We recently got back from another trip to Fiji and my husband and I have been loving your vlog. Thank you for sharing what your previous occupations were prior to moving as we had been wondering about this. What a dream to have retired early and be living in Fiji, my husband is rather envious. We are looking forward to following your journey and seeing the progress you make with your house. Sorry to hear about the fractured elbow. Also we are hoping Dexter is ok as haven’t seen him on many videos lately. Take care, from Paula and Jason from NZ
Hi Paula, Thomas here - glad you are getting something out of the vlogs, I certainly enjoy making them when I get time. Yeah, previous occupations were nothing out of this world (not tycoons or millionaires) but very solid - saving and investing helped us get to where we needed to be. Dexter has pretty much retired from adventuring and likes to laze in the bush - not a fan of the heat and doesn't have the energy of the pups. He is a one in a million but this is his retirement also ❤ Have you visited the Garden Island before?
@@fijitimeislandlifevlog Hi Thomas :-) No we have not been to the garden island during our Fiji visits yet unfortunately. However after seeing your videos we are definitely keen to look at doing next time tho. We are so glad to hear Dexter is all good and just chilling during his retirement. We also have an older large dog with arthritis who just wants to spend her time resting most of the time these days too. We are so happy to see that Daniella has been rescuing some dogs while over there. Our teenage daughter found seeing all the skinny stray dogs in Fiji very hard and starting dreaming of moving to Fiji to set up a dog rescue centre to save all the dogs ❤️ A couple of questions that you may want to address during some of your videos if they aren’t too personal, are….have you found it quite lonely and isolating since your move over there and how are you supporting yourself financially? Cheers Paula and Jason
@@Pjf76 hi, if that's your daughters dream atm then she has a great heart ❤ unfortunately you cannot save them all, but education and population control will hopefully stop the suffering one day! Neither of us find it lonely or isolating, but everybody is different and clearly people deal with things differently. The same with finances, everybody's situations and realities are different. For us (average Joe's) short term sacrifice (14 years), not having a new car, the best phone, going to the pub, eating takeaway, satellite TV etc., hard saving and investing, means we can hopefully after the refurbishment, reap the long term gains! We've always had pets, never owned property in the UK, I supported my son to adulthood etc., so all the normal expenses along the way. So financially, the refurbishment is covered by savings (I got a good deal on the house) but day to day living is covered by interest from investments atm, whilst interest rates are good then this is sustainable - long term, Daniela has private pensions that can be taken early in 10ish years if required, but lets see 👀 hopefully the refurbishment will add decent value to the property, so we always have that as a get out! I'm not sure our limited audience are ready for such a vlog yet 🤣 thanks though!
Just to add, I/we were very fortunate to be born and raised in a developed country, with good access to free education - things which undoubtedly help in the long run and are taken for granted by others. Have a wonderful weekend 😀
@@fijitimeislandlifevlog I really appreciate your replies and your honesty. I commend you both on what you have managed to achieve, for striving to reach your dreams. It is truly inspiring ☺️
We recently got back from another trip to Fiji and my husband and I have been loving your vlog. Thank you for sharing what your previous occupations were prior to moving as we had been wondering about this. What a dream to have retired early and be living in Fiji, my husband is rather envious. We are looking forward to following your journey and seeing the progress you make with your house. Sorry to hear about the fractured elbow. Also we are hoping Dexter is ok as haven’t seen him on many videos lately. Take care, from Paula and Jason from NZ
Hi Paula, Thomas here - glad you are getting something out of the vlogs, I certainly enjoy making them when I get time. Yeah, previous occupations were nothing out of this world (not tycoons or millionaires) but very solid - saving and investing helped us get to where we needed to be.
Dexter has pretty much retired from adventuring and likes to laze in the bush - not a fan of the heat and doesn't have the energy of the pups. He is a one in a million but this is his retirement also ❤
Have you visited the Garden Island before?
@@fijitimeislandlifevlog Hi Thomas :-) No we have not been to the garden island during our Fiji visits yet unfortunately. However after seeing your videos we are definitely keen to look at doing next time tho.
We are so glad to hear Dexter is all good and just chilling during his retirement. We also have an older large dog with arthritis who just wants to spend her time resting most of the time these days too.
We are so happy to see that Daniella has been rescuing some dogs while over there. Our teenage daughter found seeing all the skinny stray dogs in Fiji very hard and starting dreaming of moving to Fiji to set up a dog rescue centre to save all the dogs ❤️
A couple of questions that you may want to address during some of your videos if they aren’t too personal, are….have you found it quite lonely and isolating since your move over there and how are you supporting yourself financially?
Cheers
Paula and Jason
@@Pjf76 hi, if that's your daughters dream atm then she has a great heart ❤ unfortunately you cannot save them all, but education and population control will hopefully stop the suffering one day!
Neither of us find it lonely or isolating, but everybody is different and clearly people deal with things differently. The same with finances, everybody's situations and realities are different. For us (average Joe's) short term sacrifice (14 years), not having a new car, the best phone, going to the pub, eating takeaway, satellite TV etc., hard saving and investing, means we can hopefully after the refurbishment, reap the long term gains! We've always had pets, never owned property in the UK, I supported my son to adulthood etc., so all the normal expenses along the way. So financially, the refurbishment is covered by savings (I got a good deal on the house) but day to day living is covered by interest from investments atm, whilst interest rates are good then this is sustainable - long term, Daniela has private pensions that can be taken early in 10ish years if required, but lets see 👀 hopefully the refurbishment will add decent value to the property, so we always have that as a get out! I'm not sure our limited audience are ready for such a vlog yet 🤣 thanks though!
Just to add, I/we were very fortunate to be born and raised in a developed country, with good access to free education - things which undoubtedly help in the long run and are taken for granted by others. Have a wonderful weekend 😀
@@fijitimeislandlifevlog I really appreciate your replies and your honesty. I commend you both on what you have managed to achieve, for striving to reach your dreams. It is truly inspiring ☺️