Maybe it's just me. I cannot help but start thinking of retirement. I know I don't even hit 50 until midyear, but I've never considered work much more than means to an end. I take a lot of satisfaction from teaching but it's not the only thing which defines me. I've always been at odds with those who have the means to stop working and choose not to. Silly people, they are.
Like so many who grew up with winters, I oft dream of spending at least that half of the year in a place where coconut trees are native. Figuring out far-way real estate markets seems less daunting due to numerous websites. I just spent a good hour looking around. Click the next image.
I'd always thought a little bungalow in the jungle in Sri Lanka would be a nice option. There seems less of a market meltdown there but it still must be a buyers' market this year. Perhaps it might be a good time to consider an buying apartment which could be rented for five years or so. After that, we could live in it from November to April and spend the rest of the year in Vancouver. The major expense would be yearly RT tickets which, at the present time, cost around $1800 to $2000 apiece.