Hey FI, my wife (32) and I (30) just hit our goal of $1M! We just quit our jobs, and are excited to travel!

If you can live on 47K in Oakland, which I perceive to be a high priced area, then your plan looks pretty solid. If you travel smart for a few month to different destinations, you will probably spend less unless you really like the expensive places (UK/Paris/etc.)

Two comments:

  • no kids, I guess? Kid expenses can alter lifestyle and finances for people.

  • "When traveling outside of the US, we would make use of private hospitals for any health needs and pay cash. When traveling in US, we will be enrolled in a public market health plan (estimated costs are roughly $400/mo for family with high deductible HSA PPO plan)."

Particularly if you are traveling to developing countries, you might be surprised how expensive quality private hospitals can be. It's a VERY MIXED bag. Some procedures are so well priced that a medical tourism industry develops around those procedures. But for many things, it's much more expensive than you might ever imagine.

In the motorcycle/travel subreddit, there was a guy last year who broke his leg in Inner Mongolia. He even posted a video of what looked like a fairly easy accident/nothing complicated. He went to the rural hospital, had all sorts of problems there, and then he finally got himself to Shanghai. When he got the prices in a quality private hospital in Shanghai, he flew back to Europe with his broken leg. (XX,XXX for a simple break.) Imagine if he had something complicated. These things can add up very quickly. These private hospitals in developing countries are very much hit or miss.

Personally, I would suggest one or both of the following: (1) there is evacuation insurance out there. They will do medical evacuation if you choose to have one from anywhere in the world. Med-Jet Assist. Look it up. Only $100/year and the reviews out there are good. This is what I personally have. (2) international health insurance policy. These policies have you covered everywhere except USA, which is why they are pretty cheap. About $100/month but they can be a little cheaper or more expensive. They're regular policies - not high deductable...

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