Retirement Travel Checklist: Everything You Need To Do Before Leaving

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Join us today as we go over our retirement travel checklist.
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In this list we go over what you need to do at 2 years, 1 year, 3 months and 1 month before embarking on your full time travel journey.
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@30AndAWakeUp 7 месяцев назад

You guys are definitely my new favorite channel! You are either doing similar things to what Im doing or you’re doing things I want to do. Thanks again for being soooooo transparent!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you! We noticed we did a lot of the same things over the last few years! We only did the van life for 1 month, although it was fun! We wanna go back and watch your old videos on that topic.

@MakingLemonadeCreations 6 месяцев назад

I love your videos! Been binge-watching them the last few days since I discovered your channel(s). My husband is planning to retire in 2 years at 62. I'm 5 years behind him but hope to retire from my small business at the same time (or at least cut back). Working on my side hustle(s) so we don't have to take Social Security or his pension for a few more years. Your checklist is sooo helpful as the timing is perfect. I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred (last month), and just got approved for the IHG card. We travel quite a bit so hoping to build up points over the next 2 years. We have a dumpster ordered for the first week of May and plan to do Swedish Death Cleaning then. We are taking the steps to prepare to downsize our lives and home (sons planning on moving out this year). I'm sooooo excited!!!!

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

I love, love LOVE how specific you are here. You’re really helping people 🥹. Thank you for sharing this information!

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

P.S. AMEN re: the passport pages info!! I had to do two visa runs to Shanghai mid-pandemic due to this even though I had years left on my (US) passport 🫠🫠. Again, such practical tips!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravelThanks for replying! Sorry for the comment onslaught 😅-I got a little excited when I found you all last night 🤭

@DividendGrowthInvesting 7 месяцев назад

Look at those smiles!! Really enjoyed the video.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

You are so kind

@mkmariak 7 месяцев назад

I would never use public wifi without using a VPN - that's my top reason for using it.

@manhattanrats 7 месяцев назад

Orienting my thought process is precisely how you're helping. This is valuable to me, and it's only right that you guys get money from RU-vid. Thank you, as always. Robert in NYC.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for your support, we appreciate it!

@ilibertyiwoman 5 месяцев назад

You guys are inspiring. You have totally changed my perspetives about how I will choose to live my retirement years. It's still a while but with all the education I'm getting from your contents, I am already setting myself up to enjoy all the savings and better experiences as early as this year!!! Thank you so much. God bless you.

@cathimatrone628 7 месяцев назад

You guys are wonderful! I am so glad I found your channel.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@Rovingkiwi0516 7 месяцев назад

I've only found your channel recently, but am now firmly subscribed. Your vlogs are packed with practical information that is presented so logically and clearly. You are inspiring me to feel brave about solo slow travel in retirement.

@philwebster3914 7 месяцев назад

Great video thank you, we are starting full time travel August next year and appreciate all your information. Another suggestion is to keep a lot of documents, passwords, card expiry dates etc is to save to Google Drive, cheers

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

And download them to PDF if you travel to China…

@philwebster3914 7 месяцев назад

@@abbyabroad you can view “sheets” whilst off line

@travelingtheworldretired 3 месяца назад

Have traveled to Bali many times, and love the place, but Africa safaris are the best. Celebrating your anniversary next year will be wonderful either in Bali or Africa, which are two of my favorite places to visit. Just be careful in Bali, the last time we vacationed there, my husband got dengue fever, but recovered well. ❤By the way, you guys look too young to have been married almost 30 years.

@52CA 7 месяцев назад

I don’t like the idea of selling my house to travel and then a few yrs later deciding I want to take a break or just settle down and now I can’t afford to buy a house because they have appreciated too much. This became an issue during COVID for RVers coming off the rd. They sold an appreciating asset and bought a depreciating one.

@susangarrard2753 7 месяцев назад

If you invest the money wisely you could afford more in the future.

@52CA 7 месяцев назад

@@susangarrard2753 Not talking about me. Folks sold their homes before Covid and traveled for a few yrs. Spent a lot of their savings doing that. Then inflation made their home they sold for 150k now worth 400k so they can’t afford to buy a house similar to what they had.

@anniesshenanigans3815 5 месяцев назад

exactly why I don't want to sell my home.... and renting it out is a scary thought after seeing all the problems with landlord/tentants and squatters, etc.

@chakraborti1212 6 месяцев назад

You are such a pleasing presence . I have been watching you only a couple of days and youre kinda inspiring. Maybe you can guide us on how to get those points to help us make our travels as amazing. God bless you . Gautam

@dianadiamond9145 4 месяца назад

What invaluable advice! Thanks!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 4 месяца назад

You're so welcome!

@gdelacruzjr 7 месяцев назад

Excellent video idea

@rivercoyote6540 4 месяца назад

Just a heads up ...your chase referral link in description isn't good anymore. We don't need it today but thinking of getting CSR by end of june. Or Amex Plat. So happy to use your links. ❤

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much! I just fixed it on this video, and it should be updated on all the newer videos now too. We appreciate you telling us!

@edward88881 7 месяцев назад

Have you considered cancelling residency in the last state in which you resided so you won't file state income tax returns? Also, do you use a virtual mail forwarding service?

@kristiG5259 6 месяцев назад

Some states don't let you "cancel" residency. Unless you can prove you live in another state (or maybe territory), if the last place you lived in the U.S. is NC, it considers this state to be your residency.

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

One more comment-I use T Mobile WiFi so I can access my US phone number from abroad! I pay a family member to add a line to their plan and then I can do two-factor authentication like normal 😮‍💨

@mitchmclain4809 29 дней назад

How do you handle your drivers license once it gets close to expiring if you don’t have a home in the US? I’d like to go without a car once I retire. Just thinking about if I want to rent one from time to time.

@dpoon11 7 месяцев назад

Hi. Great video! When you have multiple credit cards. Let say i have both Sapphire and IHG. How do you balance which card to use? What factors determine which card you whip out of wallet on any particular situation? Thanks.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

They all offer different points for categories, so we made a little list. Then eventually you'll memorize it. But for instance the IHG card offers 3X on "everything else" but Sapphire only 1X, so like at Walmart we would use IHG. But booking travel Sapphire is 3X, and they are worth more so we would use that.

@dpoon11 7 месяцев назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel Duh! Of course. Why wouldn't you do that? LOL. Figuare it out and optimize it. Thanks. More questions later. :)

@walkerbunch06 7 месяцев назад

Being an election year, I’m curious, how do you do this being overseas yet US residents? Also, I’m curious about filing a tax return-since we’re in the thick of that now.

@rclose23 7 месяцев назад

HRBLOCK easily can do your taxes all online/remote. Upload your docs and have a video conference.

@deritaratcliffe4592 3 месяца назад

Do you have separate IHG accounts or companion card?

@mikea9014 7 месяцев назад

Shouldn't you keep your house so you can store your car while on a trip?

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

You can store your car at storage facilities. I did it for years for about $100 a month.

@kristiG5259 6 месяцев назад

That's a VERY expensive storage space!

@sunnyset6513 5 месяцев назад

hi i love your videos and i would like to know can i apply for a IHG credit card in Australia

@Goldie77777 7 месяцев назад

Your Chase Sapphire Reserve Card affiliate link isn't working. The message shows: "This page is currently unavailable. Please check back later." Is your link correct? Thank you.

@drothberg3 5 месяцев назад

Do you need to keep a US address?

@Chris-N916 7 месяцев назад

Why are you guys switching the sides you’re sitting on? Lol

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Haha, we didn't think anyone would notice!

@simonsuperstar 7 месяцев назад

@@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel I noticed too... 😅

@Shello58 7 месяцев назад

Yeah! It's just weird 😅

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

It was for the lighting 😂, we can't move the desk in the hotel we are in. We will definitely switch back at the next place!

@simonsuperstar 7 месяцев назад

@@Shello58 😂

@elaninoiu2925 6 месяцев назад

Safetywing? It does not look like a safe, comprehensive health insurance... /)

@simonsuperstar 7 месяцев назад

Hi from Daytona Beach 😊 Retirement date is 02/29!!🎉

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Oh wow! So soon, congrats!

@sexyellex 7 месяцев назад

Congratulations on your retirement!

@happytomeetyou2047 7 месяцев назад

Congratulations to you

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

Yay so close! I’m from Deland originally! Yay to see a Daytona Beach-er here 😊

@30AndAWakeUp 7 месяцев назад

Another big reason VPN is important, is it turns your streaming services into much better deals. For instance, Disney Plus is pretty limited in the US but if you set your VPN to somewhere else, you’ll get all the Fox Studio movies and shows. Almost every streaming service’s offerings expand when you change your VPN location. I would get a VPN even if I was just in the US for the value it brings to streaming service catalogs.

@kimshivonne 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info on Disney Plus. This is great news! Do you have a specific country that you like Disney Plus offering the best?

@30AndAWakeUp 7 месяцев назад

@@kimshivonne i usually just use england!

@kimshivonne 7 месяцев назад

@@30AndAWakeUp Thank you!

@katea670 7 месяцев назад

Great information, thank you! Could you touch upon if you maintain a USA mailing address for banking purposes specifically?

@abbyabroad 7 месяцев назад

I use a family member’s address for banking.

@memphistnliving 7 месяцев назад

Wow clear explanation with steps good job

@flutingaround 7 месяцев назад

Couple things to add: 1. Pepto Bismol is generally not available abroad, and it's used to treat traveler's diarrhea, so it's good to bring extra. 2. Visiting a travel doctor a year out can be helpful because some vaccines are given as a series over several months, so it's important to get started early.

@morrowcleveland 7 месяцев назад

Ahhh.....that explains why every time we are out of the USA that we cannot watch our streaming services. Thank you for the tip on how to get around that and all the other planning tips. I'm saving this to refer to often!

@curioustravelers1 7 месяцев назад

Great video! What is the suggestion for bank dual authentication when on E-SIM? Is everyone just switching back to US carrier SIM and incurring the daily international charge or employing some other method?

@albertprice8414 7 месяцев назад

How do you keep the points from expiring?? Like stockpiling?

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

You just need to do something to earn points, so using the card or staying a night.

@SotornM 7 месяцев назад

This is great info and love the new content. One thing that I was also considering during your section about selling the house was changing your state of residence to a state without income tax. I heard South Dakota was fairly easy as it catered to RV nomads with a few day turnaround to register. In this case, I think that could be leveraged for international nomads too. Have you looked into that options viability to save money?

@Savings-Suitcases 7 месяцев назад

You guys are really great. my wife and I were inspired by your success on RU-vid.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you!

@jagsterr1 7 месяцев назад

I just found you guys and really like your videos - they are the most informative! I've subscribed!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@rosalindhb 7 месяцев назад

Even in the states, I have a E-Sim and dual sim phone. Got a mid grade phone unlocked.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 7 месяцев назад

Yes, it's the way to go!

@janenicholls111 7 месяцев назад

More great advice... thank you!!!🙏

@sheilaa1333 7 месяцев назад

Great information - and motivation! Three years and counting down. We’re debating renting our house to start depending on where the housing market is at that time. The rent will cover more than the carrying costs, so it would be extra income. We know it’s not our retirement home, but would keep us in the market while we’re gone.

@saldani09 4 месяца назад

How do you get cash for each country you go?

@krisb.5327 11 дней назад

Your channel is so helpful.

@pambowman3459 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! Many things I never thought of.

@extremeAdvil 7 месяцев назад

Have you run the numbers on getting points vs cash back and just paying for hotels?

@mitchmclain4809 29 дней назад

I believe in others videos they said that the rates are typically a little less when booking with points plus with some brands they can avoid resort fees.

@thesimplechocolatier 4 месяца назад

This was so helpful, thank you. I'm trying to decide between 3 VPN brands, but I'll probably just go w/ Nord.

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 4 месяца назад

It has worked very well for us

@marieschenck2729 2 месяца назад

While using points abroad, are you booking rooms directly with the hotel websites or through credit card portals? Thanks!

@mitchmclain4809 29 дней назад

On a different video I believe they mentioned that they try to avoid credit card portals since it isn’t as easy to make changes on the reservation.

@the_om_project 6 месяцев назад

I’m still confused about how to handle the otp issue 😵‍💫

@nunuvyurbiz123 3 месяца назад

I'm about 5 months out and in that time I need to fix a few things, get rid of stuff, sell my place, and get the IHG and Hyatt cards. Ugh, it's overwhelming, but I didn't want to lose my place to live in until my last day of work.

@sherryvietor5767 6 месяцев назад

Another great video! I am a few years out. I would like to travel mostly in Europe. Which credit card would you recommend that I start with? I would like to start banking points.

@rnmom65 6 месяцев назад

Great tips...truly appreciate all the information you all share. I apologize in advance if you all have already said this...I am trying to watch all the videos. :-) But, do you all have a home base in the States?

@lilianadelara3801 Месяц назад

Where is the link for the VPN?

@lilianadelara3801 Месяц назад

Found it!

@CH-bi8tl 7 месяцев назад

I've heard nothing good about safetywing over the years. Good luck with filing claims with them so do your due diligence and really research it beforehand.

@pamhill5790 7 месяцев назад

I have chronic pain & my husband has high blood pressure… you mentioned you can get medicine everywhere… how hard is it to get prescription meds? Would we need to carry medical records & probably see a doc each month? I’m sure my husband’s is much easier than mine. I’m thinking I wouldn’t be able to get schedule 3 narcotics unless I see a doc each time/month… any idea about that at all? I haven’t been able to find anything online. Thx!

@livingworkingoutsidebox 6 месяцев назад

This and your 5 year out video are extremely helpful. Thanks. Have you thought of a living trust over a will so your loved ones avoid the probate system? 🤔

@uhmmhellno 6 месяцев назад

How do you plan the first month of big expenses getting overseas with accommodation etc and stay close to $4k

@lpmama1196 6 месяцев назад

Great advice on everything. Would be great to have this as a printable checklist, even for a fee. Love your channel(s)

@scriptimonicaonset 6 месяцев назад

Rob are you a day trader?

@YolandaOnPoint 6 месяцев назад

Hi! How do you know which stocks are dividend paying stocks versus the other kind? I’m two to three years from making my move.

@farainfarsai5098 5 месяцев назад

get ETFs that pay dividend instead of company stocks. I like JEPI.

@mississippiapple1078 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@GroundedLifeRetirementTravel 6 месяцев назад

Welcome!

@kene8895 7 месяцев назад

Priceless information and golden for world travelers. You two sure seem to have done it absolutely the right way! I guess the way the calendar is in Malaysia a person sure could be as close to immortal as one can get..... 🧞‍♀