Moving to Retirement

In August 2006 my wife and I moved from the Atlanta, GA area to Quito. We had lived in the Atlanta area for 10 years. Previous to Atlanta we have lived (and worked) in Guatemala, Virginia and Panamá.

When we moved here we never thought much of retirement. Kinda work till I die mentality. But time and age brings all of us to a point where the work is a chore and other things call to me. So we have begun the process of getting ready for retirement.

First step: Boss, that whole thing about re-upping for two more years...not going to happen. Advertise the job as I am out of here in December 2010. DONE! (Uncle allows his workers the freedom to do that. Not sure about the private sector)

Second Step: Where to retire that will allow us to not be greeters at WALMART and live on dry cat food. At this point not real sure. We have narrowed the field to Cuenca, Mendoza, AR and Chile. Leaning toward Cuenca - but that will be another blog entry.

Third Step: What to do with free time. In the blog, Our Ecuador, Bill and Loretta write about this subject. Hope they keep addressing that question. Others share their lives and tell us how they handle retirement.

Comments are always welcome.

Mike and Johnie