Retirement Reimagined

Setting out on the next phase of life…

Can we live in a tiny condo or apartment?

Our plan is to retire at age 50 when DJ graduates high school. At that point we want to be unencumbered and travel the world in retirement. Specifically, we plan to slow travel from place top place, beginning in Southeast Asia. Doing so, however, requires short term rentals. Enter living in an Airbnb (or similar). So, this idea brings us to our month long "test" on Cape Cod, Massachusetts to try our hand at living in a small short-term rental....

Planning a New Retirement Adventure

We've always planned far in advance. We focused on getting to the comfortable retirement that modern America tells us we should want. Retire about 65ish. Enjoy the second home. Travel. But what happens when you get the American Dream early and discover that's not what you want? That the modern American Dream is not only unsatisfying but actually makes you feel trapped. That big house the bank tells you that you can afford (so you get it). And...