Chubby FIRE at 50! Travelling 120 Days a Year! [Chills 263]

About this episode

Nicole and Edward share their journey of achieving retirement in their fifties and the lifestyle choices that support their travels.

What does retirement actually look like when you've done it right? In this episode, we sit down with Nicole and Edward, a Singaporean couple in their early fifties who've been fully retired for four years. They didn't inherit wealth. They didn't go all in on crypto. They built their exit the slow, boring, brilliant way, and now they travel 120 days a year, ski across Japan, and still have the financial runway to prove it works. But here's what makes this conversation different: they're not selling you a formula. Nicole spent decades in banking, watched every major financial crisis unfold, and used that fear to build something bulletproof. Ed? He wrote poems about his job, and then one day decided it wasn't worth it anymore. We dig into: How they set their retirement target in the 1990s with zero internet and no Google - and why the number they picked still holds up today Their 50/35/15 portfolio split - and why they don't think you need to be a stock-picker to win The "UAT" approach to retirement - how they tested living abroad in Bangkok and Japan before committing to the lifestyle Why they don't believe in retiring too early - and the age bracket they think is the sweet spot…

People in this episode

Host: The Financial Coconut

Guests: Nicole, Edward

Topics covered

• retirement
• financial planning
• travel
• personal finance
• investment strategies

Keywords

• Chubby FIRE
• retirement planning
• financial independence
• travel lifestyle
• portfolio management

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Singapore, Bangkok, Japan

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