Was it Worth it? Retiring 20+ Years Ago at
Age 38 - Was It Worth It?
Billy and Akaisha
Kaderli
If we had stayed in our
careers until the “normal” twenty years of
service in the corporate world, that would
have us retiring in 2006 at the age of 54.
This still would have qualified us for
“early retirement” by most definitions.
Assuming things would have been the same,
financially we would be much better off had
we continued working.
Easy Livin'
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli
The years we lived in the
States it seemed there was always a “quick
trip” to the store for this or that and it
would take at least 30 minutes or more
depending on traffic and parking. I am sure
you can relate. We did these trips many
times a week or perhaps stopping off at the
store on the way home from work to pick up a
couple of things. They all take time away
from doing something you enjoy.
Welcome to Retire Lifestyle
Mentors
This is your opportunity to
have direct contact with Billy and Akaisha,
your private Retire Lifestyle Mentors. Ask
us anything to help you achieve your
retirement dreams. You know you have
questions that you are too timid to ask…..go
ahead …ask us…..we were there once too. We
have three decades of experience - in
finance, retirement lifestyle and world
travel - to guide you. Our goal is to help
you smooth out any concerns or fears you
might have or to untangle your road towards
building the retirement of your dreams.
Update Interview with Randy
and Lori Grant
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli
The last time we
interviewed Randy and Lori Grant was a few
years back. They were still working as
teachers in Japan and moving into their
early retirement. Lots has changed! Now,
with a few years of ER under their belts,
it’s time to have an update interview! Enjoy
this amazing couple in our interview with
them below:
The Best Investment Move - We Ever Made
Billy
and Akaisha Kaderli
According to the financial
pundits, we should have run out of money
long ago, barely getting by, living on
social security, and with little possibility
of travel. At least, according to the money
managers who write article after article on
how Americans are not saving enough,
investing poorly and need to follow their
advice to succeed. If their advice is so
great, why are they still working?
Flores, Guatemala
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli
After another night of loud music from the
bar next door to our hotel in San Ignacio,
we rose at about 5 a.m. to get ready for the
day’s travel from Belize to Flores,
Guatemala. Billy arranged for a van to take
us to the border town of Benque for $5BZD
each person – a price far more real than the
one taxis were charging.
Breadth of Life
Photo Story by George
Sakkestad
The following is a pictorial
account of the last months of my Mother's
life as photographed by George Sakkestad
with text by Kelly Luker. Published in the
Santa Cruz Metro Newspaper, the story and
photos rocked this little beach town at the
time. If it weren't for the fact that Billy
and I left our conventional jobs to retire
early, I wouldn't have had the personal time
to care for my Mother in a 24/7 home hospice
situation for several months. It was a
life-altering experience, one that I cherish
to this day. Enjoy this amazing story ...
Cost of Living in Antigua, Guatemala
Billy
and Akaisha Kaderli
Antigua is an
exciting, eclectic, international Colonial
city in Guatemala and it overflows with
charm, appealing restaurants, and cafes. One
can choose to live in town or in one of the
outside villages, but the pull to enter "the
city" is a pleasant one.
VIDEO - Puerto Vallarta in
the Morning
It's morning in Puerto
Vallarta and this is the view from our hotel
room. The town begins to wake up, you can
hear the ocean, and the public exercise
class will soon begin in the park down
below. Enjoy PV!
Faces of Guatemala
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli
For me, it's always been about the people.
Traveling allows us to meet those who live
in exotic locations, who have differing
customs than the ones with which I am
familiar, and who hold a perspective that
may enrich my own. Much about a person can
be seen - or at least imagined - by peering
into their faces. Come take a look, into
some Faces of Guatemala.