Category Archives: Retirement Planning

One Year Anniversary

July 10th is a one year anniversary since we sold our house and all our possessions, and moved 6 boxes to the storage facility. After three lovely weeks in New York, we

Singapore

We just returned from the short trip to Singapore. We had to do a “visa run” (exit the country and re-enter it) to obtain another 90 days Malaysian visa. Singapore! What a

Blog Topics

One of our friends mentioned that my posts are food oriented.  Yes, she is correct. What other subject would interest people?  Most likely, the majority of people’s time is spent at work,

Penang

We are taking a mini “vacation” and going to see Penang. We stay in a small heritage hotel, Armenian House,  located in the charming UNESCO Cultural Zone of Georgetown, the capital on

Detoxing Your Mind

Ready to report that we completed the prerequisite part of our early retirement life: the mind and body detox.  The previous posts tell about the body detox, now a few words about

Dacha

Dacha is the suburban summer house, and majority of Russians, if can afford,  have one. Our relative brought us to her dacha which is located approximately 50 miles from her apartment in

Settling in NY, Week Two

Our friends could not believe that we were so busy in NYC.  “Busy? Doing what? You are not going to work; you do not have a house, no cars… What you are

Freedom!!!

As a part of our big plan to retire early abroad, we’ve sold our house a few days.  As I wrote in the earliest posts, we loved our house so much! I

Meeting New People

The number of my posts is reduced lately, although my mind is jumping from one though/topic to another like a drunken monkey.  I felt that I want to share a lot, but

Retirement Haven – Another List

We all search for that imaginary retirement haven.  However, the main question is still the same: “Can we afford it?”   Almost every retirement magazine, publishing company, and retirement experts have their own