Category Archives: All Things Financial

I Want to Retire and Travel. Should I Have Kids or Not?

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Kids change everything when it comes to retirement, especially for someone middle-aged like me. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Heart Song, Q & A From our Readers, Travel Tips and Insight | Tagged daily life, Finance, Happiness, Perspective, Travel | Leave a comment

10 Tips to Get to Early Retirement Faster

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Retire Early Lifestyle

If you want to retire early you need to plan early and often as well. Here are ten early retirement preparation tips. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Guest Blog Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Finance, Happiness, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Retirement, retirement planning | Leave a comment

Magic Classroom Bringing Education to Rural Villages

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Retire Early Lifestyle

In Guatemala 40% of children do not make it through 1st grade. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Guest Blog Posts, Heart Song, Indigenous Life, Volunteering | Tagged daily life, gratitude, Happiness, indigenous culture, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Travel, Volunteer | Leave a comment

Panic!!

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Yesterday my husband came home with the news that he’s about to be laid off, and we immediately began to wonder whether we could afford to retire now. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Housing, Q & A From our Readers | Tagged household expenses, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Retirement Experts, retirement planning, Travel | Leave a comment

2016 Key Tax Changes

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Retire Early Lifestyle

With the New Year underway, we’d like to take this opportunity to review the important tax changes impacting US expats living around the world. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Guest Blog Posts, Legal Matters | Tagged Finance | Leave a comment

What Is “Slow Travel?”

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

We know a man who does some “slow travel” and he lives on $12k a year and seems to be able to manage that fairly well. It’s definitely doable and not impossible. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Q & A From our Readers, Travel Tips and Insight | Tagged daily life, Happiness, Travel | Leave a comment

Secure Online Transactions When Traveling

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

I would like to be able to move money around between accounts, for example, without fear of my information being stolen over public Wifi.
Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Q & A From our Readers, Travel Tips and Insight | Tagged Finance, International Experts, Retirement, Travel | Leave a comment

I am forced to think about retirement as I have been laid off my job

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

I find the complexity and uncertainty of figuring retirement out
daunting with College costs, medical insurance cost, possible wedding
cost, etc. But now I’m forced to evaluate it because I’ve been laid
off at 55. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Q & A From our Readers | Tagged Finance, health insurance, medical care, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, retirement planning | Leave a comment

Repositioning Cruises

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Since these trips are usually one-way and during the less-busy off season, you can get some really good deals on these two week cruises. Continue reading →