Introduction
It all began with “Hey I think we can retire in 5 years by moving to a 3rd world country” says my husband Brad of a little over three years. You see Brad is a numbers guy, he always has been. He continues on with “If I can stay in the oil field and save up, I think we can do it. Not lavishly, but we could do it and with the rental income from the duplex.” I said great! Lets do it! I will need to pay off my student loans and save up as well. As we further researched and discused, we determined that we could retire even beter by living on a boat. You see, Brad and I prefer not to work. Who really wants to work? You are working to live, not living to work. Unless you are one of the lucky few that love their job and love to work.. good for you! All your life you told to go get a good job and you have to have certain of things in your life; marry somebody, have a nice car, a nice house and kids. What if you don't want some of that? What do you do then? Find a way to escape the rat race and so that is what we seek. However, I am thirty-one and Brad is thirty-four. Right at the age when everyone has kids. We were at a crossroads, getting older, set in our ways and most importantly seeking freedom from everything. Everywhere you go there are screaming kids. This is not very appealing to us. I guess we prefer to take our chances with the ocean then with a screaming kid. And so our journey begins.
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