His Plan Is To Move To Columbia And Retire, But Now That His Wife Is Getting Cold Feet, He’s Going Alone
Do you know someone who wanted to take off and see the world when they retired?
One man is ready to live in his dream home in South America for most of the year after retiring, but now his wife is getting cold feet and doesn’t want to go with him.
He is 55-years-old, and he and his wife live in Canada. They have children and are now grandparents.
He has recently officially retired, something he’s been looking forward to after 33 years of working. He’s had a retirement countdown calendar shared with his family so that they could prepare for his dream retirement plan, which was to live with his wife in their Colombian vacation home for seven months out of the year. It’s a dream he’s had since he was 16.
“I bought a property in South America 12 years ago, and I have been building our retirement home down there,” he explained.
“I have dual citizenship, so I can own property without it being a hassle.”
Eight years ago, his family began vacationing at their house in Columbia annually while renting it out for extra income whenever they weren’t using it. Since then, he’s been repairing it and working hard to turn it into a dream home.
“The house was designed to be perfect for us,” he said.
“We have a pool, a small house for the caretaker [and] gardener, and 34 different fruit trees. The bathroom is up to North American standards, and the shower has grab bars and stuff already built in for when I’m old. Everything is on one level, so there are no stairs. My wife helped by making suggestions to the design of the house and by taking care of decorating it.”
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Because his wife was so helpful with the house, he figured she was fully game to live with him in Columbia once she retired.
However, she recently told him she doesn’t want to be there for seven months out of the year anymore because they’re grandparents, and she wants to be more involved in their grandkids’ lives.
While he understands where his wife is coming from, he doesn’t want to budge or give up on his plan to live in Columbia for seven months out of the year.
“I love my kids and grandkids and my parents who also live up here,” he added.
“But I am done with winter. If I never see snow again, it will be too soon. The house has guest rooms, and flights are cheap.”
“If they want to see me in the winter, they are all welcome to come down. Plus, I will be back for five months in the summer to do some contract work. I will see everyone then.”
When his wife told him she didn’t want to join him in Columbia for the winter, he told her it was her right to do what she wanted.
Regardless, he went ahead and booked his own plane ticket.
When his wife saw the charge on their credit card, she became angry, telling him she meant she didn’t want either of them to go down in the winter.
He told her he was absolutely going to Columbia regardless, and she could join him in the spring whenever she was ready.
Now, his entire family is starting to give him grief, trying to make him feel bad for leaving his wife alone during the winter, even though he says it was her choice.
Should he feel bad for going to Columbia without his wife, or should his family be more supportive of his retirement plan?
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