How We Retired Early and Afford to Travel the World

In this vlog, we'll share our tips on how to budget smartly and retire early and afford to travel the world. We'll cover everything from preparation for early retirement, to money saving tips for how to travel the world cheaper and how to save on travel expenses. So whether you're just starting to plan your retirement or you're already well on your way, this video is for you!

ABOUT US: We are a gay couple who retired early in order to travel and enjoy life. We spend half our time in Washington DC and the other half in extended slow travel all over the world. Our philosophy is to "travel wide" but also to "travel deep" which means really getting to learn the stories unique to the destinations that we visit. Join us for the journey.

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How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor (One of the best things we read in preparation for our retirement.)

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🎦 Chapters
00:00 Afford to Travel Introduction
01:38 Preparation for Early Retirement
10:06 Restructuring of Spending
16:30 Money Savers for Travel
20:10 Hotel and Airbnb Costs
25:08 Essentials During Travel
27:50 Travel Experiences

[erinaustin]

Great video. I really appreciate your share. We aren’t retiring “early” but following a very similar path. Downsized, pets gone😢, kids educated, hate driving, etc. and travels begin in September. We’re still going to follow along on your adventures though.

[barrylambert]

You give excellent advice. My partner of 39 years and I (now legally married) are very much mirroring your path. We early retired seven years ago at ages 55, and are now having a ball. Our financial planning/saving over the years allows us to travel how we want, when we want. Your best advice given is 'have a trusted financial planner'. Without the years of our solid financial planning, we would be sitting at home....broke.

[barbaralazier]

I move an X amount each month into my travel account. It is amazing how this account mounts up

[jjmm]

Thanks for sharing these tips. Curious as to how you handle trip insurance - trip cancellation, trip interruption, and medical. With some of the Airbnb strict cancellation policies I find I can't do without it. The credit card (Chase for example) trip insurance is ok but its medical benefits are very skimpy. Thanks for any thoughts on this. John (also in the DC area)

[nightsurfer]

Please, who is your financial manager ?

[drscottcady]

what age were both of you when your retired?