Nomad Couple’s $26,000 Slow Travel Early Retirement Tips (FIRE Movement)

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Here is Jay & Sarah’s channel link: youtube.com/@JayandSarah?si=u7NmD4sXzCPHn6NB

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

It’s intentional medical coverage, you can review information on the programs through our links at warrenjulietravel.com

[@judymckee5992]

You are right in 2015 at 58 years old single, I decided to quit my business, gave everything away and left for Spain, met my husband there and we are on a slow travel since 2016. This is the best decision that I had ever made as you can't buy time and it is cheaper than staying in the states. Jay , we think like u.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Congratulations on making the right decision with your time. ❤️

[@lifewithmargot]

Wow 🤩 that’s awesome!

[@keaneco]

Do you have a place where you come back to or doing full time traveling since 2016?

[@judymckee5992]

@@keaneco , I used to have a place in florida but now I have moved to UK and bought a place there for summer. If u want to be in the states, a 55+community that I once owned is so practical and cost effective.

[@keaneco]

@@judymckee5992 thanks for the insight. I’m considering a slow travel for about a year or two before finding a new place to call it home. I am wondering how long can my wife and I last? Ideally, I’d love to keep traveling for 5-7 years. Is it hard on yourself to keep moving around?

[@bkhunt69]

Great interview. It's funny really how simple it is yet it seems so daunting for many. One life. Live it.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, very true.

[@GaryMalcolm]

I love these interviews. My wife and I are starting our journey in September.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Awesome, where’s your first stop?

[@pugziv]

im a recently retired US citizen, a Registered Nurse, a widower, who loves an unconventional lifestyle. Both your youtube channels gave me so much information i needed. currently staying in Rome, Italy. I just can’t wait for it, a life for me and my dog. cheers! C

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you for watching us! I have some tips in my blog on traveling internationally with your dog. Warrenjulietravel.com

[@joanfelt8069]

Welcome Sarah and Jay enjoy this new wonderful journey . We are in Antayla Now and love it here ….

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Joan and Alan! We are always happy to hear from you. Glad you are enjoying your time there.

[@JayandSarah]

We are thinking we will be there over this coming winter! Can't wait!

[@SimplyKatieWalks]

I retired last month at 56. Im living very frugal, my travels start at the end of april. Im so glad i found your channel 🎉

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

That is very kind of you to say! Thank you for watching us! We wish you much luck in your retired life.

[@sr9253]

I’m glad I found your channel. I am retired 62 year old living in Los Angeles. Due to the cost of living, crime and homeless people, I’m thinking of selling my house here and becoming a nomad.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you so much for the kind words and we encourage you to consider becoming a nomad, but do your due diligence and be well prepared. It is a fun life, but it does have it challenges. Thanks for watching us!

[@BasicAmericanDadAbroad]

Fun stuff & good intel from many perspectives...thanks to all & best wishes on your journey Jay & Sarah!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks so much! 😁

[@JayandSarah]

Thanks!!!

[@davewave36]

Inspiring. Always useful to remember this life is not a dress rehearsal.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Absolutely 👍 Thanks for watching us.

[@PaulVega-y9v]

Montenegro is absolutely one of my fave places. You ever want to exchange to a beach town 20 mins. From Palermo airport , look me up. 😊

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks. We were just in Sicily from January until March. We stayed in a beach town near Palermo for a few days:)

[@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021]

Hello from Spain Valencia we started our journey me and my wife and we love here i am official retire and my wife also and we started from Madrid now just wonder my wife wish is Spain next we go Italy and after that we will see best choice we made and romance is back ❤

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Excellent! Great to hear, I have appreciated your comments over the last couple years. Nice to know your journey began. Fantastic about the romance too :-)

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

Congratulations on them for figuring out how to make it work for them.👍💰📺💪🌞 Subbed on their channel to follow along their journey. Another great example 👍 So who found D&D 1st? 🍺 🍻 🍺 😊

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you so much!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you for watching us and they definitely found D&D before us😊

[@karenespig]

Great content, thanks !

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Glad you liked it! Thank you for watching us 😊

[@keedledee]

Are you still living there? I plan to check it out this summer.

[@JayandSarah]

Yes we are her for almost 2 more months!

[@keedledee]

@@JayandSarah My sister and brother-in-law and I may be visiting late May. I would love to meet up with you if you are still there.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We are leaving on Sunday. I hope you enjoy Saranda.

[@keedledee]

@@WarrenJulieTravel would it be ok to ask for some tips? I liked the hotel/air bb with the view you have.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Of course. If you wish to ask Jay and Sarah or us please feel free to.

[@Kim-J312]

I just unchained myself from my work desk..... I put a bid in for part time and I got it. Ive been a bed side nurse in adult ICUs for 30yrs , last 5yrs was an offfice gig. I appreciate the time off my feet but sitting for 40++hrs a week is the new smoking. All take all my $ and move to Europe somewhere....😊❤ Thanks guys for your inspiration 🙏 😊

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Congratulations on the part-time status! We love our life and would not change it. You are very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@HGills]

Off topic, how old are your little dogs. We have a 19yo Jack Russell Terrier called Reg, we just love him. We had a Golden Retriever, Ella, who passed at 16yo and always imagined we'd have bigger dogs until Reg found his was to us as an abused rescue 14 years ago. Sadly his days with us are numbered, but he has been such a super little dog. Your two just look so happy coming along with you everywhere :)

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Katie is 13 and Arya is 4. Thanks for asking 😃 They love traveling with us. We have to enjoy them every moment we have them.

[@HGills]

@@WarrenJulieTravel❤❤❤

[@KikiAndJeffreyPearl]

Wow!!!! That’s a lot for $400 a month!!!! It’s really incredible, you save money by traveling

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks for watching.

[@JayandSarah]

Oh big time. 3 months cost us $6500 USD in Saranda. We are on track for the $26k per year estimate. We could spend less than we do and stay more at home but we like to go out during the day. I bet we could cut $500 USD a month out of our budget if need be. Anyone with the financial resources at their disposal, should really consider this lifestyle. We miss friends and family but we meet new people all the time... and I can tell you, we wouldn't be living in the places we are living now if we were at home. My staring on my balcony right now at the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. This apartment view would cost MILLIONS of dollars back at home. Here.. $700 USD a month.

[@jodiehebert8285]

I have seen awesome footage from Montenegro. Looks awesome! Did you pay cash for a house there?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Yes we did.

[@jodiehebert8285]

👍🏻

[@stamigna1209]

Hello from Ohio

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Hello 👋

[@sunnyla2835]

Is traveling between countries, like flying to US or ireland, etc, included in your budget? Thank you😊

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Everything is included in their budget, but they have not flown back to Canada recently.

[@JayandSarah]

We paid a grand total of $69 dollars plus tax ($300 total) to fly from Canada to the UK, and another $200 GBP to fly to Albania. When you are retired and not in a rush you can find some amazing deals. But overall, yes this is included in the budget. We do not plan to fly much annually, it's not necessary. Big ticket flights for us this year will be to fly to probably Bangkok, but we will book a return flight to bring us back to the Balkans. Flights or bus between countries here are cheap. Flying around all the time is a budget killer, most people who do this do NOT do that.

[@lorynelson2623]

How did you get the dogs to be part of the traveling internationally?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We started off in 2020 with two small dogs. When our eldest chihuahua died there at 15.5 years of age, we adopted a dog from a shelter. We thought she was full grown. When we realized she was not and would be too large to fit in the cabin of a plane we figured out a way to buy a car and register it in Europe. We have now been doing that for 3 years and traveling full time for 4 years.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I also wrote two very informative articles on traveling with dogs on my blog recently on our website, warrenjulietravel.com

[@lorynelson2623]

Thank you for the info

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

You are welcome

[@lifewithmargot]

Great video ❤ I’ve never seen monthly discounts in Airbnb how do you find them?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

When you open it up to view you’ll see what the normal rate is and what the rate is you are being charged.

[@lifewithmargot]

@@WarrenJulieTravel thanks 🙏 I will take another look 👀

[@lifewithmargot]

@@WarrenJulieTravel okay I found it. I guess the places I want to go are just expensive because they are still $1800-$4000+ a month sadly 🥲

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Make sure you check different times of the year.

[@lifewithmargot]

@@WarrenJulieTravel okay thank you 🙏😊

[@pugziv]

I watched one youtube vlogger who mentioned about the sad news re: US citizens privilege of a 1 year no visa-stay has been scrapped? would appreciate your update on this. thanks

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

No such news is findable, nor is anyone here talking about this. It would definitely be a big topic in this community. Who is this blogger? I find nothing that would validate his proclamation.

[@karenespig]

Early in 2022, Albania proposed to change it but quickly dropped the idea. As of today’s date, Americans can stay 12 months, then must be out for 90 days, then they can return for another 23 etc..

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I found the blog from Feb 2022 and made comment to him. I posted a misinformation alert about that video to my Facebook group.

[@pugziv]

@@WarrenJulieTravel thanks warren for your steadfast action! im flying tomorrow to Tirana! hope to meet you guys..

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We leave Sarande on Sunday

[@kims1912]

Are there smaller beach towns in Albania where there are homes verses apartment buildings ?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Searching with Google Maps yes, but I can’t speak to what they may be like.

[@JayandSarah]

The answer to that is essentially no.

[@Wes1487]

It appears this may be a good option especially since the costs of living in the US is rising rapidly.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Yes, unfortunately that’s very true. Thank you for watching us.

[@yourmainful]

If u are from bc u know exactly what we are talkin about...

[@JayandSarah]

We are from BC! We know exactly what is up. Good riddance to that.

[@girlandasuitcase8288]

Are there insurance for 80yrs old and over when traveling outside US?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

There are insurance plans, but they are age banded. If you are interested in seeing the costs, go to our website and click on the international health coverage tab. There you can run quotes and get the prices. Please me know if I can be of further assistance. Our website is [e-mail]

[@erickarnell]

The link to their KZbin channel doesn't seem to work for me.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Not sure why, here it is: youtube.com/@JayandSarah?si=u7NmD4sXzCPHn6NB

[@CandycaneBeyond]

I don't have stress from working on a regular basis but I do have stress of the exorbitant amount of costs that the US has and the lack of fair wages compared to quality of living

[@JayandSarah]

We have found our costs of living since moving overseas and retiring have gone down substantially.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We hear and read this sentiment so often. It’s very 😞 sad.

[@ryanchinh1040]

I retired at 35 years old Iast year 2023.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I hope you have enjoyed it 😊

[@blueprintelevision]

@ryanchinh1040….id love to connect to hear about your experience

[@elzbietajasinski2588]

Do you have kids and how do you deal with that Do they visit you ?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Yes and we see our son in Europe as well as South America.

[@JayandSarah]

We have kids back home who are grown adults. If they want to come visit, perfect. We might go home once every 2 years to see people. You have to make sacrifices in life, it's short. Faced with an expensive cost at home that would require us to possibly continue to work, or being able to retire early (early 50's) and travel the world.. it was an easy decision. There is no need to be sitting around near adult children, I would encourage then to be free and travel as well.

[@cn8208]

Just curious. Does either couple have children in their. home countries?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Yes, our son recently visited us in Turkey and proposed to his girlfriend on the Bosporus.

[@cn8208]

@@WarrenJulieTravel Wow, congratulations to your son and future DIL! If your son and his bride decide to start a family, have you guys thought about how, if at all, that might impact your nomadic lifestyle? We have 6 grandkids, the youngest 3 years of age, and we find ourselves making at least 3-4 visits to the U.S. annually for several weeks to a month at a time. Both the time commitment and cost of travel for those visits has definitely affected how we travel.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

@@cn8208we will cross that bridge when it comes we have another year until the wedding at this point.

[@JayandSarah]

We have kids back in Canada but they are grown adults with their own lives. The world is small and plane rides are not that long if you need to connect. For other things there is technology to connect.

[@evangewho56]

Do you block comments if an older video, I have added comments (none profane or insulting) that are very helpful and when I pressed send, it never shows up. You also said $2800 a year, did you mean 28K a year,.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I responded to another one of your comments already on this same thing on another video before you posted this comment? Please be specific about the $2800 question as you are jumping from multiple videos to comment on other videos I have no clue where you are getting a number from. As stated previously we have nothing held by KZbin to review from you.

[@TheSwimmom1]

What would be your plans for when you are 80+ ? Do you plan on coming back home or living in a retirement home overseas?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I would live overseas unless it wasn’t possible.

[@JayandSarah]

There are no retirement homes over here, this is not like North America. If I were to live to that point and need it, yes.. go home and let them care for me there.

[@adrianog4148]

u.s. americans can stay one year in albania.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Jay and Sara are Canadians. We are completely aware of the American citizen rules. Thanks for watching.

[@yourmainful]

800 per month rent..in canada we pay 900 in condo fees only...and get eff all....canada is 100000 percent a rip off

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

In the US we paid over $500 in condo fees. We love our life in these countries.

[@JayandSarah]

We were paying $600 CAD for that waterfront condo in Albania. Our expenses including rent were $1500 CAD per person and we lived a very good lifestyle not thinking about spending. Canada is a complete ripoff.

[@yourmainful]

Jeesus christ..2500 per month all in and u are done.....i am going to cry😢😢😢😢...2500 is not even enough to be homless in canada...

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

This is sad, but true.

[@PaulVega-y9v]

About half that, if you are solo. I live in Sicily, very comfortably for about 1500-1800US😊

[@JayandSarah]

Our expenses are pretty standard on a monthly basis and yes it's way cheaper than in Canada... AND the quality of life is 100 times better.

[@BureaucracyWorld]

Traveling all the time is getting old after awhile. You need to become an expat and settle down. If you are single you may want to consider marry to a local girl and live there happy ever after.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Jay and Sarah have just begun so I am sure they have a long time before this gets old. We have been doing this four years and still love it.

[@JayandSarah]

This is an individual thing. You don't need to become an expat and settle down at all. That is an individual thing to determine.