Don’t rush it...
My suggestion is to work another year or two and plan this out better. Don’t do what I did, which was get divorced (more on that in a minute) quit my job, sold my house and moved to another country where I didn’t speak the language. It was way to stressful.
First question and I hate being the wet blanket but many relationships fail. Even more in times of great stress and change. Do all your numbers still work if you were to be divorced, half the assets mostly the same expenses.... Just saying....
The other is to plan what kind of life you both want. If it is someplace warmer, then buy that property now and fix it up from current income. Don’t have a retirement fund and immediately withdraw a sizable portion to fund that new life. Get the new house on the lake, ocean etc, the boat to go fishing on, the new furniture, giant TV etc while the money is still coming in.
At your current income 2 years should cover a nice life in most places (ok not Zurich or New York penthouse living )and building that new life. It gives you the time to explore new places and really where and how you spend your retirement.
If I had my druthers I would be in the south of France and not in Uruguay but that is just the foodie in me talking. I had spent quite a bit of time visiting here before making the change and was still not prepared for all the changes in my life. Just take your time, research, explore be as prepared as you can be and then pull the trigger.
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Retired @age 53 with and moved to Uruguay 2013.
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