After our semi-retirement last year in 2018, and a wonderfully successful 5 month trip around the world, it's pretty safe to say that Whitney and I are hooked on traveling and exploring various international destinations. We spent about a month in Europe during the trip last year, but most of our time was in SE … Continue reading 15 Week Summer European Adventure in 2019!
Progress to Financial Independence- December 2018
Mr. Market is Mad! Whew, December was a rough month for my net worth. The S&P 500 was down over 13% during the month, which makes it the worst month ever since I started investing seriously in 2015. Luckily I was overweight in cash, so my portfolio wasn't hit as hard as it could have … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- December 2018
Rental Property Investing 101
Today I'm excited to bring you a guest post written by James Lowery at RethinkTheRatRace.com about rental property investing. This is an area of investing that I've been interested in for a long time, but I haven't pursued just yet. James has a lot of experience in this area, and this post provides significant value on the … Continue reading Rental Property Investing 101
Five Months Traveling Around The World for Less than $37/Day!
We're Back! Whitney and I have been back in the United States for about three weeks now. It's hard to believe how quickly our five month semi-retirement trip flew by, but it was an amazing experience filled with memories that we will have forever. We were sad for the trip to end, but we were … Continue reading Five Months Traveling Around The World for Less than $37/Day!
Around the World Trip: Hong Kong (Our Last Stop!)
*By Whitney* China was the 11th (and last) country on our trip! If you haven’t already, check out my posts on our adventures at the other stops: Edinburgh, Scotland Dublin, Ireland Agadir, Morocco London, England Berlin and Munich, Germany Chiang Mai, Thailand Luang Prabang, Laos Vientiane, Laos Chiang Rai, Thailand Hanoi and Ha Long, Vietnam Da Nang, … Continue reading Around the World Trip: Hong Kong (Our Last Stop!)
Around the World Trip: Bangkok, Thailand!
*By Whitney* We had been to 10 countries so far on our trip! If you haven’t already, check out my posts on our adventures at the other stops: Edinburgh, Scotland Dublin, Ireland Agadir, Morocco London, England Berlin and Munich, Germany Chiang Mai, Thailand Luang Prabang, Laos Vientiane, Laos Chiang Rai, Thailand Hanoi and Ha Long, Vietnam Da … Continue reading Around the World Trip: Bangkok, Thailand!
Around the World Trip: The Beaches of Southern Thailand
*By Whitney* We had already been to Thailand twice earlier in our trip. Now we were coming back there for a whole month more! 10 countries down so far, but Thailand was our favorite! If you haven’t already, check out my posts on our adventures at the other stops: Edinburgh, Scotland Dublin, Ireland Agadir, Morocco … Continue reading Around the World Trip: The Beaches of Southern Thailand
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Hong Kong, China
If you haven’t read any of the prior expense reports from our trip, check them out below: Scotland Ireland Morocco London Berlin Munich Chiang Mai Luang Prabang Vientiane Chiang Rai Hanoi and Ha Long Da Nang, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh Kuala Lumpur Siem Reap and Phnom Penh Hua Hin, Ao Nang, and Ko … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Hong Kong, China
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Bangkok, Thailand
If you haven’t read any of the prior expense reports from our trip, check them out below: Scotland Ireland Morocco London Berlin Munich Chiang Mai Luang Prabang Vientiane Chiang Rai Hanoi and Ha Long Da Nang, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh Kuala Lumpur Siem Reap and Phnom Penh Hua Hin, Krabi, Ko Lanta, and … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Bangkok, Thailand
Progress to Financial Independence- November 2018
The last five months have really flown by! At the time of writing this, we have only two days left in our 5-month around the world trip before heading back to the States, enjoying the holidays with family, and getting on the job search for January. This trip has been wonderful, but Whitney and I … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- November 2018