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Reasons to Retire in Panama – Modern Aging Interview

13 Comments / Life in Early Retirement, Panama, Podcasts and Other Appearances / By Jim @ Route To Retire / January 16, 2021 January 16, 2021

Back in January 2020, I had an opportunity to be interviewed by the wonderful Risa Morimoto from Modern Aging. She wanted to get my take on our time here in Panama. What do we like and dislike? Why would someone want to retire in Panama? I met Risa during the shooting of our House Hunters International episode. She was the director and she’s just a great person all around. Risa’s got the personality and sense of humor you just can’t …

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A Better Life for Half the Price… Sound Appealing?

14 Comments / Geoarbitrage, Panama, Podcasts and Other Appearances, Product and Service Reviews, Spending, Travel and Vacation / By Jim @ Route To Retire / January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021

I recently finished reading the book “A Better Life for Half the Price” by Tim Leffel. This is the second edition of the book and it was just released this past November. Why was I reading this book when I’m already living that kind of life? Two reasons: 1) It’s intriguing to read about living in different areas of the world and compare my experiences from the U.S. and Panama. 2) I’m quoted in it a few times (how cool …

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The FI Show Podcast Appearance – Geoarbitrage

Leave a Comment / Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), Geoarbitrage, Life in Early Retirement, Panama, Podcasts and Other Appearances, Spending / By Jim @ Route To Retire / December 24, 2020 December 29, 2020

I first met Justin and Cody from The FI Show at a FinCon conference a couple of years ago. These might be two of the nicest guys I’ve ever meet. I believe that they were just starting their podcast at the time and they had asked me to be a guest at some point. I was game to do it but our paths didn’t really cross much for a while after that. Well, a few months ago, Justin and I …

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Earn & Invest Podcast Appearance – Panama Update

8 Comments / Panama, Podcasts and Other Appearances / By Jim @ Route To Retire / July 16, 2020 July 15, 2020

One of my favorite podcasts is the Earn & Invest podcast with Doc G (formerly the What’s Up Next? podcast). I’ve known Doc for a handful of years now. We met at FinCon years ago and I’ve been on his show on a couple of times since then. The first time I was on a panel to discuss the topic of whether passive income can really be passive. The second appearance was with my wife, Lisa, along with Amon and …

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House Hunters International (Panama) – Jim, Lisa, & Faith

36 Comments / Geoarbitrage, Life in Early Retirement, Panama, Podcasts and Other Appearances, Travel and Vacation / By Jim @ Route To Retire / April 21, 2020 April 30, 2020

Any House Hunters International fans out there?! Of course, you are! Anybody a fan of Jim, Lisa, and Faith (that’s us!)? Ok, fine – maybe not of me, but at least Lisa and Faith? Hopefully, you are – that’s why you come to this site in the first place, right?! How about Panama? Maybe even specifically Boquete? Yeah, that’s us, too. But wouldn’t it be even more fun to squoosh all those cool things together and come up with something …

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Finder Interviewed Me about the FIRE Movement!

Leave a Comment / Guest Posts, Podcasts and Other Appearances / By Jim @ Route To Retire / March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020

I’m excited to share that I was just interviewed on Finder! If you’re not familiar, Finder.com runs the popular site that helps others make better life decisions. Whether it’s finding a new credit card, buying a home, or getting health insurance. I was actually surprised to see how many different areas Finder provides help with. They currently have over 50 categories with comparisons and guides. On top of it, all the information is free, which we all know is my …

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Somehow I Got Asked Back on “What’s Up Next?”

2 Comments / Geoarbitrage, Panama, Podcasts and Other Appearances / By Jim @ Route To Retire / January 6, 2020 January 4, 2020

Somehow I was able to get invited back on the “What’s Up Next?” podcast… who’da thunk it?! You’d think after Doc G and Paul Thompson had me on their “What’s Up Next?” show the first time around, they would’ve learned their lesson. Not so much! To top it off, they invited my better half to be a part of it – maybe they were thinking that through the law of averages, Lisa could help bring me up a little more. …

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Guest Appearance on the ChooseFI Podcast

4 Comments / Geoarbitrage, Life in Early Retirement, Podcasts and Other Appearances, Saving / By Jim @ Route To Retire / July 1, 2019 September 24, 2019

I’ve been wanting to be a part of the ChooseFI podcast shortly after it began. Jonathan and Brad launched the show at the end of 2016 and quickly took the FIRE community by storm! It’s a fantastic podcast helping to discuss the path to financial independence. They bring on various guests to examine different aspects and strategies of reaching FI. What’s really great though is that they also focus quite a bit on enjoying the journey along the way. I …

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Guest Appearance on the What’s Up Next Podcast

4 Comments / Podcasts and Other Appearances / By Jim @ Route To Retire / April 29, 2019 April 29, 2019

The “What’s Up Next?” podcast is a little newer to the scene. In fact, the first episode just came out in November of 2018. However, I’ve known Doc G from DiverseFI for a while and we finally had that opportunity at FinCon in Dallas last year. It’s great to meet other bloggers in real life and Doc is no exception. He’s a great guy and we had some good conversation… and a few beers, of course! Anyway, a few months …

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Guest Appearance on the Marriage, Kids and Money Podcast

Leave a Comment / Podcasts and Other Appearances / By Jim @ Route To Retire / April 16, 2019 April 16, 2019

I like Andy Hill from the Marriage, Kids and Money site a lot. He’s a genuinely nice guy and I love that he focuses on finances as a family. I would guess that the majority of the folks we hear from in the personal finance community don’t have kids. That doesn’t necessarily represent everyone tuning in, but the voices tend to be less. Enter Andy Hill. Not only does he focus on improving family finances, but he loves to show …

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