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Kailash Yatra – part 1
Delhi -Kathmandu- Pokhara I am back from the longest vacation I ever took – 25 days away from home. It is hard to describe the trip. As I mentioned, it was not
Kailash Yatra
Yesterday, I realized that we have less than five months left before our targeted departure date. Once again, I started to panic if we have enough time to “wrap up all the US-based
Go Digital
Should you sell or rent your house? After analyzing the renting cost, maintenance fees, taxes, fees to the management company (we will not be here to handle the tenants and their needs),
Hot Topic – Retirement Abroad
I can’t believe! Retirement abroad is the favorite topic lately. Here is another article “10 Countries Where Retirees Live Large” by Jason Notte originally published by TheStreet.com on June 20, 2012 and
Affluenza & Downshifting
On June 14, 2012 CNN Money published the article by Geoff Colvin “3 ways to take control of your retirement” (The story is from the July 12, 2012 issue of Fortune). The article covers
Retirement Outsourcing
A week ago we saw a new movie “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”. It is funny and sad at the same time. Seven British retirees decided to “outsource” their retirement to India.
Catch Up Conversation With My Friend
Yesterday I had a lovely conversation with one of my old friends. We know each other for over 30 years, from our college time back in Russia. She became aware of our
Money, Money, Money, cont.
With regret I have to confess that we do not have five millions in savings, therefore we have to come up with the alternative way: either dramatically reduce our spending during retirement
Money, Money, Money
There are several articles published recently on the Interned, discussing how much money one really needs for retirement. The numbers, calculations, assumptions are so confusing. Some articles said that 3-5 million US
Are we nuts?
There is a Buddhist proverb: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. Somehow, we started to see the articles about the early retirement, the best places for retirement, retire overseas,