Orienting my thought process is precisely how you're helping. This is valuable to me, and it's only right that you guys get money from TH-cam. Thank you, as always. Robert in NYC.
I love your videos! Been binge-watching them the last few days since I discovered your channel(s). My husband is planning to retire in 2 years at 62. I'm 5 years behind him but hope to retire from my small business at the same time (or at least cut back). Working on my side hustle(s) so we don't have to take Social Security or his pension for a few more years. Your checklist is sooo helpful as the timing is perfect. I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred (last month), and just got approved for the IHG card. We travel quite a bit so hoping to build up points over the next 2 years. We have a dumpster ordered for the first week of May and plan to do Swedish Death Cleaning then. We are taking the steps to prepare to downsize our lives and home (sons planning on moving out this year). I'm sooooo excited!!!!
You guys are definitely my new favorite channel! You are either doing similar things to what Im doing or you’re doing things I want to do. Thanks again for being soooooo transparent!
Awesome! Thank you! We noticed we did a lot of the same things over the last few years! We only did the van life for 1 month, although it was fun! We wanna go back and watch your old videos on that topic.
Couple things to add: 1. Pepto Bismol is generally not available abroad, and it's used to treat traveler's diarrhea, so it's good to bring extra. 2. Visiting a travel doctor a year out can be helpful because some vaccines are given as a series over several months, so it's important to get started early.
Another big reason VPN is important, is it turns your streaming services into much better deals. For instance, Disney Plus is pretty limited in the US but if you set your VPN to somewhere else, you’ll get all the Fox Studio movies and shows. Almost every streaming service’s offerings expand when you change your VPN location. I would get a VPN even if I was just in the US for the value it brings to streaming service catalogs.
P.S. AMEN re: the passport pages info!! I had to do two visa runs to Shanghai mid-pandemic due to this even though I had years left on my (US) passport 🫠🫠. Again, such practical tips!
Ahhh.....that explains why every time we are out of the USA that we cannot watch our streaming services. Thank you for the tip on how to get around that and all the other planning tips. I'm saving this to refer to often!
I've only found your channel recently, but am now firmly subscribed. Your vlogs are packed with practical information that is presented so logically and clearly. You are inspiring me to feel brave about solo slow travel in retirement.
You guys are inspiring. You have totally changed my perspetives about how I will choose to live my retirement years. It's still a while but with all the education I'm getting from your contents, I am already setting myself up to enjoy all the savings and better experiences as early as this year!!! Thank you so much. God bless you.
Great information - and motivation! Three years and counting down. We’re debating renting our house to start depending on where the housing market is at that time. The rent will cover more than the carrying costs, so it would be extra income. We know it’s not our retirement home, but would keep us in the market while we’re gone.
This is great info and love the new content. One thing that I was also considering during your section about selling the house was changing your state of residence to a state without income tax. I heard South Dakota was fairly easy as it catered to RV nomads with a few day turnaround to register. In this case, I think that could be leveraged for international nomads too. Have you looked into that options viability to save money?
I'm about 5 months out and in that time I need to fix a few things, get rid of stuff, sell my place, and get the IHG and Hyatt cards. Ugh, it's overwhelming, but I didn't want to lose my place to live in until my last day of work.
Have traveled to Bali many times, and love the place, but Africa safaris are the best. Celebrating your anniversary next year will be wonderful either in Bali or Africa, which are two of my favorite places to visit. Just be careful in Bali, the last time we vacationed there, my husband got dengue fever, but recovered well. ❤By the way, you guys look too young to have been married almost 30 years.
I don’t like the idea of selling my house to travel and then a few yrs later deciding I want to take a break or just settle down and now I can’t afford to buy a house because they have appreciated too much. This became an issue during COVID for RVers coming off the rd. They sold an appreciating asset and bought a depreciating one.
@@susangarrard2753 Not talking about me. Folks sold their homes before Covid and traveled for a few yrs. Spent a lot of their savings doing that. Then inflation made their home they sold for 150k now worth 400k so they can’t afford to buy a house similar to what they had.
exactly why I don't want to sell my home.... and renting it out is a scary thought after seeing all the problems with landlord/tentants and squatters, etc.
Great video thank you, we are starting full time travel August next year and appreciate all your information. Another suggestion is to keep a lot of documents, passwords, card expiry dates etc is to save to Google Drive, cheers
Great video! What is the suggestion for bank dual authentication when on E-SIM? Is everyone just switching back to US carrier SIM and incurring the daily international charge or employing some other method?
You are such a pleasing presence . I have been watching you only a couple of days and youre kinda inspiring. Maybe you can guide us on how to get those points to help us make our travels as amazing. God bless you . Gautam
One more comment-I use T Mobile WiFi so I can access my US phone number from abroad! I pay a family member to add a line to their plan and then I can do two-factor authentication like normal 😮💨
Just a heads up ...your chase referral link in description isn't good anymore. We don't need it today but thinking of getting CSR by end of june. Or Amex Plat. So happy to use your links. ❤
This and your 5 year out video are extremely helpful. Thanks. Have you thought of a living trust over a will so your loved ones avoid the probate system? 🤔
How do you handle your drivers license once it gets close to expiring if you don’t have a home in the US? I’d like to go without a car once I retire. Just thinking about if I want to rent one from time to time.
Hi. Great video! When you have multiple credit cards. Let say i have both Sapphire and IHG. How do you balance which card to use? What factors determine which card you whip out of wallet on any particular situation? Thanks.
They all offer different points for categories, so we made a little list. Then eventually you'll memorize it. But for instance the IHG card offers 3X on "everything else" but Sapphire only 1X, so like at Walmart we would use IHG. But booking travel Sapphire is 3X, and they are worth more so we would use that.
Great tips...truly appreciate all the information you all share. I apologize in advance if you all have already said this...I am trying to watch all the videos. :-) But, do you all have a home base in the States?
Being an election year, I’m curious, how do you do this being overseas yet US residents? Also, I’m curious about filing a tax return-since we’re in the thick of that now.
I believe in others videos they said that the rates are typically a little less when booking with points plus with some brands they can avoid resort fees.
Another great video! I am a few years out. I would like to travel mostly in Europe. Which credit card would you recommend that I start with? I would like to start banking points.
Have you considered cancelling residency in the last state in which you resided so you won't file state income tax returns? Also, do you use a virtual mail forwarding service?
Some states don't let you "cancel" residency. Unless you can prove you live in another state (or maybe territory), if the last place you lived in the U.S. is NC, it considers this state to be your residency.
I've heard nothing good about safetywing over the years. Good luck with filing claims with them so do your due diligence and really research it beforehand.
I have chronic pain & my husband has high blood pressure… you mentioned you can get medicine everywhere… how hard is it to get prescription meds? Would we need to carry medical records & probably see a doc each month? I’m sure my husband’s is much easier than mine. I’m thinking I wouldn’t be able to get schedule 3 narcotics unless I see a doc each time/month… any idea about that at all? I haven’t been able to find anything online. Thx!
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Priceless information and golden for world travelers. You two sure seem to have done it absolutely the right way! I guess the way the calendar is in Malaysia a person sure could be as close to immortal as one can get..... 🧞♀
Orienting my thought process is precisely how you're helping. This is valuable to me, and it's only right that you guys get money from TH-cam. Thank you, as always. Robert in NYC.
Thanks for your support, we appreciate it!
I love your videos! Been binge-watching them the last few days since I discovered your channel(s). My husband is planning to retire in 2 years at 62. I'm 5 years behind him but hope to retire from my small business at the same time (or at least cut back). Working on my side hustle(s) so we don't have to take Social Security or his pension for a few more years. Your checklist is sooo helpful as the timing is perfect. I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred (last month), and just got approved for the IHG card. We travel quite a bit so hoping to build up points over the next 2 years. We have a dumpster ordered for the first week of May and plan to do Swedish Death Cleaning then. We are taking the steps to prepare to downsize our lives and home (sons planning on moving out this year). I'm sooooo excited!!!!
Hi from Daytona Beach 😊
Retirement date is 02/29!!🎉
Oh wow! So soon, congrats!
Congratulations on your retirement!
Congratulations to you
Yay so close!
I’m from Deland originally! Yay to see a Daytona Beach-er here 😊
You guys are definitely my new favorite channel! You are either doing similar things to what Im doing or you’re doing things I want to do. Thanks again for being soooooo transparent!
Awesome! Thank you! We noticed we did a lot of the same things over the last few years! We only did the van life for 1 month, although it was fun! We wanna go back and watch your old videos on that topic.
Couple things to add:
1. Pepto Bismol is generally not available abroad, and it's used to treat traveler's diarrhea, so it's good to bring extra.
2. Visiting a travel doctor a year out can be helpful because some vaccines are given as a series over several months, so it's important to get started early.
I would never use public wifi without using a VPN - that's my top reason for using it.
Another big reason VPN is important, is it turns your streaming services into much better deals. For instance, Disney Plus is pretty limited in the US but if you set your VPN to somewhere else, you’ll get all the Fox Studio movies and shows. Almost every streaming service’s offerings expand when you change your VPN location. I would get a VPN even if I was just in the US for the value it brings to streaming service catalogs.
Thanks for the info on Disney Plus. This is great news! Do you have a specific country that you like Disney Plus offering the best?
@@kimshivonne i usually just use england!
@@30AndAWakeUp Thank you!
I love, love LOVE how specific you are here. You’re really helping people 🥹. Thank you for sharing this information!
P.S. AMEN re: the passport pages info!! I had to do two visa runs to Shanghai mid-pandemic due to this even though I had years left on my (US) passport 🫠🫠. Again, such practical tips!
Thanks so much!
@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravelThanks for replying! Sorry for the comment onslaught 😅-I got a little excited when I found you all last night 🤭
Look at those smiles!! Really enjoyed the video.
You are so kind
Ahhh.....that explains why every time we are out of the USA that we cannot watch our streaming services. Thank you for the tip on how to get around that and all the other planning tips. I'm saving this to refer to often!
You guys are really great. my wife and I were inspired by your success on TH-cam.
Wow, thank you!
You guys are wonderful! I am so glad I found your channel.
Thank you so much!
Wow clear explanation with steps good job
Even in the states, I have a E-Sim and dual sim phone. Got a mid grade phone unlocked.
Yes, it's the way to go!
I've only found your channel recently, but am now firmly subscribed. Your vlogs are packed with practical information that is presented so logically and clearly. You are inspiring me to feel brave about solo slow travel in retirement.
You guys are inspiring. You have totally changed my perspetives about how I will choose to live my retirement years. It's still a while but with all the education I'm getting from your contents, I am already setting myself up to enjoy all the savings and better experiences as early as this year!!! Thank you so much. God bless you.
Great information - and motivation! Three years and counting down. We’re debating renting our house to start depending on where the housing market is at that time. The rent will cover more than the carrying costs, so it would be extra income. We know it’s not our retirement home, but would keep us in the market while we’re gone.
This is great info and love the new content. One thing that I was also considering during your section about selling the house was changing your state of residence to a state without income tax. I heard South Dakota was fairly easy as it catered to RV nomads with a few day turnaround to register. In this case, I think that could be leveraged for international nomads too. Have you looked into that options viability to save money?
More great advice... thank you!!!🙏
I'm about 5 months out and in that time I need to fix a few things, get rid of stuff, sell my place, and get the IHG and Hyatt cards. Ugh, it's overwhelming, but I didn't want to lose my place to live in until my last day of work.
I just found you guys and really like your videos - they are the most informative! I've subscribed!
Thanks!
Have traveled to Bali many times, and love the place, but Africa safaris are the best. Celebrating your anniversary next year will be wonderful either in Bali or Africa, which are two of my favorite places to visit. Just be careful in Bali, the last time we vacationed there, my husband got dengue fever, but recovered well. ❤By the way, you guys look too young to have been married almost 30 years.
I don’t like the idea of selling my house to travel and then a few yrs later deciding I want to take a break or just settle down and now I can’t afford to buy a house because they have appreciated too much.
This became an issue during COVID for RVers coming off the rd. They sold an appreciating asset and bought a depreciating one.
If you invest the money wisely you could afford more in the future.
@@susangarrard2753 Not talking about me. Folks sold their homes before Covid and traveled for a few yrs. Spent a lot of their savings doing that. Then inflation made their home they sold for 150k now worth 400k so they can’t afford to buy a house similar to what they had.
exactly why I don't want to sell my home.... and renting it out is a scary thought after seeing all the problems with landlord/tentants and squatters, etc.
Your channel is so helpful.
Great information, thank you! Could you touch upon if you maintain a USA mailing address for banking purposes specifically?
I use a family member’s address for banking.
Thank you! Many things I never thought of.
Great video thank you, we are starting full time travel August next year and appreciate all your information. Another suggestion is to keep a lot of documents, passwords, card expiry dates etc is to save to Google Drive, cheers
And download them to PDF if you travel to China…
@@abbyabroad you can view “sheets” whilst off line
Great advice on everything. Would be great to have this as a printable checklist, even for a fee. Love your channel(s)
Excellent video idea
Great video! What is the suggestion for bank dual authentication when on E-SIM? Is everyone just switching back to US carrier SIM and incurring the daily international charge or employing some other method?
You are such a pleasing presence . I have been watching you only a couple of days and youre kinda inspiring. Maybe you can guide us on how to get those points to help us make our travels as amazing. God bless you .
Gautam
What invaluable advice! Thanks!
You're so welcome!
This was so helpful, thank you. I'm trying to decide between 3 VPN brands, but I'll probably just go w/ Nord.
It has worked very well for us
How do you keep the points from expiring?? Like stockpiling?
You just need to do something to earn points, so using the card or staying a night.
One more comment-I use T Mobile WiFi so I can access my US phone number from abroad! I pay a family member to add a line to their plan and then I can do two-factor authentication like normal 😮💨
Just a heads up ...your chase referral link in description isn't good anymore. We don't need it today but thinking of getting CSR by end of june. Or Amex Plat. So happy to use your links. ❤
Thanks so much! I just fixed it on this video, and it should be updated on all the newer videos now too. We appreciate you telling us!
This and your 5 year out video are extremely helpful. Thanks.
Have you thought of a living trust over a will so your loved ones avoid the probate system? 🤔
Thanks!
Welcome!
How do you handle your drivers license once it gets close to expiring if you don’t have a home in the US? I’d like to go without a car once I retire. Just thinking about if I want to rent one from time to time.
Hi. Great video! When you have multiple credit cards. Let say i have both Sapphire and IHG. How do you balance which card to use? What factors determine which card you whip out of wallet on any particular situation? Thanks.
They all offer different points for categories, so we made a little list. Then eventually you'll memorize it. But for instance the IHG card offers 3X on "everything else" but Sapphire only 1X, so like at Walmart we would use IHG. But booking travel Sapphire is 3X, and they are worth more so we would use that.
@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel Duh! Of course. Why wouldn't you do that? LOL. Figuare it out and optimize it. Thanks. More questions later. :)
Great tips...truly appreciate all the information you all share. I apologize in advance if you all have already said this...I am trying to watch all the videos. :-) But, do you all have a home base in the States?
Being an election year, I’m curious, how do you do this being overseas yet US residents? Also, I’m curious about filing a tax return-since we’re in the thick of that now.
HRBLOCK easily can do your taxes all online/remote. Upload your docs and have a video conference.
hi i love your videos and i would like to know can i apply for a IHG credit card in Australia
Have you run the numbers on getting points vs cash back and just paying for hotels?
I believe in others videos they said that the rates are typically a little less when booking with points plus with some brands they can avoid resort fees.
Another great video! I am a few years out. I would like to travel mostly in Europe. Which credit card would you recommend that I start with? I would like to start banking points.
Have you considered cancelling residency in the last state in which you resided so you won't file state income tax returns? Also, do you use a virtual mail forwarding service?
Some states don't let you "cancel" residency. Unless you can prove you live in another state (or maybe territory), if the last place you lived in the U.S. is NC, it considers this state to be your residency.
I've heard nothing good about safetywing over the years. Good luck with filing claims with them so do your due diligence and really research it beforehand.
Do you have separate IHG accounts or companion card?
I have chronic pain & my husband has high blood pressure… you mentioned you can get medicine everywhere… how hard is it to get prescription meds?
Would we need to carry medical records & probably see a doc each month? I’m sure my husband’s is much easier than mine. I’m thinking I wouldn’t be able to get schedule 3 narcotics unless I see a doc each time/month… any idea about that at all? I haven’t been able to find anything online.
Thx!
While using points abroad, are you booking rooms directly with the hotel websites or through credit card portals? Thanks!
On a different video I believe they mentioned that they try to avoid credit card portals since it isn’t as easy to make changes on the reservation.
How do you plan the first month of big expenses getting overseas with accommodation etc and stay close to $4k
Shouldn't you keep your house so you can store your car while on a trip?
You can store your car at storage facilities. I did it for years for about $100 a month.
That's a VERY expensive storage space!
I’m still confused about how to handle the otp issue 😵💫
Where is the link for the VPN?
Found it!
How do you get cash for each country you go?
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Hi! How do you know which stocks are dividend paying stocks versus the other kind? I’m two to three years from making my move.
get ETFs that pay dividend instead of company stocks. I like JEPI.
Do you need to keep a US address?
Rob are you a day trader?
Why are you guys switching the sides you’re sitting on? Lol
Haha, we didn't think anyone would notice!
@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel I noticed too... 😅
Yeah! It's just weird 😅
It was for the lighting 😂, we can't move the desk in the hotel we are in. We will definitely switch back at the next place!
@@Shello58 😂
Safetywing? It does not look like a safe, comprehensive health insurance... /)
Priceless information and golden for world travelers. You two sure seem to have done it absolutely the right way!
I guess the way the calendar is in Malaysia a person sure could be as close to immortal as one can get.....
🧞♀