From the other side

Travelling for so long on this side of the planet (South East Asia) has started to change my outlook on things.  I can't really put a lot of those things into words just yet, but one of them has just gotten a little more thought than others just now.

Early Retirement does not necessarily equal Rich Retirement, nor does it have to.  

You don't have to be rich to retire and to retire doesn't mean your cash flow must cease to perpetuate.  Why do you need to retire rich?  To live an opulent lifestyle you wouldn't normally live?  Even if I were rich, my lifestyle would not change and become opulent...it'd probably stay pretty much the same.  If anything, I could scale back on expenses - no longer driving into the office everyday, no longer needing to dress to the nines in office wear, no lunches on the go, store bought coffees or parking fees - home would be the place to be and where the heart is.

Suddenly, constant travel and saving for retirement doesn't seem so scary anymore.