This is Angelina and Richard Burke.
They've always been good about saving.
We had two incomes, we saved one income and we
lived off the the smaller income.
Our yearly costs were close to 75,000 a year.
When we moved in 2013,
all of our things went up in flames in a
moving truck and so that kind of helped us become
minimalist.
So when it came time for retirement,
these avid travellers picked a new home that matched their
frugal lifestyle.
We always were looking at cruises because they kept calling.
To us it was so easy.
You just booked a cruise and then it takes you
to different places.
There's a cruiser. It was Las Vegas.
Another place that has it all.
After we did like a 51 day one,
we were like oh we could do this now.
The wells that oyster and they've spent the last few
years.
Globe trotting from port to port.
Italy is great and Tokyo was great.
Kuala Lumpur was great, Singapore was great.
I was really impressed with Australia and New Zealand.
Yes, there's endless entertainment and all you can eat buffets
on board.
But retiring on a cruise ship still has its challenges.
Not everything's easier. Laundry's not always easy.
I get a bag. Like a small backpack size bag.
Yeah, it cost you 25 to $30.
Laundry's done the sink. Sometimes laundry is done in the
sea.
In the end, these inconveniences are minor compared to the
money they're saving,
like the last two years or so.
It was 35,000 or less a year and it's incredible
how.
You can make that so much more affordable when you
bundle in your food and your entertainment and transportation.
By combining those savings with the discounts they receive through
loyalty programs and credit card points,
the Berks say they've been able to make never ending
travel affordable,
even earning free nights for occasional hotel stays in between
cruises.
For us, travel life is normal living.
Now we've proven to ourselves we don't need a house,
We don't need a home base.
We've proven that we don't need a car.
Just about every material thing that you might need.
They sell it everywhere, pack light and enjoy experiences in
life.