If you’ve decided that you want to create a mobile semi-retirement lifestyle for yourself, this post will address some of the steps you need to take to get started. You may have additional steps to add for your own particular life situation, but these steps will serve as a starting point for your journey. Imagine your ideal lifestyle Take a few days to think about what you’d … [Read more...]
Managing Mail While Traveling
The strategy for managing your mail while you are traveling depends on how long you will be gone. Managing your mail for trips of 30 days or less Placing a hold on your mail is the best option for trips of 30 days or less. First check to see if the US Postal Service offers this service in your area by entering your zip code on the USPS site. You can schedule Hold Mail … [Read more...]
Overcoming Age Biases and Perceptions
If you spend time looking at websites targeted at expats, non-stop world travelers, digital nomads, retirees and semi-retirees, snowbirds, and people seeking a better life with more freedom and less work, you start to see trends. The first trend you see is that most of the digital nomads, non-stop world travelers, and YouTube vloggers are younger people, many of them young … [Read more...]
House Caretaker Tasks List
If you will be taking long trips, caretakers or house minders who can regularly check on your house while you are gone are an invaluable resource. You want to treat these people well and not overburden them with too many tasks. That being said, here is a house caretaker tasks list which includes many of the tasks you would commonly ask your house caretaker or minder to do for … [Read more...]
Leaving Your Home Unoccupied While You Travel
If you plan to leave your home unoccupied while you travel, you will need to take care of a number of issues to prepare for your trip. Here is a list of some of the main tasks you should perform when leaving your home unoccupied for a long trip. Arrange for an Overseer or Caretaker for your home Regardless of how well you prepare your home to leave it unoccupied for long … [Read more...]
Estimating Your Real Travel Costs
Estimating your real travel costs is an important thing to do, especially if you are travelling on a tight budget and don't want your expenses to exceed your available funds. We try to estimate the real cost of our trips in order to set goals for our expenses, particularly lodging and food, and also to help plan our destinations and how long we will stay in each … [Read more...]