inflation and appreciates over time. You seem younger than actual retirement age. Nothing wrong with retiring early, but it’s not like you can suddenly return to the workforce if there’s a sudden expense and a medical issue prevents you from working. That’s why it’s better to max out on working and then decide on how to manage expenses. Living in a rental is expensive and you’re at the mercy of landlords.
Thanks for sharing your experience and insights. Oh happy day!
Hi,
I’m loving your videos and am just about to subscribe. Do you have a link to book the house that you stayed in? Sorry if it’s already been mentioned.
Leigh
Everything you say about corporate life resonates so much.
Planning to stop in Thailand - now to sort out the affordability...
So glad I found your channel - time to binge watch..
Hey Darryl!
Great that you are here and welcome on board!
Thank you so much for your comment, we hope to inspire others with our own experience after corporate life and that's the reason for our channel, to help people think that this could be an option for them.
We love comments like this, binge watching is hardcore! 😊
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
So happy you took the leap of faith. Happy trails
Encouraging and inspiring! 🙏
Hey Anna!
Thank you so much! We appreciate you taking a moment to let us know.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Love the house!
Great vlog, your editing has definitely gotten better. Look forward to seeing your vlogs every week.
We would love to go travelling however we have 2 children and 3 grandchildren (2 born in the last 6 months! ) and an elderly mother in law so it will not be anytime soon for us, however longer vacations are on the cards.
Hey Janet!
Wow congratulations! Sounds like you well and truly have your hands full! How could you turn your back on that, we fully understand and that is the wonder of the human race, we all make our own way and being able to have a loving family around you and then take some lovely long vacations is just fantastic isn't it.
Thank you for the kind words on our videoing skills, a constantly learning process for us.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
I really look forward to your Saturday show. I always love to see your accommodations and this one was so impressive. And that rate was unbelievable. Do you think you might go back there in the summer? I would love to have my own pool and the city looked fantastic. Or are there too many places to see that you won't have any repeats? You may want to shop for some of those special bike shorts that have that extra padding where it counts. :) Keep up the good work. You are both so entertaining.
Hey Debby!
This accommodation is absolutely incredible. We would LOVE to stay here in the summer but the price appears to be around 10x what we are paying. But the weather is improving rapidly down on this coast now so we will look at coming back to this exact property for sure.
Sarah said to me today "I could settle in Fethiye" and I agree with her on that, but there is a world to see and we have no desire whatsoever to settle anywhere at the moment.
Oh yes! Those shorts! That would be a good idea!!!!
Thanks as ever Debby!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
"Constantly being asked, Where do you want to be next year? What promotion are you going for?" Wow, you hit the nail on the head as many can relate! I feel lucky that my job is pretty flexible and not as demanding as before, and also provides the freedom and independence that I seek.
Hello.. Mr and Mrs Brit..Neil and Sarah, such a splendid video and so well organized. Must have taken an extensive 'pain' to have this well organized video to be released in TH-cam. I have fallen for this. THANK YOU! I get your fun and humor as well as I spent significant of my youth life in Southend and London! And now in USA.
I will be also trending my life same way as you are with my beloved wife both in Turkey and Asia within next two years. Thank you for sharing in details of your journey as this definitely will help me shape my journey as well. By the way, I am Ferdous and my wife is Saira! Love and best wishes to you both from Michigan, USA.
I just discovered your TH-cam channel. So enjoyable. I totally forgot about the bins of penny candy when we were children. Great channel!
You mentioned some Facebook device used for video calls with family. Can you explain in greater detail what you were referencing, please? Thanks.
Hey Chris! Sorry for the delay getting to you.
Are you UK based? If so this is a wonderful product (and a discount link in the description to our videos, we get nothing from that by the way). It is called Devyce or Xpatfone. If you google Devyce you will get all the detail. If you want more info from me, just drop a line to info@2goroam.com and I am happy to drop you a mail about our experience with it.
Best regards,
Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam thank you for the reply. No, I am in the US.
Another excellent video! Yes I’m planning on retiring in the next year and traveling for at least a year or two. Maybe more. I’m really enjoying your videos!
Hey Felicia!
Fantastic! Where is top of your list to visit, be interesting if we were to be in the same location!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
It's beautiful --- when you said expectations low I expected a building site :-) ---- This is truly living. One question (couple of parts), dentist visits and physicals (big in US as annual or bi-annual thing depending on prior history) --- I'd also like to know about availability of medications if you're on long term use --- maybe things you don't know as your health seems excellent.
It's great that you are so close --- love the humor!
Treating your days like a game sounds like a great time.
Hey Erick!
It absolutely feels a great time too. Nice to think that we can now feel like we are kids again, although the Beano has gone up in price!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
It’s good not to push things off too far. I developed a chronic health issue at the young age of 46. I love to travel and still do but I cannot enjoy it half as much as before the health issue. I always tell people to Go! If they have a desire to.
Another top notch video! Looks like an absolutely gorgeous place! The home you’re renting….WOW!!! I had to pick my jaw off the floor when you said how much it cost. What a fabulous deal!
My husband and I are planning to retire, however, not early. My husband will be 65 this October and he becomes eligible for his pension this year. We are going to wait two more years to retire, though, so he can receive a bigger percentage of his social security. I can hardly wait!
Our plan is to sell almost everything, including our house. We plan to slow travel for several years, not sure exactly how long, yet. When we get ready to settle down, we plan to retire to a foreign country, right now, Portugal and Ecuador are our top two destinations for that.
One of the dilemmas that we’re facing, when it comes to selling everything, is our hobbies. I got into quilting a few years ago and my husband makes model cars. We spent a lot of money over the years buying supplies for our hobbies and I think we’re going to have difficulties when it comes time to sell everything. I can relate to your record collection, in that sense. We’re thinking we might ask our oldest son if we could put a storage shed in his backyard and keep our hobby stuff in there until we’re ready to settle down. In the meantime, we are already getting rid of a lot of things that we already know we won’t need for traveling, or won’t want to ship to a new country.
Looking forward to seeing more of Turkey! Safe travels. ❤️❤️
Hey Lorrie!
Absolutely. We love this place and it is incredible what we are paying. This has been a real win for us for sure.
Understood with regard to your plan to stick around at work for the Social Security. That is a dilemma about the hobbies for sure, it is helpful if you have a hobby that is portable. We have friends Emily and Ryan from The Snail Travelers TH-cam channel and Emily loves sewing. That is obviously rather more portable than quilting or model cars. That is a tricky one, maybe something you could do (although this is rather flippant of me to suggest!) is to do some google searching or TH-cam searching for Portable Hobbies and there maybe something there that piques your interest to take on the road, knowing that when you settle one day you can both get back to the Quilting and model cars?
Thanks as ever for your kind comment!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
lorrie. I would suggest your husband do the math on waiting another two years or 67 before applying for the social security. Opportunity cost to getting the social security benefits earlier verses later. Social security is also going to reduce the pay out which is wrong in the future. remember, social security is a supplement to ones retirement. One needs to have many streams of retirement income since nothing is guaranteed in life. Cash is not good since inflation erodes the value. Stocks are not completely safe. Bonds are also limited. passive income may needs management.
so diversify is important. Portugal and Ecuador are both countries that are great to retire, the people are really friendly. the fresh veggies and fruits are better in Ecuador plus US dollars par with the local currency. enjoy retirement earlier than later.
@@edj5532 I appreciate your thoughtful reply! We have weighed out all the pros and cons, and we feel our best option is to wait two more years for his retirement. He will get a bigger percentage (albeit, not 100%) of his social security. He also becomes eligible for his pension this October and we have a 401K, so we should be okay.
On one hand, it’s become so sad that so many people will not be able to retire in the USA, but on the other hand, I’m so thankful for people like Neil and Sarah, who have encouraged us to have a bigger vision of what our retirement can look like. We are now looking forward to slow traveling and discovering where we would like to live our new retirement adventure! 😁
@@Where_in_the_world_are_we_now Life has not guaranteed. This is more so as we reach age 60 plus. My father taught me on his death bed that money is not to be placed on a pedestal to worship but to be use. He passed away and had millions. He never enjoyed life which is totally wrong. He told me on his deathbed at age 90, "I wish I would have taken more time to travel when I was younger" Sadly, his health did not permit him to travel in his later years. He was brought up during the depression and he was frugal all his life. I lost my two younger cousins ages, 54 and 56. I had plans to travel with them but sadly. This will never happen.
I think Neil and Sarah are doing gods work. More and more Americans should start to travel more and see the world. There are many options how to see the world. Use All the travel benefits from mileage programs and credit card benefits. Travel can be very expensive or very reasonable. FYI, Airbnb are great but more and more countries are adding more taxes on the booking which increases the cost.
I have spoken with hundreds of expats all over the world. The stories are all very interesting and valuable.
Country that are reasonable to retire: IMO
Thailand, Vietnam, Ecuador.
I recommend to plan for the worse during slow travel. life is not guaranteed.
purchase annual travel insurance, not really expensive.
some countries have better medical programs than others, especially when it comes to standard medication. blood pressure, cholesterol, blood thinners and diabetes meds.
purchase final plans which a phone call can help address. remember to order more death certificates since they will be needed.
enjoy the years of slow travel....sooner than later....all the best....
I have house in Southern California which I’m thinking about selling before embarking my world travels. How much time did you need to downsize and sell everything ? Property taxes are too expensive in Los Angeles and there’s the possibility of squatters taking over so it will best to just sell now.
What are your financial plans for when you stop travelling and return to the UK? Where and how will you live?
You have my respect for filming whilst biking! Both in forward view and selfie mode! Well done!👏👏
I’m new to your channel and finding it very informative and enjoyable. I would love to have a link to the listing of your accommodations from this video, if you care to share? Thank you and happy travels!
Great advice. Thanks
I am a big fan of your channel. Thank you for sharing your many adventures. You are a great and a fun couple 🥂. I am retired and would very much like to travel like you. I admire you for following your dreams and enjoying your life to the fullest. Cheers and keep up the great work. 👏🙏🍻
Hey Mohammed!
Welcome to the comments you are so welcome! We would love to see you travel too, there is so much to see of the world. Thank you so much for your very kind words, it means a lot when someone takes the time to leave us a comment. Really appreciate it.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
I use my rental property to pay me and pay my expenses for my property. I sold one prooperty. I came to Montenegro met the right people Realtor, Builder and many friends that speak English. The people in Montenegro are fantastic people. I have been living this life style all my life. I am a traveler. My family is also multicultural. My son's wife if Ukranian/Bulgarian this is why I have been in Buklgaria and Ukraine.
You guys are a lovely couple … thank you for sharing your experience, it is very helpful.. wishing you the best of times …
Hi Neil and Sarah, Compliments on another fun and interesting video. It is great to see you enjoying your time together. One question for you: would you consider spending a month or two in some of these locations maybe next time round? There would be both cost savings on the accommodation as well as less air and other travel expenses. You could also get friends and family to come out and stay for a week or more (accommodation vouchers when you are back in the UK as they reciprocate!). Also, you build on the friendships of the new people you are meeting. Of course, it might make it more difficult to deliver the impressive quantity and quality of TH-cam videos you are giving us here! Cheers, Rod
Hey Rod!
In a word.... YES! We have loved a lot about Turkey and we think we could spend extended time in Kusadasi, Izmir and Fethiye so far, but probably not in Istanbul as it was a fast paced city which we think is better suited to short term stays. So in the coming years, you will find us doing longer stays in places like this. Like the idea of friends and family coming to visit too!
Thanks as ever Rod!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
@@2GoRoam Well, Fethiye really impressed me hence the question plus as I have mentioned in the past I am building towards 6 months in my residence in Hawaii, rent out for the other 6 months and spend the time in France and Italy for the most part but your Turkey videos have got me thinking why not a month or two at least in the first years in other places. I envy your great partnership as a divorced guy who does these trips on his own!
Hey Rod!
Well being europeans ourselves we can tell you the following.... Firstly, Turkey is significantly cheaper, but because it is less on the tourist trail much of it is unspoilt so we actually prefer it to places like France at the moment.
Hawaii... wow :-)
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
'Swimming pool' is pushing it - a large outside bath
Very interesting video, you seem to have nailed this subject. Sarah, you seem familiar - did you live/work on the south coast?
Thank you for your video! My husband and I plan to retire early by end of year too and will also be selling our house and moving back to Spain. It's scary though because of inflation and stock market but life is too short!
Great video you two! I have only started watching your videos, but quite enjoy your humour and look forward to watching more. The reason I started watching is because my husband and I are not planning slow travel, but, we will be selling everything to move abroad. We already purchased a home in Mexico and visit whenever possible. Luckily we live close enough that the plane ride is only 4-5 hours away. My hubby and I have planned this for many many years. basically in our 20's we knew we wanted to retire early. haha. But we have since had 2 children and they are getting older. Youngest is 15, so we have a few years before we leave him. But both kids know that we don't plan to stay in Canada to retire and they are fine with it. We totally love our kids but they will have a life of their own so why shouldn't we? Many of our friends and family think we are crazy but many also wish they could do it too. What my long wind is getting at is, I think you two have a great plan and look forward to watching more! Cheers! :)
My husband LOVES renting cycles 🚴 when we travel. He would have such fun cycling around where you are!😀
Y’all are so fun to watch especially since I am in your age group but still working. The nice thing for me is I can telework which means I work from home full time, hopefully in the near future I can remote work from anywhere in the country (USA).
We sold our house and all our stuff in Sep 2021 to travel full time. We love it!! We are not retired though. We're still running our business and plan to retire in 5 years.
hahaha...this is one f your best video so far! we completely agree with everything you discussed you two...we're on our First 7 months of retirement and were currently living here in the philippines - enjoying life in different islands and cities. the only difference is that we have not got rid of our house and cars yet which is costing us £1300 a month even whilst we're away. can't fully decide whether to sell or not as we want to get back to UK and enjoy the spring and summer months. next destination after summer 2022 is Antarctica and South America for 6 months, covid permits ...thanks for your brilliant content x
Hey Reawakened Curiosities!
That is a really thorny issue isn't it about maintaining the home. £1300 is an amount of money that means you have to think about it isn't it. Tricky thing we have found with the UK is that the cost to rent when returning is eyewatering isn't it! So it isn't straight forward.
We are so excited to get to the Philippines sometime soon. Is it as incredible as it looks?
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
We love your lifestyle and your TH-cam Channel 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hey VianneyStrick!
Thank you so much and thank you for taking the time to drop us a comment to let us know!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
I want to majorly downsize and travel but have my little place to come to.
Love your videos, as always. This isn't a retirement question, but perhaps you could address it in a future video. I started slomadding recently (sold everything). As you think of your 10 years, will you repeat locations? With what cadence? How do you decide a place is a 12-night location versus a 28-night spot? Thanks!
Hey Jenny!
Really good questions of course! So what we have done in Turkey is actually a conscious decision to have a bit of a road trip for fun. So we hired a car with a plan of covering a lot of ground over a relatively short amount of time (around 2 months). However, this isn't the style that we will continue with or prefer. Take for example where we are in Fethiye, it feels like being here for 12 days has got us to the position of actually knowing some people here. Fist bumps and hellos as we walk and cycle through town.... then we are moving on. We both feel that with this town particularly we could stay a month or two. So we are more the 28 night kind of travelers.
However! Doing this trip has been interesting and your question has just prompted something in me that I am going to discuss with Sarah in a minute.... Maybe the ultimate plan could be.... get to a country... hire a car, then visit 7 locations in all parts of the country for a week and in so doing, decide where we would like to spend extended time. Don't think we would do that but it sounds a compelling idea. Only reason I say that is, we visited a town here in Turkey that came highly recommended to us and well.... we were there for 12 nights but just didn't really feel it. It would have been wasted time for us to have stayed there 28 nights. But then Fethiye, we wish we were spending more time....
I am rambling!
Thanks as ever for your lovely comment :-)
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Fantastic video and that apartment is HUGE!! We're not sure whether we'll keep our home or not. Likely not, because as we age this house will be too much upkeep and we'd like to live somewhere warmer anyway. May as well sell it and hit the road! : ) We have considered renting it out, however . . . Decisions, decisions!
Hey Mel!
We think that would be a good idea. Funny thing... the one thing we love about not owning a home is that it's another thing we aren't responsible for. Renting these bikes... I (Neil) have been having kittens wondering if they will get stolen, double locking them and hiding them. The stress of having that responsibility was so much lol.... so how would I be traveling knowing I have a house back in the UK.... terrfied!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Great video. Yes, we are interested in retiring early. We have been having the same debate about selling our home and we are growing more concerned about inflation and the stock market doing so poorly over the past months. your video has opened up other possibilities to explore as we continue our own planning. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's very refreshing, informative, and fun.
Well done, I've just subbed & hope your journey goes well. I'm 61 now kids have flown the nest & I recently lost my Mum who I had lived & cared for for the last 8 years. I'm at the very early stages of the process you guy's have gone through & while I'm not doing the exact thing you guy's are doing I do intent to travel & see many places. I totally get the house thing & the personal attachment to thing's & while I may not have to sell my house to do what I plan I do really need to streamline my possessions & it will be hard as I'm a bit of a hoarder. All the best for your future lifestyle. Thailand is a wonderful place to explore if you get chance try & get to Koh Phi Phi & Krabi.
Isn't nomadic living great! We sold everything including our home in California last April and have been on the road since. First we traveled around the US in our 21' travel trailer but now we're 1 month away from flying to Europe for a few months. We're using Nevada as our home base since our daughter lives there and my parents (90 and 93 years old) are about an hour away. For me, the hardest part is being away from family especially with my parents being in their 90's which means we'll probably go 'home' a bit more often to check in.
Hey Debbie!
Absolutely it is... we are loving this lifestyle so much!
Yes we understand that and we have the same concerns with us having parents in their late 80's it is difficult. We use Facebook Portal (we bought them a unit that plugs into their TV) so anywhere we can have a video chat. We tend to video chat our folks 2 or 3 times each week which is a help but not the same as being there.
We love Nevada! One of our favourite US States!
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Did you consider renting out your home in the UK to get a monthly income. If yes, why did you then decide to sell it? What are the pros and cons of renting out or selling?
I retired at 43, so pretty lucky really. My husband hopes to retire in 4 years @ 55 years of age. I’d love us to travel extensively 6 months of the year or so but return home the rest of the year. It was fabulous of you to sell it all, I’m a bit envious really, but I’m not there yet. My husband could easily do it and maybe by the time he retires I’ll have come around to the idea 😊🤔
Hey Shopgirl!
43 is a wonderful result, well done on that. Having that balance of 6 months on/ off travel will likely work really well and we fully support that approach, go for it. And when you lose that stuff, seriously... you will feel lighter.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
I've thought about different options, but would probably start out renting our home for several months at a time. I figure we can get about $3800 a month in rent or about $325.00 day on AirBnB which would allow us to dip our toe in the water.. Love your Turkey digs!! Quite a deal! I'm in the process of reserving an Airbnb in Cali and the average for that town is $500 a night! Turkey look a darn site better for value!
It certainly looks like the two of you made the right decision! Your videos keep getting better and better. My plan is to keep my house in the San Francisco Bay Area but slow travel a couple of months per year once I retire in a couple of years. I love the idea of slow travel - I can definitely relate to your feelings about vacation while you were working. Trying to cram all the fun and relaxation into a week or two. But, I’ll balance that with my daughter and her fiancé living here in California -so I’ll keep a home base here. Your videos are inspirational! - Debbie (ps I work for a lab with a big safety culture so I have to point out that the bike helmets work best when they are on your heads ;-)
Hey Debbie!
Haha you seem to know a lot more about this safety thing than we do :-) We were exceptionally careful and when not on camera, we had our helmets on. Sarah wouldn't let me cycle any other way.
We think that is a really good idea, having a home base and heading out on slow travels. It will give you a place to store different clothing and we guess also, it will feel more of an event when you head out from home on your latest travels. We like that idea.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Great video. But the big question is - What happens after the 10 years? Where will you live?
Good to hear about your thoughts on selling house 🏡 Sounds like you are settling into new lifestyle, well done 👏 😎👍🏻
Hey Phil!
Yes we really are settling in to this unusual lifestyle! Thanks for taking the time to drop us a comment, we appreciate it.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
What do you do about health insurance when you retire early? In the United States Medicare starts at 65. How old did you retire?
Hey Kelly!
We retired in our early 50's and obviously as we are traveling full time, healthcare costs for a home country do not affect us. Having said that the UK has the National Health Service which does not cost. So for our travels we use a product called SafetyWing (there is a link in the description of our videos), good thing about it is that we can switch it on and off as needed and it allows us to travel perpetually.
Hope that helps.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
What a lovely home base and what appears to be a great place to be staying in general!! On the list. I was really interested in the insights into how you set up your overall journey, through the sale of your house.
Thanks for using Australian dollars. 👍
We try to keep a few currencies going and will continue to maintain that in the future.
The future is uncertain… so travel while your health is good! 🙌
Very nice property!
100% we are retiring early, at the latest in 2024...but we are even now thinking that 2023 may be an option. We have been thinking whether to keep or sell our house!! At the moment we are planning to rent it out which will cover the carrying cost, and then invest the equity to help fund our journey. If this doesn't work, we will definitely sell the house! BTW, your videos are great 😉
Hey FWG!
That would be cool if you could bring it forward a year... don't fall into the "One More Year" mindset. It is a big decision which way to go. For us, we loved how it lightened our load as we travel, one less thing back home to worry about.
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
I just found your channel and I love it! Good for you to follow your dreams. I have subscribed because I love supporting people like you rather then watching tv. I have a question for you. Did you ever decide to take a month long holiday first? I would love to retire early and travel but I’m single and it’s just not as much fun alone. If I find a good friend that I can wrangle into some long trips during winter I might start there. Enjoy
Great video. While working, I would always figure out how many hours I would have to work to pay for the item or experience I was purchasing. Then I would decide if that was worth that many hours working.
Hey Mike & Deb!
That is fantastic! And we are going to be making a video on that sometime soon. Probably to be released in the next month, we think you will appreciate that one :-)
Best wishes
Neil & Sarah
Just need my hubby on board....
I was wondering, after the 10 years away, do you worry you will burn through a lot of your savings and not have a home to live during your old age? It can be hard to retire in a rented home in the UK. Will you return to live in the UK after 10 years travelling and plan to have enough to fund a rental place there or rent overseas as it’s cheaper?
u r right....*****they can down size fr their big house to buy an one bed room flat/rent it out through an agent....1)...(they will have a place to live....when they come back to UK/ do not have to worry if property market value will rise n rise..in the furture..)...2) they still have enough/plenty $ to fulfil their travel dream.....👍👍👍...Good luck and have a good day...