We are planning to retire in Indonesia in the next 5 till 8 years. My wife is from Bandung and our ‘kids’ are already adults. As we will then be in the early/mid 50ths when we stop working and we will, hopefully, have another 20 till 30 years to go. The time between early retirement and the pension plan, we can cover with savings and rental income. So far, all looks convenient to enjoy our life in a warm country with the relatives there and a lot of travel around the islands.
But one thing we all face. It’s the possibility of growing radical religious tendency or political instability. If you think about your future in long term (depending on your age and expected lifespan) is there not always a kind of uncertainty that you cannot stay at your current place because of external factors which you cannot influence? Our financial situation allows us to quit the ‘working world’ a bit earlier and live a good life in a cheap country, but going back home would be financially, lets say, challenging.
So, what’s your plan B? Back home? Going to another Asian country? Face the problems which may arise?
But one thing we all face. It’s the possibility of growing radical religious tendency or political instability. If you think about your future in long term (depending on your age and expected lifespan) is there not always a kind of uncertainty that you cannot stay at your current place because of external factors which you cannot influence? Our financial situation allows us to quit the ‘working world’ a bit earlier and live a good life in a cheap country, but going back home would be financially, lets say, challenging.
So, what’s your plan B? Back home? Going to another Asian country? Face the problems which may arise?