Retire Early to Travel the Globe with Stephanie & Gillian from Our Freedom Years

#18: Getting stuck in Italy during the coronavirus is not what
this couple expected when they retired early in October 2019 and
set off to slow travel Europe. Stephanie and Gillian from Our
Freedom years moved from Canada to Singapore and lived as expats
for 6 years. During this time, they created a budget, ran the
numbers and realized they could retire early within 2 years! They
retired early (in their 30s/40s), sold everything they owned, and
traveled with their two suitcases, two backpacks, and two little
dogs around Europe until the pandemic hit. They were in Italy at
the time, and ended up not being able to leave due to closed
borders and country-wide lockdown, so they hunkered down in Lake
Como for a month before returning to Canada. 


 


We talk about:


How they retired early without having a budget for 99% of
their lives

The good money habits you need to have to retire early

What traveling is like with two little dogs

How to get a career abroad & become an expat

What slow travel in early retirement looks like

What it was like being stuck in Italy during the height of
Coronavirus outbreak there



 


If you want to learn about how becoming an expat can accelerate
your timeline to early retirement,  take a listen to this
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