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In 1991 Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age
of 38. Now, into their 3rd decade of this
financially independent lifestyle, they invite you
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PROFILE
TheGuide@RetireEarlyLifestyle.com
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Our successes in both the Brokerage and Restaurant
businesses afforded us the opportunity for early retirement at the age of 38. A bit unconventional, maybe, but that is only part of the
story.
There were many interests to pursue while still mentally
and physically flexible. A few of these choices were global travel,
foreign cuisine, native people's artwork and
customs. Journaling and photographing these travels from a unique perspective
made it easier to remain in
touch with family and friends. Interesting and packed with
information, this collection could be of value to you. All comments
are welcome.
Whether it's Dick's Bar on the tiny island nation of Nevis, West Indies,
volunteering in Mexico, the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, or Halong
Bay, Vietnam, we have tales to tell.
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Traveling in
Bangkok, Thailand |
Enjoy them, and perhaps our paths will
cross someday! |
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Sipping Coffee
in Hanoi, Vietnam |
In late 1979, we purchased
LUTHER'S, a 43 seat restaurant in
the seaside community of Santa Cruz, California, near the yacht harbor. For
10 years, we owned and operated this restaurant, bringing it to local fame.
For the first 5 years, we worked as a team; Billy, the Chef, and
AKAISHA, the
CEO. Dean Witter took a keen interest in Billy, recruiting him for their
brokerage firm. Eventually, Billy became Vice President of investments, and
branch manager of the Aptos office. Meanwhile, Akaisha continued to operate
the restaurant on all levels, which was open 365 days a year, breakfast,
lunch and dinner.
In 1989, we assessed our lives, our dreams and our bank balance.
Making some bold choices, we decided to get on track to becoming early retirees. In
January of 1991, at the age of 38, we retired and moved to Nevis, a 36
square mile dot in the West Indies. From there our perpetual gypsy schedule
began, traveling through the
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West Indies, Venezuela, US, Canada, Mexico, and
many nations in Asia.
We met and married in Santa Cruz,
California 33 years
ago. BILLY was a trained and certified
French chef, having trained in The Celestial (3 Star) and La Maisonette (5
Star) restaurants in Cincinnati, Ohio. During our travels to Europe in 1979
for 6 months, we pursued Michelin Guide restaurants and their chefs.
Upon returning to California, our intention was to buy a restaurant, and incorporate
this food, wine and recipe research. A keen interest in food has
always been a priority.
We have visited and/or lived in scores of countries, gathering stories
and photos along the way.
In 2005,
we wrote the book,
The Adventurer's Guide to
Early Retirement, A Common Sense Approach in order to answer
the many questions asked of us over the years. Often these questions were
similar, and many people had the same concerns or doubts about
their own retirements. Therefore it was more convenient to have our
story accessible in one location offering our approach as a template for
those interested in implementing their own retirement plans.
This popular book, sold in 40 countries around the world, is now in its
third edition
In 2010, we wrote the book,
The Adventurer's Guide to Chapala Living
answering many of our Readers' questions about this remarkable place, and how to
prepare for a first trip to this number one expatriate destination. Our
Adventurer’s Guide to
Destination Choices compares Mexico, Thailand and the
U.S., highlighting the pros and cons of these three countries as
retirement destinations.
The Adventurer's Guide to the Pacific Coast of Mexico
and
The Adventurer's
Guide to Mexico's Highlands both detail our route,
the places we stayed, prices we paid and the history and culture of
these locations in Mexico.
Our latest book,
Your Retirement Dream IS
Possible
was written in 2011, and is a must-read for anyone who
dreams of retirement but worries that their plan has been derailed by a
weak economy. After reading this book, you'll come away not only with a
solid financial plan, but the courage and know-how to take the leap into
the life you want.
Since then, we have become contributors to
financial newsletters like The Motley Fool Rule Your Retirement,
and travel and news magazines such as International Living,
Living and Investing Overseas, and Escape From America. Bob Clyatt featured us in his book,
Work Less, Live More as an
example of retirees on the move. We've been interviewed on TV business shows
from Cincinnati, Ohio to Phoenix, Arizona. Bankrate.com,
SmartMoney and Minyanville all found our
early retirement story to be inspiring and informative. Because our story is so unique,
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine interviewed us as part of
their cover feature, Make your money last FOREVER! You can
read about us here:
EXTREME
early retirement
Clark Howard, a nationally
syndicated radio talk show host, was also impressed with our story. He
wanted his listeners to benefit from our years of experience, and so
interviewed
us on his radio program.
We
have been published or interviewed in various newspapers and digital media
around the country and the globe,
Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City Utah, The Arizona Tribune, FOXBusiness, and BoomersTV, Redefining Life After Fifty!. And
our story was featured in an interview by Nicole McGregor on 12 News
Today, KPNX/NBC, Phoenix, Arizona.
We also have a video available on our
website,
Meet the Kaderlis, which we believe you will find
both motivating and of practical use.
We want to emphasize that no one knows what tomorrow will bring. There are many ways to live a life, so
make the most of it! Our
advice to you is: Embrace your future! Follow your dreams!
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