Long term readers of this blog know that ever since we quit our jobs to travel the world in 2015, we’ve been playing this game we like to call “Schengen…
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Quarterly Net Worth Update: Q4 2022
Hey everyone! Last week we tackled the life and spending side of things and this week we’re back with a net worth update. How Do We Stand As noted in…
Quarterly Life & Spending Update: Q4 2022
Hey everyone! It’s been awhile (rad: blogging fatigue) but we’re back with another quarterly update. We’ll focus today’s post on a quick life & spending update this week and then…
Our 2022 Expenses
Early retirement isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, especially when you have to deal with what I like to call “The 4 Horsemen of Early Retirement.” Specifically, running out money, losing…
Can You Buy Happiness?
I went to the mall the other day to pick up some family Christmas presents, and boy was it packed! What happened to all the doom and gloom in the…
What I Learned After 8 Years of Early Retirement
Back in 2015, I struggled with the idea of early retirement. I thought after escaping my cubical prison I’d be gleefully cartwheeling out of my office, but things didn’t quite…
The Dark Side of Quiet Quitting
You’ve all heard of the Great Resignation, but recently, there’s a more fashionable, inconspicuous quitting style called “quiet quitting”. What is “Quiet Quitting”? Instead of quitting your job and losing…
FIRE Community Guest Interview #25 – Late To The FIRE Party – Part 2
[For those who did not receive the correct email last week for Part 1 of this guest interview, please ensure you check that out before digging into today’s follow up…
FIRE Community Guest Interview #25 – Late To The FIRE Party – Part 1
Apologies folks who received the incorrect email notifications regarding this interview! Thanks for dealing with this non-technical blogger’s IT issues. Here we are again with our next installment of the…
How Travelling Saves You Money
“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”. –anonymous “But travelling is so expensive, I can’t afford to travel all the time.” “I don’t know what I…