Portable Parents Blog

Crystal clear mountain lakes, endless high plains, majestic snow-capped mountains, a view of a city like no other, dragging luggage through the streets of La Paz, almost being ripped off by money changers, and enjoying the best pizza in all of Latin America…just a little of what we experienced during our travels from Copacabana to...

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I ran across an article today discussing “early retirement” that got me thinking about the numbers. The gist of the article was that the decision of when to begin receiving Social Security benefits was a personal decision and that the longer you wait the greater the monthly benefits at retirement.
Seems reasonable I suppose…
What struck me...

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During the past week we have been asked “why we like Cotacachi” by our friends and family. I decided to spend some time thinking about this question and try and get an answer on paper.

This is OUR answer and won’t fit everyone’s situation. In fact, our guess is that it won’t fit the sensibilities of...

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I always had a dream to retire early.
Playing golf all day, laying poolside or enjoying a mid-day nap on the beach of some tropical island was my idea of retirement…at least when I was 20.
The concept of early retirement for a 20 year old kid is vague at best; I just knew that the thought of...

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