2029FIREaway
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Hello friends,
DW and I have a rough plan for early retirement in 5 years, when kids will be in college.
The rough plan is enjoy the summer of 2029 with kids, help younger kid settle into college, than do our first full slow travel trip in fall of 2029.
We’ve traveled ‘fast’ up until now. Usually 2-3 week trips, changing locale every few days etc.
My plan is to go to Italy for 4-6 weeks. Open to ideas on how best to think about this. One or two locations? We’ve never slow traveled before!
Bigger picture is we’ll be back home in NorCal between trips. Back home for the holidays etc. perhaps a trip to Asia for 4-6 weeks after the holidays for more slow travel. Rinse and repeat.
I would like to scope out places with the intent of potentially staying there much longer, especially if they are good places to age (health care, retirement community, long term care etc).
Aside from travel, a focus on our health is needed (more than now. I get it, start now!).
I’d like to pick up/continue some hobbies that have fallen by the way side. Biking and golf. Perhaps bring out my guitar. But essentially just enjoy our time together in the back yard while at home!
How does this sound? We’ll be 53 & 51 if my math is correct in 2029.
Trying to get some ideas from folks that have done similar. How long did your slow travel phase last? Did you find a place you wanted to stay longer and/or make more permanent?
How did your kids handle this?
Note: we have decided not to move out of NorCal. It’s likely the place we age long term, unless a better option comes up. I’ll happily rent abroad rather than buy and make life/taxes more complex.
DW and I have a rough plan for early retirement in 5 years, when kids will be in college.
The rough plan is enjoy the summer of 2029 with kids, help younger kid settle into college, than do our first full slow travel trip in fall of 2029.
We’ve traveled ‘fast’ up until now. Usually 2-3 week trips, changing locale every few days etc.
My plan is to go to Italy for 4-6 weeks. Open to ideas on how best to think about this. One or two locations? We’ve never slow traveled before!
Bigger picture is we’ll be back home in NorCal between trips. Back home for the holidays etc. perhaps a trip to Asia for 4-6 weeks after the holidays for more slow travel. Rinse and repeat.
I would like to scope out places with the intent of potentially staying there much longer, especially if they are good places to age (health care, retirement community, long term care etc).
Aside from travel, a focus on our health is needed (more than now. I get it, start now!).
I’d like to pick up/continue some hobbies that have fallen by the way side. Biking and golf. Perhaps bring out my guitar. But essentially just enjoy our time together in the back yard while at home!
How does this sound? We’ll be 53 & 51 if my math is correct in 2029.
Trying to get some ideas from folks that have done similar. How long did your slow travel phase last? Did you find a place you wanted to stay longer and/or make more permanent?
How did your kids handle this?
Note: we have decided not to move out of NorCal. It’s likely the place we age long term, unless a better option comes up. I’ll happily rent abroad rather than buy and make life/taxes more complex.