Armchair Traders · travel & early retirement
See the world. Keep the chair.
We’re exploring how to travel more and work less — without turning life into a spreadsheet. Deadpan updates from the armchair. Practical trip planning. No stock tips.
General information only — not financial advice.
What you’ll find here
Places we actually sit
Beach towns, mid-size cities, and the bits between the brochure and the bill. We go, we stay a while, we write it down.
Retiring to something
Deckchairs need a plan. Not just an exit date. Hobbies, routes, and routines — without the hustle sermon.
Otter News energy
Dry. Calm. Means well. Gets it slightly wrong. Sign-off stays the same: That’s the news from the armchair. Nobody move.
Free trip planner checklist
Budget, dates, packing, documents, and the “deckchair test” — a short reality check before you book the long trip. PDF. No webinar. No upsell mid-download.
We’ll email the PDF. Unsubscribe anytime. General information only — not financial advice.
Who’s in the armchair
Armchair Traders is the home base. Armchair Amigos is the show. Same people. Same chair. We’re Australians poking at travel and early retirement with a straight face and a soft disclaimer.
Shop (quietly)
Digital guides on Gumroad when they’re ready. Merch when the print files stop arguing with us. Until then: the free planner is the best thing on the shelf.