The thoughts of being on a cruise ship always make me anxious. It is like going to the “all you can eat resort” and staying behind the resort fence all your vacation. More »
Sounds like as a strange concept, but please look closer, and you would realize that this is not a bad idea. The Georgian visa is the best visa we have seen during More »
We are celebrated Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in Hoi An. Hoi An Ancient Town is one of the eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vietnam. We love this little town. It More »
The Myanmar (Burma) trip started in Yangon. We stayed in the Sule Shangri-La hotel. The sightseeing day started at the fruit market, then pagodas, stupas, temples… We visited Kyauk Htat More »
We made a conscious decision to splurge a little bit, and stay at the Renaissance Kuala Lumpur (KL) hotel with the magnificent view of the Petronas Twin Towers. So glad that we More »
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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
Where to Retire
When you selecting your retirement haven, the experts recommend to consider at least following: the cost of living, health/medical care, climate, safety, infrastructure, special benefits, accessibility, existence of expat community, and many other
The WSJ Article – Moving to Bali
On June 7th, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL published the article “Moving to Bali — How a retired California couple found a new life on a Pacific island” by JUDITH SCHNEIDER. The article
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,