The Next Two Years Will Seal My Semi-Retired Life
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Over the next two years, this newsletter will grow and expand exponentially, as my partner and I get that much closer to full-blown semi-retirement.
In February, we will take a month-long trip to Spain and France. This is more a scouting trip for how to work, travel and explore simultaneously than it is a vacation.
To read more about the trip, check out these links—
Shortly after we return, in Spring 2024, we will contact the person who will help us apply for Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa.
Throughout the end of this year, into 2024 and beyond, I will chronicle the financial goals I set and milestones I reach to continue to lay the groundwork to comfortably make the move to Spain.
In the second half of 2024, we expect to be obtaining and certifying documents to apply for the visa. I’ll chronicle the ins and outs of this relatively complicated and very bureaucratic process.
In the first or second week of January 2025, we will likely move to Spain and apply for the Digital Nomad Visa there.
Once approved—knock on wood!—we’ll rent a permanent apartment in Valencia that we intend to live in until we buy an apartment—hopefully within a few years and for as close to cash as possible—to live in for the duration.
Of course, this is how we hope, plan and intend for it to go down. Certainly, things will not go exactly as we vision. And, of course, I’ll write about that as well alongside the core personal finance content that anchors this newsletter about striving for an ideal and comfortable semi-retired life.
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So, let’s kick off a look back at what we have published recently with the installment where I discuss full-blown semi-retirement.
I do hope you’ll upgrade to a paid subscription as you read this email. It will unlock the complete version of each of these stories. I’ll be happy to have you along from the ride and, if you’re so inclined, hear about and learn from your experiences.
