If you were going to retire, are you going to sell your hour house and travel around the world? / myLot

Philippines

July 30, 2020 9:46am CST

Let's talk about your retirement plan. I read an article that an old couple sold their house and plan to travel around the globe. I think it is a silly idea, especially now. What do you think about this idea? What do you think it is like to be retired?

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Maya

@Miracle_Maya (2244)

• India

30 Jul 20

This idea doesn't look very appealing to me because I love to travel across globe and visit various countries, but to me, nothing can give me the special feeling of being in my country, my home.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

You said it right. As they claimed, 'There's no place like home.' We can be a traveler, but there is no need to sell our abodes.

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Maya

@Miracle_Maya (2244)

• India

31 Jul 20

@Shavkat Exactly!

Four Walls

@FourWalls (61938)

• United States

30 Jul 20

I have and I haven’t. I have retired, and I haven’t sold my house. My house is paid off (I’ve lived here for 31 years), so I can’t ever find another place with a $0 mortgage/rent. That gives me the extra freedom of having a place to “land” when things like this coronavirus lockdown come around.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

For me, it is really not a good idea to sell our houses just because of having this kind of passion. At present, we are still planning to build a new house. Because of this pandemic, it will be delayed.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (40433)

• United States

30 Jul 20

Now is not a good time to travel. I think that cruises are canceled and airplane travel is dangerous because of the virus. You could go on the road but you don't know who has the virus.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

In every angle, it is not a good idea. We are really in a nightmare situation and need to secure ourselves as much as possible.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325323)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 20

If we were younger we would be tempted to do this - and pre-coronavirus of course. We wouldn't do it now.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

I agree. I hope we can retrieve our stolen land property in the province. We will sell it and build our new house here in my city.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325323)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 20

@Shavkat Good luck with your efforts.

Miss S

@Moon24 (22396)

• Serbia

30 Jul 20

It is not bad idea.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

Really? I think it is fine if we can invest some of the money and then, we changed our mind, we can have it again.

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Miss S

@Moon24 (22396)

• Serbia

1 Aug 20

@Shavkat true. If we invest some money or buy cheaper house. Than it is great.

Raj

@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

30 Jul 20

No am not interested

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

Does it mean you do not like traveling?

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

31 Jul 20

@Shavkat I do but won't sell my house for that

pandeydeependra

@pandeydeependra (611)

• India

30 Jul 20

Its not a good thought, travel and stay back to home

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

I am with you. It is not a good option.

maximax8

@maximax8 (31053)

• United Kingdom

31 Jul 20

People in England can get a government pension if they have at least 10 years showing up on their National Insurance record. I have got 26 years however I need 35 years. I had 8 years where I didn't have any so I bought 2 years. In May 2019 I began paying into a private pension. I will retire at 67 years old. So therefore I will let out my home if I haven't got enough money to travel. I hope to travel around the world when I retire. Traveling is appealing though it is never worth losing your home.

Simone

@Janet357 (75657)

•

30 Jul 20

once I retire, i will do gardening at home. will just do domestic travel.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

I am sure it will be a good way to enjoy life. I also noticed my mom and she loves gardening after having retirement.

@Kanika1234 (1546)

• India

31 Jul 20

I want to travel the world I love to travel

sherly

@sherlysherly (304)

• Indonesia

30 Jul 20

I’m a home person, so if I retired I think staying at home is the best thing for me. Maybe sometimes I will do short travelling, but mostly the thing that I do is staying at home

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (137189)

• Philippines

31 Jul 20

There is nothing wrong if we can travel once in a blue moon. The most important is to have a p[ace to live in after.