Downsizing and getting rid of most of their belongings

Downsizing and getting rid of most of their belongings, except what they could fit into a small storage unit, "was hard" but not "horrible," she says. "We held on to treasures such photos, jewelry, little memorabilia, but desks, lamps, chairs and coffee tables — those are all gone."They had to find a new home for their Jack Russell Terrier. "That was really incredibly hard, but we found the right people. He lives on a 20-acre vineyard with five other terriers. He's in heaven. He's treated like a king.Xinjiang travel agency"She says you don't have to be rich to do this. "We're not wealthy people," but "our financial adviser has done very well for us," she says. They live on i e from their investments about $6,000 a month, Social Security and a small pension. They haven't had to touch their nest egg, which they are saving so "we can take care of ourselves for the rest of our lives and aren't a burden to our children. We want to be responsible for our own upkeep. "We have never spent one more dime than we did when we lived in California," Lynne says. "If you take the amount that it costs you in overhead to live in a house with insurance, taxes, upkeep, repairs for us it has e out the same."Tim says he enjoys doing all the travel planning, including finding their one-bedroom apartments on homeaway . An apartment on the beach in Portugal costs less than $1,800 a month, Lynne says. The vacation rentals are always clean, "but there has never been one that has a really truly fortable sofa,kasgar travel" she says. To try to keep their costs under control, they rotate stays in pricey cities like London and Paris with stints in cheaper countries like Mexico and Turkey, Lynne says.One of their favorite modes of transportation is repositioning voyages, which is when cruise lines move their ships seasonally and offer great bargains, she says. "We've crossed the Atlantic four times like that."When it es to municating with people in other countries, they aren't fluent in any foreign languages but are able to get by with knowing words such as please, thank you and excuse me. "Smiling, pointing at things and being agreeable works wonders in any language."They have had plenty of trials and tribulations along the way including trying to figure out how to operate microwaves, televisions and washers and dryers in other countries.