We Retired Early And Started Traveling The World. We're Not Planning To Leave Money For Our 6 Kids.

Kelly Benthall and her husband left Texas to retire early and travel the world.Kelly BenthallKelly Benthall, 53, and her husband decided they wanted to retire early and travel the world.Part of the couple's plan for early retirement was not to leave an inheritance to their 6 kids.They've been traveling across Europe and Africa since August and are happy with the decision.When I was in my 40s, if you had told me I'd be writing this from Mauritius after months of traveling across Europe, I would have laughed.Back then, I had a more traditional view of retirement: I would work until 65, leave a nest egg for my kids, and settle into a quieter life.But at 53, my husband Nigel and I quit our jobs in oil and gas, traded comfort for adventure, and hit the road.To retire early and travel, we restructured our finances and mapped out a plan to spend every penny.