Travel Healthcare & Finance
- Is it Possible to Save a Lot and Still Have Fun With Travel Healthcare?
- Making a Full Time Therapist’s Salary Working Only Half of the Year
- How I Saved Over $100,000 in 1.5 years as a New Grad Physical Therapist
- A Case for Travel Therapy as a New Grad: The Power of Compounding Interest
For more articles on Travel Therapy & Finances, visit our Travel Therapy Mentor website
Student Loans
- Over $120,000 Ahead After 8 Years of Income Based Student Loan Payments
- The Great Student Loan Pause and Its Impacts
- Paying Cash for a House Instead of Paying Off Student Loans
- Over $20,000 Ahead After 3.5 Years of Income Based Student Loan Payments
- Is it Better to Pay Off Student Loans or Invest?
- Revisited: Seek Forgiveness or Pay off Your Student Loans Early?
- Seek Forgiveness or Pay off Your Student Loans Early?
- The Best Student Debt Repayment Option for Those Seeking Financial Independence (FIRE)
Cryptocurrency
- Using Strategic Rebalancing to Improve Bitcoin Risk/Reward in 2025
- Why You Should Consider Investing in Bitcoin in 2021
- Current Crypto Asset Allocation and Return: April 2021
Financial Independence Posts
Personal: My Path to FI
- Challenges in a Post-FIRE Life
- Lessons Learned and Results From a Full Year of Tracking Expenses
- Current Asset Allocation: November 2019
- Over $20,000 Ahead After 3.5 Years of Income Based Student Loan Payments
- 2018 Savings Rate in First Year of Semi-Retirement!
- How It’s Possible to Retire in Five Years or Less: The Power of Your Savings Rate
- 2017 Savings Rate and 2018 Estimate in Semi-Retirement!
- What Financial Independence Means to Me
- Don’t Repeat My Investing Mistake
- Retire at 30?? Won’t You be Bored?
- Current Asset Allocation: February 2018
- Updating Financial Assumptions and Goals
- Avoiding the Individual Insurance Mandate Penalty in 2018
General Finance & Financial Independence Info
- The Often Overlooked Impact of Mortgage Amortization on Homebuying
- Determining True Effective Tax Rate Based on Income Level
- The Importance of Asset Allocation
- Options for Where to Invest Money in Retirement Accounts
- The Simple Way to Determine Your Retirement Date
- Taking The Risk Out Of Your Early Retirement Plan
- Roth Accounts Are A Scam For Those Seeking FIRE
- Traditional vs. Roth IRA- A Real World Comparison
- Traditional vs. Roth IRA- Which is Best for You?
- Getting the Best Bang for your Buck with Social Security in Early Retirement
Credit Card Posts
- 10 Years of Sign-up Bonuses: $24,000+, 2.63 Million Points, and 14 Free Nights
- 8 Years of Sign-up Bonuses: $17,000+, 1.88 Million Points, and 9 Free Nights
- Cashing Out Instead of Keeping Points for Credit Card Rewards during COVID-19
- 3 Years of Sign Up Bonuses: $11,000+, 1,000,000 points, and 4 Free Nights
- 27 Months of Sign-up Bonuses: $11,000+, 500,000 Points, and 4 Free Nights
- Getting Huge Value with the Amex Hilton Aspire Credit Card
- Vacation in the Caribbean for Less than $200 with Two Easy Credit Card Bonuses!
- What’s in MY Wallet? – September 2018 Credit Card Lineup
- The Three Best Cards to Get Started with Credit Card Rewards
- Credit Cards: Friend or Foe?
- The Basics of Credit Card Sign-up Bonuses
- Best Credit Cards for Easy Cashback Bonuses!
- Debitize Review and $20 bonus
Travel Hacking
- Buying Discounted AirBnB Gift Cards
- Five Months Traveling Around The World for Less than $37/Day!
- How to Pack for a 5 Month International Trip, Using Only a Carry-On!
- The Guide to Minimizing Dining Expenses While Traveling Internationally
- Vacation in the Caribbean for Less than $200 with Two Easy Credit Card Bonuses!
- The Guide to Minimizing Housing Expenses while Traveling Internationally
- Around the World in 2018: Semi-Retirement Trip Update
- Free All Inclusive Caribbean Vacation With Credit Card BonusesYes- this is actually a trip we planned & took to Jamaica completely FREE!
- Aruba: A Lesson in Travel Hacking
Other Sign Up Bonuses
- SoFi Money Review: The Easiest Sign-up Bonus!
- $3,000 in Bank Account Sign-Up Bonuses in 1.5 Years
- Make Easy Money with Bank Account Bonuses
- Motif Investing $100 Sign-up Bonus Review
Earn Money to Lose Weight: Healthy Wage
- HealthyWage Review: Payout and Conclusion
- Earn Dollars While Losing Pounds with HealthyWage
- Earn Dollars While Losing Pounds with HealthyWage- Update with pictures!
Blog Income
- 2018 Average Monthly Blog Income and My Hourly Blog Earnings
- Blog Income: Current Monthly Average (2017)
Monthly Updates: My Progress to Financial Independence
2025
- Financial Independence Update- October 2025
- Financial Independence Update- September 2025
- Adjusting Financial Assumptions and Goals- Financial Independence Update August 2025
- Financial Independence Update- July 2025
- Financial Independence Update- June 2025
- Financial Independence Update- May 2025
- Financial Independence Update- April 2025
- Financial Independence Update- March 2025
- Financial Independence Update- February 2025
- Financial Independence Update- January 2025
2024
- Financial Independence Update- December 2024
- Financial Independence Update- November 2024
- Financial Independence Update- October 2024
- Financial Independence Update- September 2024
- Financial Independence Update- August 2024
- Financial Independence Update- July 2024
- Financial Independence Update- June 2024
- Financial Independence Update- May 2024
- Financial Independence Update- April 2024 — Reflection on 8 years of monthly updates & how my life has changed over the last 8 years!
- Financial Independence Update- March 2024
- Financial Independence Update- February 2024
- Financial Independence Update- January 2024
2023
- Financial Independence Update- December 2023
- Financial Independence Update- November 2023
- Financial Independence Update- October 2023
- Financial Independence Update- September 2023
- Financial Independence Update- August 2023
- Financial Independence Update- July 2023
- Financial Independence Update- June 2023
- Financial Independence Update- May 2023
- Financial Independence Update- April 2023
- Financial Independence Update- March 2023
- Financial Independence Update- February 2023
- Financial Independence Update- January 2023
2022
- Financial Independence Update- December 2022
- Financial Independence Update- November 2022
- Financial Independence Update- October 2022
- Financial Independence Update- September 2022
- Financial Independence Update- August 2022
- Financial Independence Update- July 2022
- Financial Independence Update- June 2022
- Financial Independence Update- May 2022
- Financial Independence Update- April 2022
- Financial Independence Update- March 2022
- Financial Independence Update- February 2022
- Financial Independence Update- January 2022
2021
- Financial Independence Update- December 2021
- Financial Independence Update- November 2021
- Financial Independence Update- October 2021
- Financial Independence Update- September 2021
- Financial Independence Update- August 2021
- Financial Independence Update- July 2021
- Financial Independence Update- June 2021
- Financial Independence Update- May 2021
- Financial Independence Update- April 2021
- Financial Independence Update- March 2021
- Financial Independence Update- February 2021
- Financial Independence Update- January 2021
2020
- Financial Independence Update- December 2020
- Financial Independence Update- November 2020
- Financial Independence Update- October 2020
- Financial Independence Update- September 2020
- Financial Independence Update- August 2020
- Financial Independence Update- July 2020
- Financial Independence Update- June 2020
- Financial Independence Update- May 2020
- Financial Independence Update- April 2020 (Buying My First House!)
- Financial Independence Update- March 2020
- Financial Independence Update- February 2020
- Financial Independence Update- January 2020
2019
- Financial Independence Update- December 2019
- Financial Independence Update- November 2019
- Financial Independence Update- October 2019
- Financial Independence Update- September 2019
- Financial Independence Update- August 2019
- Financial Independence Update- July 2019
- Back to FI! Financial Independence Update- June 2019
- Finally Reached FIRE! Progress to Financial Independence- May 2019
- Progress to Financial Independence- April 2019
- Progress to Financial Independence- March 2019
- Progress to Financial Independence- February 2019
- Progress to Financial Independence- January 2019
2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- December 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- November 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- October 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- September 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- August 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- July 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- June 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- May 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- April 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- March 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- February 2018
- Progress to Financial Independence- January 2018
2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- December 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- November 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- October 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- September 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- August 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- July 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- June 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- May 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- April 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- March 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- February 2017
- Progress to Financial Independence- January 2017
2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- December 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- November 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- October 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- September 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- August 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- July 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- June 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- May 2016
- Progress to Financial Independence- April 2016
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