"The Road to Bali' was a process of evolution.  The first steps were trying to figure out if we could or even should retire early.  Then, what would we do?  How would our life look?.  

Every night at dinner we would have long discussions and imagine scenarios.  Bit by bit the plan took shape.  

Here is a hodgepodge of thoughts , essays, hacks, and references that we found helpful to us.  None of these are our original ideas.  Instead , it is a collection of useful ideas in no particular order.