Retired Life In Bali
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I STOPPED Chasing Materialism and Found Happiness in BALI!
Ready for a fresh start? Join me on my journey to minimalism in Bali! Discover how decluttering and embracing essentialism changed my life. #minimalism
I share how I ditched almost everything before moving to Bali for a fresh start, embracing a minimalist lifestyle, and decluttering my life to find freedom and peace. I’ll walk you through how letting go of material possessions transformed my mindset and helped me break free from the cycle of consumerism. It’s not just about getting rid of stuff-it’s about changing your habits and shifting your perspective on what truly matters.
Wait until the end for a surprise cameo from my mom! :)
Do you really need that new thing? I used to think I did, but now I focus on the essentials. If I don’t truly need it, it’s time to let go. This simple shift in mindset has changed everything for me.
My new practice is: Do I really need it? Most likely not. I know I will get tired of it or forget I have it. So move on from the bright shiny object. :)
Thank you for watching!
By the way, I am delivering content YOU WANT TO SEE about life in Bali, retirement, my 81-year old mother's journey, or whatever you feel you need support on. Please comment what types of videos you want to see.
Love to you all,
Debbie and Linda
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ARE You READY for the BEST Retirement in Bali? Answering YOUR questions :)
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Get ready for the best retirement in Bali! Whether you're considering a move to Bali or planning your retirement, we are answering YOUR questions in this video WITH tips and advice you need for a successful and fulfilling retirement in Bali. By the way, if you are traveling to Bali as a tourist, don't forget to apply for the Visa on Arrival. This is the official LINK: evisa.imigrasi.go.id/ OR y...
At 79, Mom's DEBT-FREE, RETIRED & Slow Living in BALI
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My mom, Linda, moved to Bali at 79, is debt-free and stress-free, and enjoying a slow-living, retired life that was never going to happen. Before she moved, she was unemployed (been laid off), had thousands of dollars in debt, and had no savings or income other than social security. This is her journey. What if you could live life without ever having to worry about money? After many months of s...
Laid Off at 47, then MOVED TO BALI to RETIRE EARLY
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Finally sharing how I got laid off and moved to Bali. Facing a layoff at 47 was scary, but I turned it into an opportunity for a fulfilling retirement. Learn how I overcame my fears and found fulfillment after retiring early. I said 'goodbye' to my possessions (sold everything - almost) and moved from Los Angeles to Bali, Indonesia. Find out what I've learned from this life-changing decision. I...
CREATE Your Dream COZY, RUSTIC & WEATHERED Home #cozy #interiordesign
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Join us today as we share our ideas on creating a blend of cozy, rustic and weathered home ideas to make your space feel inviting and comfortable year-round. Mixing the elements of rustic, cozy, and weathered interior designs. Rustic, weathered, and cozy designs evoke warmth, simplicity, and a connection to nature. Here are some main examples of each: 1. Rustic Design Natural Materials: Emphasi...
Wabi Sabi Design #wabisabi #wabisabistyle
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Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese design philosophy that celebrates beauty in imperfection and the natural cycle of growth and decay. It’s all about finding harmony in simplicity, aging, and the transient nature of life. In this video, we’ll explore the basic principles of Wabi-Sabi design and how you can incorporate them into your home for a peaceful, minimalistic space. Key Elements of Wabi-Sabi Design...
Exposing Bali Villas' Exquisite Pools
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Experience the stunning pools of Bali's luxurious villas in this video. Discover the beauty and tranquility of Bali's exquisite pool designs. Dive in and experience the beauty of Bali's poolside paradise! 🌴🏊‍♂️ #BaliVillas #poolgoals I'm happy to share with you a collection of breathtaking photos showcasing the serene and luxurious water retreats that make Bali so special. From infinity pools o...
Elevate Your Bedroom with 11 Stylish Design Themes #bedroomdesign #japandi #wabi_sabi
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Get inspired with 182 timeless bedroom design ideas, from Japandi style to Wabi-Sabi to Coastal Chic. Transform your space with these interior design inspirations! Here, I explore the 11 interior design styles with a fusion of timeless elegance and modern design, bringing you 182 master bedroom ideas that seamlessly blend classic sophistication with contemporary style. From minimalist aesthetic...
Organic Modern Balinese Decor: 5 Bali-Inspired Home Ideas
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Welcome back to @zendenbali. Get inspired by the organic Balinese decor in this video! Explore ideas for creating a peaceful and natural home environment using materials sourced from Bali’s rich natural resources. After living in Bali for over 6 years, this beautiful island has become an endless source of inspiration and relaxation for me. Today, I’m excited to share how you can bring a touch o...
Unlocking Minimalism with Lush Gardens #minimalism #moderndesign #tropical
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Join us as we explore the art of harmonizing indoor and outdoor spaces within minimalist modern design homes, enriched by lush tropical courtyard gardens. These stunning residences exemplify contemporary elegance, seamlessly blending robust architectural design with vibrant greenery. Discover how this harmonious approach not only enhances living spaces but also fosters a deep connection with na...
Zen Spaces: 5 Steps to Embracing Tropical Minimalist Design #tropicalhouse
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Zen Spaces: 5 Steps to Embracing Tropical Minimalist Design #tropicalhouse
Ten 5-Star Bali Resorts | Modern meets Balinese Design | Barefoot Luxury #bali #baliresorts
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Ten 5-Star Bali Resorts | Modern meets Balinese Design | Barefoot Luxury #bali #baliresorts
Part 2 - More Amazing Bali Villas You Must See #bali #baliarchitecture #interiordesign
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Part 2 - More Amazing Bali Villas You Must See #bali #baliarchitecture #interiordesign
Discovering Must-See Dreamy Bali Villas - PART 1
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Discovering Must-See Dreamy Bali Villas - PART 1
10 Elements of Bali Gardens #bali #balidesign #garden
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10 Elements of Bali Gardens #bali #balidesign #garden
Bring Bali Home: 5 Modern Design Tips You Need
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Bring Bali Home: 5 Modern Design Tips You Need
The Allure Balinese Bathrooms #bali #bathdesign #interiordesign
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The Allure Balinese Bathrooms #bali #bathdesign #interiordesign
Modern Balinese Design: Tradition Meets Elegance
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Modern Balinese Design: Tradition Meets Elegance
Bali RENOVATION From Hut to Modern Villa!
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Bali RENOVATION From Hut to Modern Villa!

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  • @elliecook2633
    @elliecook2633 Годину тому

    I have experienced many losses in the last 2 years. I've been looking online to see about different countries. I might like to move to because I'm currently lost in all the grief of it all. That's when I came upon your video. I would love it if you would DM me. I would like to talk to you further about what it would take for me to move to Bali.

  • @jorgegonzales4153
    @jorgegonzales4153 2 години тому

    Your eyes are killing me

  • @beehive5835
    @beehive5835 3 години тому

    What would health insurance cost people in your age category? What would it cover and what would your copay be? How good is the health care there (e.g. cancer treatment, diabetes, and other age related issues)?

  • @barbriley583
    @barbriley583 6 годин тому

    💕💕💕💕77 yrs and just retired…debt free…moved to ten acres in a beautiful area of hills and agriculture…do not listen to the news or fight the good fight anymore…opened my first art studio…yes…this is heaven…good on you…I am Buddhist among Christian’s. We all want the best for each other in our white haired years…

  • @kirkevans4544
    @kirkevans4544 7 годин тому

    Subscribed. I lived in LA + OC for about 30 years, now in Las Vegas (at about 1/3 to 1/2 the cost). I'm trying to leave the US, and Bali is looking like a good fit for me. I meditate and am real clear about the importance of proper mental hygiene, as you discuss. Looking forward to practical info. I am thrilled to see that you can source fresh veggies and maintain healthy eating, which looked problematic to me when I study other countries. I also took care of my mom (moving her to CA from the east) toward the end of her life, so I know how fulfilling that is. Thanks for your story!

  • @mariav1234
    @mariav1234 8 годин тому

    Could you please tell me how you notify to the US government that they should not contact you for things like Jury Duty, since now you live abroad. Thanks.

  • @inmaculadaconcepcion1600
    @inmaculadaconcepcion1600 9 годин тому

    🥰✨LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your spirit! THANK 🌷🌻🌹, both Very inspiring. ✨🙏🏽💞💕💖

  • @positivevibes2468
    @positivevibes2468 10 годин тому

    Your channel is a gem. And we LOVE your mom! My partner & I just put our house up for sale and are already purging our stuff! We plan to move to Chiang Mai soon ❤

  • @The_Story_of_Her_Life
    @The_Story_of_Her_Life 14 годин тому

    Do you really need $3000 minimum to qualify for a retirement visa? That’s quite steep for 1 single person in Bali, but that’s what i read online.

  • @ladavis1959
    @ladavis1959 21 годину тому

    Very brave and obviously fit for another 20 years

  • @traceygoodman6203
    @traceygoodman6203 22 години тому

    Fabulous. Thoroughly enjoyed. Love and peace from UK 🇬🇧🙏🙌👏🌤🐾🐾🐾🐾🤞💐💐❤️❤️🙏🇬🇧

  • @traceygoodman6203
    @traceygoodman6203 23 години тому

    Thanks

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 18 годин тому

      Wow, my first! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! :) love to you!

  • @traceygoodman6203
    @traceygoodman6203 23 години тому

    OMG I knew Stuart Wilde!!! I did a lot of personal development courses. He was the loveliest most humble human. I seem to have gone from top to bottom when I think of all the things I’ve achieved but then I was in France and became very ill. Came back to UK and suddenly one day I literally collapsed and was eventually diagnosed with M.E. and Fibromyalgia and that’s been me all these years. Friends mocked me saying, I knew so much, lived a healthy lifestyle, I should just CHOOSE LIFE!! LMAO 🤣🤣 So blessed you, your gorgeous Mom and the algorithm found me, Shoutout from the awful UK 🙏🌤🤞🙌👏🙁❤️💐💐💐💐🇬🇧

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 18 годин тому

      Hi Tracey! I can't believe you knew Stuart Wilde! That's 'wild' LOL. I'm so sorry for your illnesses. Sending you love and light.

  • @billg3388
    @billg3388 День тому

    Another great video!

  • @billg3388
    @billg3388 День тому

    Nice video and hope you have great success with your channel. I travel lots in SE Asia, I will be in Bangkok in about a week. Also I will go to Bali for a couple weeks in Mid January. Good luck and keep up the good work!!

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 18 годин тому

      Thank you! So excited for you...SE Asia is a hidden gem (I guess not so hidden) but underrated for sure.

  • @mentoncouve
    @mentoncouve День тому

    I love this so much... I can relate to your mom (but younger, and still stuck in L.A.) You're giving me a very good idea to explore this avenue. Anyway to DM you? Thank you

  • @ilukatube1972
    @ilukatube1972 День тому

    Amazing well done ! how often do you have to go back to the US? or can you stay in Bali long term thanks great vid Mum is amazing ~

  • @jeanie8908
    @jeanie8908 День тому

    Beautiful work! thank you for sharing. Could you recommend a site to find a long term rental "hut"? As well as the contractors you used? I will be moving there in a few years. Thank you

  • @Namrevlis1938
    @Namrevlis1938 День тому

    Hi Debbie, I love Bali. I've been there 4 times. I lived and worked in Jakarta for 2 years. Maybe you know my daughter, Rofina. She lived in Bali with her husband, Mitchell and their two daughters. They returned to California a few years ago after 16 years in Bali. Best regards, David S.

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 18 годин тому

      Hi David, I love Bali too :) I hadn't met Rofina. But understand if California was calling again. It might for me again, but until then...Best to you too!

  • @arieladelinechoo9845
    @arieladelinechoo9845 День тому

    Without financial burden and live simple, can give us a peace of mind and you start to enjoy activities and not worrying

  • @iLuvLife_Aus
    @iLuvLife_Aus День тому

    Thanks for sharing your story. Currently living in Hua Hin Thailand and also recently brought my mum over who is 77. Thinking of move to Bali for a while - how did you handle health insurance for you mum?

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali День тому

      She goes to the Dr if needed in Bali. She hasn't needed anything major, because she's in pretty good health. She still has her insurance from US and visits her Drs when she goes back.

  • @imiloa.
    @imiloa. День тому

    Sitting here at the airport in Bali after a month here, we were also here in April…honest truth? It’s exhausting, overplayed, and dirty. But it is cheap. It’s OK, but not the greatest

  • @vickiharbord7127
    @vickiharbord7127 День тому

    What part of Bali are you living in

  • @kowalski7161
    @kowalski7161 День тому

    I forgot I owned a house as well. Thanks for reminding me.

  • @HappyHK369
    @HappyHK369 2 дні тому

    Very helpful step by step. Pay attention to this lady 😁 Bali does have its own way of selecting their people. Little slaps are necessary to put us in place 😅 go with the flow then conveniences comes to those who humbly receive 😊

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali День тому

      Well said, regardless of our visa, we are just visitors. :)

    • @HappyHK369
      @HappyHK369 День тому

      Anyways, enjoy your stay and I hope Bali treats you kind 🙏🏼

  • @gregbanker
    @gregbanker 2 дні тому

    Awesome I’m doing the same 🙏🏿🕊️

  • @bernadettepolite6750
    @bernadettepolite6750 2 дні тому

    I wonder why 2 of these videos are hidden? I love this playlist 🌸

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali День тому

      They were the old videos that I updated and deleted them but YT still counted them.

  • @beckyallen3771
    @beckyallen3771 2 дні тому

    ❤ very enticing! I’m looking at moving out of U.S. , it’s so expensive and a rat race !

  • @isam7928
    @isam7928 2 дні тому

    Love it! Thank you!! How about a tour around your area? Arquitecture...gardens...restaurants....supermarkets

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali День тому

      Hi, thank you...yes, comin' right up. Right now putting together a tour of my villa.

  • @HappyHK369
    @HappyHK369 2 дні тому

    47 seems to be a magic age. 3 years ago I took early retirement at 47, moved to bali from Jakarta with my 2 dogs. Traveling light is awesome!

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 2 дні тому

      @@HappyHK369 so happy for you! Love your channel name ‘HappyHK’ 😁

  • @HappyHK369
    @HappyHK369 2 дні тому

    The magic of traveling light. I also took early retirement and moved to Bali at 47, along with my 2 dogs 3 years ago. I'm Indonesian but still needs to make adjustment living in Bali. Respect is the key. Let go and let see what life brings you 😊

  • @kateevansnomadicwriter
    @kateevansnomadicwriter 2 дні тому

    Do your friends who came to your party visit you in Bali? 😄

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 2 дні тому

      @@kateevansnomadicwriter yes! A few have. Although Bali is 9,000 miles away, and takes a day to get here. 😀

  • @swisspierre
    @swisspierre 2 дні тому

    good REAL-LIFE STORY

  • @beckyhenkel7917
    @beckyhenkel7917 2 дні тому

    Thanks for the information. How can I get a one bedroom in Bali?

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 2 дні тому

      Hi Becky, I have some ideas on how to find housing here on a video i did last week Titled: How to 'Retire' in Bali. Hope it helps :) If you still have questions, let me know.

    • @beckyhenkel7917
      @beckyhenkel7917 2 дні тому

      @retiredlifeinBali Thanks for your response. I will check it out tomorrow.

  • @marionraine3703
    @marionraine3703 2 дні тому

    Where in Bali Mam? Thinking the same ⁉️🌈🙏

  • @Coachshere
    @Coachshere 2 дні тому

    What did you do for photo albums and pictures and things that are irreplaceable in our memories of our life for me I have albums and albums of pictures what did you do did you move them over with you or did you do something creative that you can share

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 2 дні тому

      Ha, nothing creative per se. I had 3 photo albums that my mom made (one about me, one about her, and one about brother) of our childhood, and they are now in my brother's garage (in one of the mom's blue storage tubs). If I brought them here, they would get ruined by the humidity.

  • @pr8329
    @pr8329 2 дні тому

    Excellent video, Debbie, thank you!! 😃

  • @miriamrivera2225
    @miriamrivera2225 3 дні тому

    Hello from Puerto Rico, I’m retired and live on social security. Can I receive SS in Bali? I’m a new subscriber, please advise, thank you ❤

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 2 дні тому

      Hello, the SS goes electronically into your american bank. Can set up a bank account in Bali using passport and wire transfer only what you need to live on. The rest stays in your US banks.

  • @ianpatrick23
    @ianpatrick23 3 дні тому

    What an amazing story!

  • @peterrabjergrasmussen6354
    @peterrabjergrasmussen6354 3 дні тому

    Amazing move - welcome to paradise 🙏🏻

  • @Carolyn-k9e
    @Carolyn-k9e 3 дні тому

    Honestly if you like it so much you should stop making videos and do another topic on you tube. When you share an awesome place with everyone you just get more of everyone good and bad.

  • @dianehghzn7670
    @dianehghzn7670 3 дні тому

    You look great Deby wow what a great sea scape yes i miss the ocean a bit we live in the mountain area of UBUD its a bout 2 and half hours from saminyak depending the trafic the trafic in UBUD is crazy its gone bananas truly anyway we had some very large ceremonies here one that comes around every 30 years so i feel pretty lucky to have seen some of that amazing hand craft that the Balinese do for their ceremony days and cremations and weddings anyway see you in the next video lovely to meet you both wow iam so pleased to write to you i have my replies turned off but you can reach us anytime on our office phone number anyway just enjoy you two bye for now Diane 💟☮️🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🙏🙏🍀😍🥰

  • @dianehghzn7670
    @dianehghzn7670 3 дні тому

    Thats great Linda’s Daughter i live with my family in UBUD my son in law and daughter have a place called NARASOMA HOMESTAY AND RETREAT AREA WITH LARGE GARDEN AND POOL AND SPA MESSAGE AND SO ON IF YOU AND YOUR MUM ARE IN UBUD SOMETIME COME AND SEE US LIKE FOR A VISIT IT’d be lovely to meet you iam 83 allmost and we live here for my daughter 25+ years and me two years as well my son in law is balinese and he owns his place he has a large family and his mum lives here offcourse where my daughter and Nyoman and his family come to visit her regularly my daughter is right close to both her and me she is about 89 or so anyway thanks for making this video it was a real surprise to see this coming up on my Ipad i wrote a comment on hers story its great just great and iam very happy that your getting the right food and whatever else you need to have a good life in bali and not be bothered what is happening in the rest of the world 🌎 we can leave that behind for now especially America its a bit of a mess but have a great week and like i said to your mum we might meet eachother one day you can certainly come and visit us whenever its covvenient lots of love 🥰 and good healthy living see you bye for now Diane 😍👋👋👋🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🙏🙏🙏🥰🍀

  • @carrie5813
    @carrie5813 3 дні тому

    Thank you for this! I’ll go a while without spending much and then all of a sudden, it’s like whoa! Bring it on! I’m going to return some boots that I definitely did not need to buy. Do you have a car there? You might have mentioned this already, but I’m new here.

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 3 дні тому

      Good for you. The more you shift your mindset of 'it's just stuff' the less you will care about it. I didn't mention yet, but no car here, I ride a motorbike. It cost $600 to buy used and fill up the tank every 1 1/2 weeks @ $4 a pop. ;)

  • @dianehghzn7670
    @dianehghzn7670 3 дні тому

    Oohh and iam allmost 83 😂😂😍🥰

  • @dianehghzn7670
    @dianehghzn7670 3 дні тому

    Hi Linda my name is Diane i live with my daughter here in bali for the last 2 years allthough my daughter has been living in bali for at least the last 25 + years and before that we had been coming to bali for or since 1986 doing business we had a small shop and then my husband died and my daughter came to bali with her two kids in 1998 and decided she wanted to bring her kids up in their fathers culture. He is balinese and had land and some ramshackled small hut like tourist accommodation so they decided to improve that but he used to go to Australia to earn some money to make those improvements in bali he had a foster father lived in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 and came to bali all the time and so he took him back to Australia to help with his education and get a job and he did that so i have 3 grandchildren living in their home in Sydney working and studying and we live here in Ubud up in the mountains area my daughter does yoga with her teacher balinese Ketut and they have quite a big business also in the mountain area of bali anyway my son in law and my daughter have this lovely small medium size homestay called ( NARASOMA HOMESTAY AND RETREAT AREA WITH SWIMMING POOL AND SPA AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE MEDIUM SIZED VILLAS AND MEDITATION ROOM AND 2 YGA LARGE ROOMS FOR GROUPS AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE REBUILDING A TEAHOUSE OR BREAKFAST BUILDING BUT A BEAUTIFUL LARGE GARDEN TO WONDER AROUND IN OR RELAXING AT THE POOL AREA ANYWAY ENOUGH OF THE ADVERTISING I WAS SO SURPRISED TO SEE THIS ON UTUBE AND LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU DECIDED TO COME LIVING IN BALI I CERTAINLY CANT COMPLAIN FOR ONE MINUTE I LOVE IT HERE MISS AUSTRALIA BUT I LOVE MY DAUGHTER AND SHE HAS GONE OVER AND BEYOND TO MAKE ME HAPPY WITH WHATEVER I NEED AND IAM NOT SHORT OF ANYTHING SO I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY LIVING IN BALI IAM CONSTANTLY LEARNING STILL ABOUT BALINESE CULTURE ITS VERY INTRIGUING AND A LOT OF DETAIL WHICH MY DAUGHTER IS STILL LEARNING BUT THEN YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING DO YOU ANYWAY WE MIGHT RUN INTO EACHOTHER HERE ONE DAY YOU NEVER KNOW ANYWAY LOVELY TALKING TO YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK LOTS OF LOVE 🧡😍🥰🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🙏🙏🙏🍀👋👋🥰💟☮️

  • @karensmith5624
    @karensmith5624 3 дні тому

    After walking away from my career and engagement many years ago to commit to the full time care of my parents, I know find myself at the end of a period of 24 months filled with loss and trauma. I am now find myself at the age of 43 years- unmarried, childless, parentless and jobless. The only thing I have to show for my 30 years of work is the fact I own my own home, which gives me an equity of just over half a million. Having applied for hundreds of jobs in the past year with not so much as a phone call and for the first time in my life having to rely on charity just to eat. I have been contemplating the idea for selling up and relocating to Bali . When I started researching this about 6 months ago, I worked out that I could make the move, lease a home and live off money from the sale of my house for at least 30 years. However I have become increasingly concerned with the fastly rising costs of long term leases in Bali and feel that I may not be able to find a home in Bali for less than $200,000 AUD.

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 3 дні тому

      Wow! I was in your shoes many years ago (before I went into interior design) looking for a job and overqualified for any job that was out there. I owned a company that I had to close down and then look for a job? I was interviewing for the most humiliating positions. As time went on, it just got worse feeling depressed. (may need a video on this lol). But I had to change my perspective. Stop labeling myself as a failure and start expanding who I really am. Read that again: 'who I really am'. I realized how fake I was applying for positions that were not going to make me happy. So this is the good part: CHANGE your narrative about yourself to EXPAND. This is it, we have one shot at being our true selves. With that said, Yes, you do have enough equity to live longer here and what I want you to consider is this: When you get here, you will get bored. You will want to do something to shift your purpose. Before your purpose was work, then your parents, now it's time to give yourself the purpose for YOU. No one else. That's why I'm doing different things here. I publish contemporary romance novels, and now UA-cam. If you look at my channel, I was making interior design videos...but I wasn't really expanding. Now I am. Learning new skills, being transparent to myself and the world and enrolling my mom to do the same. You can create a journey of where you are and how you will now expand yourself. I was too embarrassed to be on camera only a few weeks ago, but I am learning. I hope this brings you encouragement to be there for YOU. Not anyone else.

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 3 дні тому

      Wow! I was in your shoes many years ago (before I went into interior design) looking for a job and overqualified for any job that was out there. I owned a company that I had to close down and then look for a job? I was interviewing for the most humiliating positions. As time went on, it just got worse feeling depressed. (may need a video on this lol). But I had to change my perspective. Stop labeling myself as a failure and start expanding who I really am. Read that again: 'who I really am'. I realized how fake I was applying for positions that were not going to make me happy. So this is the good part: CHANGE your narrative about yourself to EXPAND. This is it, we have one shot at being our true selves. With that said, Yes, you do have enough equity to live longer here and what I want you to consider is this: When you get here, you will get bored. You will want to do something to shift your purpose. Before your purpose was work, then your parents, now it's time to give yourself the purpose for YOU. No one else. That's why I'm doing different things here. I publish contemporary romance novels, and now UA-cam. If you look at my channel, I was making interior design videos...but I wasn't really expanding. Now I am. Learning new skills, being transparent to myself and the world and enrolling my mom to do the same. You can create a journey of where you are and how you will now expand yourself. I was too embarrassed to be on camera only a few weeks ago, but I am learning.

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 3 дні тому

      Hi Karen, I understand all too well how you feel, I felt that too. But with all of my self development that I did, I had to get out of the what's wrong into the ' what is possible?' Reinvention. Expansion. Watch a couple of videos with Joe Dispenza (on UA-cam). He helps guide people through changing the reoccurring self speak that do not support who we really are. Shift the conversation from 'who you are not' to 'what's possible'. I was the only one holding myself back.

    • @mikeroche8544
      @mikeroche8544 2 години тому

      "Having applied for hundreds of jobs in the past year"======= You need to apply NATION WIDE. My friend has two PhDs and only applied in one state, this went on for two years nothing. Then he opened up nationwide and in 2 months had a job in a different state. Sucks but that is how it is. Good luck!

  • @BNE626
    @BNE626 3 дні тому

    Thank you! Would you say the $1100 budget is still doable for a single person? 😊

  • @janinedevilliers510
    @janinedevilliers510 3 дні тому

    Hi, from freezing cold North Germany. 😅 Bali sounds much more inviting than the snow, ice and rain we have just had. ❄️ Stay warm in Hamburg 👋

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 3 дні тому

      Thank you!

    • @ClaudiaS193
      @ClaudiaS193 3 дні тому

      @@janinedevilliers510 So you are in Hamburg? Me too. I booked a 14 days Java Bali Roundtrip Holiday for next year in September / Oktober, because I really like it there and to get to know it better, because I have Bali in mind to stay there longer in Retirement. Maybe you want to join me.

  • @orgonitehealingnl4431
    @orgonitehealingnl4431 3 дні тому

    please feed the homeless animals.

    • @retiredlifeinBali
      @retiredlifeinBali 3 дні тому

      Actually I do! We rescue cats, dogs, etc. In fact, my mom has a kitten now because we found it in the gutter at only a few weeks old. I will be doing a video just on the animals here. Right now I'm fostering a dog and feed a few homeless cats. Not to mention the that showed up behind my house to give birth to puppies.