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In 1991 Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age of 38. Now, into their 4th decade of this financially independent lifestyle, they invite you to take advantage of their wisdom and experience.

The Other Side of the Boat

Billy Kaderli

The Other Side

When all my friends think I am crazy for moving so fast in this new relationship, I remember something I learned long ago: when everyone is on the same side of the boat, I go to the other side.

That is how I retired at 38, in 1991.

I am not sure why I lean that way. It is instinct.

It worked out pretty well then. I have no regrets now.

I have spent a lot of time turning this over, weighing pluses and minuses. My Thai lady has been doing the same, on her own, without me in the room.

I am no fool, and neither is she. She is a responsible business owner and a free spirit. That combination fits me.

I have never been with anyone who was not a U.S. citizen. Language, distance, culture—all of it is new. It is complicated. Other couples have walked this road. Some of them made a life.

No relationship worth keeping is free of work. This one will not be either.

We are both grown. We have been through enough to know what we want: a friend, a lover, and a travel companion to share the years with.

Akaisha’s passing was a wake-up call. I have said that before. I got to say goodbye to her many times. Eleven years ago my Thai friend lost her husband and her brother in a car accident. She never got to say goodbye. I know my own pain. I do not pretend to know hers.

What I do know is this: we have found each other with a shared purpose—to use the health we have and the years we have, together, to a beautiful end.

Billy

 

 

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Billy and Akaisha Kaderli are recognized retirement experts and internationally published authors on topics of finance, medical tourism and world travel. With the wealth of information they share on their award winning website RetireEarlyLifestyle.com, they have been helping people achieve their own retirement dreams since 1991. They wrote the popular books, The Adventurer’s Guide to Early Retirement and Your Retirement Dream IS Possible available on their website bookstore or on Amazon.com.

 

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