People dream of moving to Bali. The image of a colorful culture, street processions, great weather and beach life is enticing. If you talk to expats you will hear stories of success and failure, of people who have tried to make it in Bali. One of the success stories is Andrew and Gaia Grant, Australian expats who live in Jimbaran. These 2 people are examples of a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Originally working as high school counselors in Sydney in the early 80’s, teaching personal development classes to at-risk students. Their teaching curriculum turned into a business and they started a publishing company. Working around the world with orphanges and in trouble spots, they came to Bali and a hotel manager suggested they take their counseling business and apply it to business executives staying in Bali.
Nowadays the Grants put on seminars to major corporations. Based in Jimbaran and living in the same house they as on their first trip, they can earn up to $20,000 a day for a seminar. By the way Gaia Grant has also written a book about her experience called ‘A Patch of Paradise‘
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G’Day Nick,
Excellent success story. Do you have any idea of what percentage of those who try and settle in Bali, fail?.
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Most fail, but their lives were failures before coming to Bali. These two may get up to $20k a day for their seminar, but no serious corporation does conferences in Bali, so they are doing a lot of fronting there.
Depends what you mean by failure. Bali is an easy place to retire (at any age), either full time or part time, if you have some income to tide you over. I know several people who spend 4-8 months a year in Bali. They have an interest in the local arts and do some related business to earn some extra income. But I would have to agree, it can be tough to make it work well full time without some outside support. At the same time, I suspect experiencing some failure somewhere else before coming to Bali may not matter a whole lot.
So how much retirement income would one need to have to retire successfully in Bali? Assuming a non-extravagant lifestyle, but living in a clean apartment or home.
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