After reviewing our video in its final stage I found myself with reflections, thoughts, and feelings. Now I feel the need to share those thoughts in ways I could not articulate via a video medium.

We are two full grown adults beginning our retirement years. We are not struggling, 20-somethings traveling in Thailand, who walk around public areas wearing backpacks the size of refrigerators, knocking over unsuspecting citizens with their every turn. Without the insight and knowledge gained with decades of experience in life they are destined to sleep in a hostel tonight and blog about it using internet access via some local trendy coffee shop. They will boast about only spending $900 a month here in Thailand. Could we be living in Chiang Mai for less money per month as described in this video? Well, yes, duh! Just by eating more local food along with finding a cozy 1-bed, 1-bath would cut $1000 dollars a month. If we chose not to travel and explore other countries it would cut another $1000 a month. But that is not us. Instead, we rock \m/

This video is from ‘our’ perspective. I don’t know if you think “gawd you guys, you are rich” or “how can you survive and retire on that pittance”. What I do know is that many things are a lot less expensive here, but not all. The cost of living in Thailand has allowed us to retire a tad early and live comfortably just using social security and not dip into our retirement accounts. Though in 2025 we will begin following the 4% rule with our IRAs.