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Living Aboard a Sailboat: How Much to Retire? the Answer Will Surprise You.
Article by Gary Pierce If you are asking yourself, how much to retire? You are asking yourself the wrong question(s). It should be how bad do I want to retire? or how much longer can I afford to wait to retire? It is 2009 and 401K's have turned into 201K's...or worse. It is especially cruel to the baby boomers that have saved and saved for years only to see their retirement portfolio shrink. Retirement now seems impossible to some. It's not impossible...you can retire now. There is hope to still go ahead and retire if you are willing to examine some alternatives to "normal" retirement. By normal I mean strictly adhering to various formulas for retirement. How much to retire usually goes like so...you need to have enough money to generate 75% (or pick a number) of the income you made when you last worked. In 2009 that means no retirement for lots of boomers if they believe that 75% criteria. Another popular formula is you need enough money to be able to withdraw 4% a year from your ...
Living Aboard: Diving Destinations in Phuket
... food, some of the most exotic culture and try to see while in Phuket. That's because the ingredients in Phuket makes it an ideal place to take your next vacation. With a spectacular cliffs and rock formations that tower by the sea, creates great opportunities for every level of diving. Are endless range of scuba diving live boards, that they go out for days just for day trips, or even one of the open water dives. The courses are also available in the open sea, at the level of Director.Panel of living will go much further than any day trips and you get to see most of the sites less immersed in the region. Boats leave from Phuket and go to places like the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. Read more... (772 words, 3 images, estimated 3:05 mins reading ...
Living Aboard Boat: Vessel Gel Coat Modifications Made Simple
by steven_n_maher Article by Mike Dickens Most vessels and boats built these days are made of fiberglass. A fiberglass yacht is made of resins and synthetic glass plastic matting combined together to give it strength. The outside yacht surfaces are made of layers of tinted resins known as gel coat. Gel coat is the substance used to provide the high-quality finish on the visible surface of the durable material beneath. What exactly is gel coat? The most prevalent gel coats used with today's vessels are structured on polyester resin chemistry. Gel coats are resins which are sprayed into molds in a fluid. The manufactured module, when properly cured and removed from the mold, provides the gel coated facade. After some time, the gel coated facades can be damaged and nicked from age. The sun can also produce hairline cracks, but you can make repairs. Exterior gel coat scratches can be polished out of a gel coat exterior with auto waxing compound and good ole elbow grease, but deep scrapes ...
Living Aboard: The Metamorphosis…A Woman’s Decision to Go Cruising
by pnendick Article by Debbie Whiteaker Over the years I've heard the same story time and again. A woman's agonizing decision...to go on a cruising adventure with her husband or significant other or to stay in her nest where she can be available to her children, grandchildren, or elderly parents. A woman's obligatory feelings toward her family are often much stronger than those of her male counterpart. It's just born into most of us to be there and be available anytime these people need us. But there is this yearning for many of us to go on an adventure. To spend time on a boat cruising the world with our partner...discovering new things, eating new food, meeting new and exciting people, and enjoying the breath taking scenery we usually only see in photographs. Letting go and taking that big step onboard that boat and shoving off for ports unknown is so hard. But if you look at it from a different point of view it could make it much easier decision.The Simple Life Read more... ...
LESSONS LEARNED LIVING ABOARD – BOATING GUIDE BOOK
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Living on a Boat: Sailing Secrets
... planning a wide world of sailing, you should prepare for the event, until your confidence in your sailing is at its prime. From the trend, age is also a factor in deciding to live on a sailboat. There are more retired individuals or couples who take on the sailing life, as compared to those in their earlier years. One reason for this could be the lifestyle you have to live, like employment. Once the kids are already grown up though, and with the retirement fund already stable, travelling and living the easy life is more alluring. Living on a boat full time is a very rewarding and romantic life indeed. Read more... (824 words, 4 images, estimated 3:18 mins reading ...