I retired early to spend more time traveling — here's what I've learned since I left my finance job 2 months ago
Courtesy of Karsten, EarlyRetirementNow.com
- Karsten, aka "Big Ern," is a former financial professional who retired early at age 44. He blogs at EarlyRetirementNow.com.
- Since he retired in June 2018, he's been traveling with his wife Kristal, also an early retiree, and their young daughter.
- Karsten says he's already learned a lot since retiring, like it's easier than you think to cut down on unnecessary expenses and that full-time travel is just a different type of job.
Eight weeks of retirement already! Actually, a little bit more by the time this goes online, but it was exactly eight weeks when I started writing this.
Early retirement is a lot more than number crunching and safe withdrawal simulations, so today it's time to reflect on the first two months of early retirement. Everybody's experience will be different and here's what have I learned, what surprised me and what didn't surprise me…See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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