The Planning Phase

means leaving the U.S. for someplace where the cost of living and quality of life would be available to me on my new income. I think that place is in Central or South America.

Now where to start? I haBeing able to retire in your early 30's is both scary and exciting at the same time. I guess I should introduce myself, my name is Mikhal, I'm a thirty-something Army sergeant from the southern U.S. who's about to retire early and I'm gay.

My mind has been full of "what happens now" and I've decided that I don't want to work anymore. and since Army retirement isn't that much I couldn't really "live" here in the states. What's that leave then? Well, I decided that it ve a friend who has a place in San Jose, Costa Rica so that's where I immediately thought of. I'm going to San Jose!