We quit our jobs in our 30s to travel and live part-time from a sailboat. We have no regrets about giving up the golden handcuffs.
A couple in their 30s shares their experience of quitting high-paying tech jobs in Seattle to pursue a 'first retirement' involving sailing and travel. They emphasize the importance of financial planning and spreadsheets in transitioning away from their corporate careers.
Why it matters
The story reflects the growing 'FIRE' (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement and the changing attitudes toward work-life balance among tech professionals.
Bianca and Charles Boddie, shown in Taipei, quit their jobs to travel and buy a sailboat in what they dubbed a 'first retirement.' Courtesy of Bianca and Charles Boddie Bianca and Charles Boddie left lucrative jobs in Seattle to sail and travel in a 'first retirement.' They sold their condo and bought a sailboat, adjusting their lifestyle and finances carefully. The couple has no regrets and are now exploring business opportunities and other next moves. We'd been thriving in Seattle's tech boom — Bianca, in the US on a work visa, was a senior finance reporter at Business Insider covering how Wall Street's biggest firms use and invest in technology, and Charlie, a software engineer within Amazon's payments organization, had spent eight years working toward a principal-engineer role .
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