LESSONS from EARLY RETIREMENT | 6 Months After Retiring Early

Here are the lessons we've learned from early retirement. Six months after reaching financial independence, we're sharing our reflections on retiring early to travel the world. We tackle the big questions about walking away from our jobs including the loss of identity, becoming bored and whether we're worried about running out of money.

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ABOUT US
Ready to get your finances in shape, leave your job behind and travel the world? We're Stephanie and Gillian, a couple who retired early from our corporate careers after many years of saving and investing. We've been traveling the world full time ever since. Every Sunday, we share the inspiration and motivation you need for getting to early retirement and a life of travel.

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MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO
from Epidemic Sound

Times Square by Onda Norte
Always Be by Hallman
I Can't Get Enough by Love Beans
No Games by Swif7

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[blindianajones]

I stopped working in 2014, am in my 40s and live off my investments with no side hustles. I'm commenting here because I guess I wanted to share that early retirement is not all sunshine and wonderment. Its not been easy figuring out how to spend my days. I'm kind of to the point where I am considering going back to school or getting a job. In either case, it would be for a daily routine. I thought I would find something creative to spend most of my time on and nothing has quite stuck (or I just cant spend more than an hour on music or writing). Also, i have no answers to questions about what I find meaningful or what would give me purpose. Last, social, its tricky. Not a whole lot of folks around during the day (except at lunch time). Not saying these things are true or will happen to anyone else. Just what I have continuously come across since I left work.

[fastingfemme]

My wife & I are planning on retiring at 44 & 45! Love your videos!!!!

[jackk]

I have conversations with folks all the time since we retired. Most of them talk about how they could NEVER sit around, they would be to bored. Well, I wish I wasn't stuck in the house on lock down, but I have to confess, the whole not having to go to work and I can just relax and do whatever, has done wonders for my mind and body. I worked 32 years in IT and most of it was Production support and super stressful, and I never liked it, its just want the Marine Corps taught me when I went in. So leaving the Corp stress and not having to sit at a desk all day fixing prod issues is freeing. Another awesome video!

[carriepowers]

I love this! My husband and I sold everything in September of last year and started our own nomad journey. He retired at age 40 and I'm mostly retired (I get paid for my random passion projects, so is that retired?). It's so fun to see another young couple doing the same slow travel we are doing! Can't wait to follow your adventures! ❤️

[SmithFam]

I don’t consider it retiring early. I call it providing a needed job opening for the next generation.

[jannorell]

Good job. So inspiring. I started when I was 50 years old, so I'm aware that I will have a though time reaching my FI number before I'm 65. But even if I don't make it all the way, my future looks much brighter than my original conventinal plan. My goal is beeing able to work part time from the age of
62 and still beeing able to continue to invest. Love from Jan

[sizzlemann]

We are doing the same as you. Retired early (end of last year), sold everything and started to travel full time. Unfortunately, our timing was horrible with this virus halting everything. We started by traveling across the US. Got as far as Greensboro, NC and are now hunkered down here at an Airbnb until we can get going again. Stay safe and we look forward to following your journey.

[rebekahfolkert]

Yes!!! We love your inspiring content! We are 5 years away from traveling!! We love our life now, but we are excited about our future!!

[derekronpaul]

Really cool to find your channel and videos! I am also a Canadian expat currently living and working the Cayman Islands in financial services, where I have been here for 8 years already! Living and working in a high income, low tax jurisdiction such as Cayman (or Singapore) really makes it possible to achieve Financial Independence much sooner than if I were back home in Canada. I like both of you, hope to 'retire' in the next 4-5 years, get away from my corporate job, decompress, and then spend time doing slow travel around the world, especially in low cost of living locations.


It is really great to see you are making it happen!

[max]

I am so happy to have found your video! I am only 2 years away from early retirement (around 40) and needed to hear from people who have done it!

[fredwang]

Great video, we are also working towards retirement within the next 3-5 years. Your stories are inspirations to us. Would like to know more about your travel and learn from your experience.

[reawakenedcuriosities]

I’m a new subscriber ladies and I’m pleased I found your channel. My husband and I are planning to pull the trigger and hit early retirement. My husband is a bit unsure, therefore, making him watch your videos hopefully will give him more confidence to leave his job and wean him off from his addiction of acquiring more money.

[ronbatt]

Great video! Love the clarity of your presentation and Q and A on this one. Wow... the scenery is

[misshoneyjam]

Loving your videos and the depth of thought and clarity! Thank you.

[victormarrero]

Love your channel. Truly inspirational. We're about 12 months from starting our nomad world-wide travel journey. We have our military and 401K pensions as well as Rental income for our properties in Orlando, Georgia and Punta Cana. Also also have our investments with the stock market and crypto currency. Thus financially don't think we'll have an issue. It's so helpful to hear you talk about budget around different countries. After all these years in the military and the private sector, it's a little intimidating to switch from investor/saving mentality to spender mentality. You have certainly opened our minds that it's definitely possible. Keep up the good work and thanks not only for sharing this valuable information but also for making us feel we'll be fine pulling the nomad trigger. Thank You!

[mindleaves]

Wow, super inspiring. Well done girls. Love that you don't have any regrets and chose to focus on the special things life has to offer. Great channel, Subscribed!

[thatguy]

Your videos are excellent.
One small suggestion - if you get a plug-in lavaliere mike (can be a cheap one), your sound quality will be much better, making your videos even more watchable/less echoey. Just get one, and clip it to the shoulder facing the other person so you're both heard clearly.

[randygoossen]

Great content. Really informative and nice delivery. I’m glad I stumbled upon your channel 👍🏼

[renealfonso]

Congrats on your new life. Looking forward to future videos

[sonnerie]

You're both charming! Thank you for the honest look at life post-FIRE. It sounds like it suits you well.