I retired 2 years at 60, and pension from work is around 40% of my salary. I have my own personal pension, but I didn't want to touch that. My wife has a pension from work, but she's too young to get anything before 2021. She too has herplan own personal pension, but she still too young to touch that too. Beside that we have no saving, and my credit card is loaded.
But I had a plan and it worked. I knew that I will quit my work the first day of availality. I knew that I wanted to leave the city of Montreal to go back picking fruits in the Okanagan Valley. I got rid of everything, went to buy the best riding gears available ini town, we loaded the cases of my 300 cc scooter and 8 days later we made it to the Okanagan. It was quite a chalenge for my wife, the longest ride she did with me was 400km.
We found work very quickly, bought a class B camper, paid it off quickly, and once the harvest over, we flew to Colombia where another 300cc scooter was waiting for me. But we had to live on my credit card.
This past summer we work at a Holiday In, we quickly paid the credit card, bought a class A motorhome. We paid it off too. We are not rich, but we cleared the credit card. We are in Mexico right now and we love it here. Though we have no saving, but we can make it with my pension.
I had it very clear since the 1980's what I wanted to do and it worked. I knew it would work. We still have to work like that until 2021.
In 2021 we are heading a around the world tour when my wife become eligible to cash her pensions and me my personal pension plan.
I have been waiting that day for so long, in fact since 1981. It was so cristal clear. Our coworkers laugh at us when I decided to quit my work and get rid of everything.
I have worked with the objective to realize my dream for so long. My children were very happy and they told me for it.
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