The article emphasizes the importance of considering travel during mid-life rather than postponing it until retirement. It argues that individuals, particularly those without children, may find it easier to make career adjustments for travel. It highlights a couple's scenario of wanting to shift to part-time work for travel at age 40, demonstrating the need for appropriate budgeting and healthcare considerations. The author warns that relying solely on post-retirement travel could result in lost opportunities due to health constraints later in life.
Don't wait until retirement to do the things you've always wanted. The problem with putting off travel until retirement is that you don't know what your health will be like at that stage of life.
Traveling in your 40s may be doable if you can afford it, but there's a big cost to losing health coverage. You need to think things through carefully.
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