I keep writing the date as March instead of May in case you’re wondering how my perception of time has been affected by retirement 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in May (not March!).
Medical Tourism: Visiting a Doctor for $2.50 & Filling A $1 Prescription in Mérida, México
As a US citizen, one of my major concerns for retirement was how I would access healthcare. I knew this would be tricky because my plan was to travel around the US and the world, which does not work with how the US healthcare system is set up.
How I’m Using A Roth IRA Conversion Ladder To Access Retirement Funds Early: A Step-By-Step Guide
After I decided that I wanted to pursue financial independence in 2015, I had a laundry list of things I needed to research and learn before retirement. However, luckily I had 10 years to figure it out 🙂 . Even though that 10 year timeline became 5 when I retired in 2020, it turned out to be plenty of time to figure out all the minutiae of HOW I would actually take this leap.
Medical Tourism: A $32 Dental Cleaning in Mérida, México
Before I became a nomad, one of my concerns was how I would get regular dental cleanings and checkups. I knew that would be tricky while traveling around the US and then the world, given how the US healthcare system is set up. Continue reading “Medical Tourism: A $32 Dental Cleaning in Mérida, México”
Review: Google Fi – The US & International Cell Service
So many anniversaries are sneaking up on me lately. I feel like we were just in Maine deciding to switch from Republic Wireless after 5 years to Google Fi, and now I’ve already been with them for a whole year! So let’s get into how it’s going with Google Fi and if I’m going to stay with them for another year.
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The Month Of México: April 2022 Recap
Ok – seriously, how is 2022 1/3 over? Traveling internationally has seriously made this year fly by. I need to recalibrate 🙂 . Anyway, after our month in Thailand, we hung out in the northeast that was flirting with spring before heading to our next adventure: México! Let’s see what I got up to this month 🙂 .
Lessons Learned After 1 Year Of Airbnb Nomad Life
It’s official! We’ve been nomads living in Airbnbs full-time for over 12 months now. I was really curious to see how being a nomad would work out since I’d never tried living in long term Airbnbs before and I’m happy to say that it’s even better than I thought 🙂 . Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 1 Year Of Airbnb Nomad Life”
Review: Grab – The Lyft, DoorDash and InstaCart of Asia
Now that I travel with the intention of living in a new place instead of visiting, I like to see what the local apps are that people use in their day-to-day life. During this research, I discovered Grab. Grab is everything Uber wishes it was 🙂 . Continue reading “Review: Grab – The Lyft, DoorDash and InstaCart of Asia”