Tag: Early Retirement

Is it Better to Pay Off Student Loans or Invest?

*The information contained in this post is not meant to be specific for you or your situation and is not meant to be financial advice, as I am not licensed as a financial planner. Before making any decisions, I strongly recommend speaking to someone licensed in this area to consider your unique situation. My recommendation … Continue reading Is it Better to Pay Off Student Loans or Invest?

Where Has All The Deep Thought Gone?

Today I want to discuss some things that I normally don't write about on this blog. There are now over 100 posts published here (wow, the time has flown by) with almost all of those being about travel therapy, early retirement/financial independence, or personal finance/investing. I did write one post about nutrition and one post about … Continue reading Where Has All The Deep Thought Gone?

Progress to Financial Independence- April 2018

April was a busy month for Whitney and me. We had a lot going on with dieting, trip planning, and working. We started the month with a wonderful Easter dinner with some friends that we made in the area. It can be difficult being away from family for holidays but making friends in the travel … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- April 2018

Interview on the “Keep Thrifty” Blog: Becoming Financially Independent by Age 30

The wonderful people over at the Keep Thrifty Blog published a post today about my story and path to financial independence at 30. I really enjoy their blog and was excited when they reached out to me about the interview. Head on over to their blog and check out the article as well as some of … Continue reading Interview on the “Keep Thrifty” Blog: Becoming Financially Independent by Age 30

Earn Dollars While Losing Pounds with HealthyWage- Update with pictures!

Progress So Far It's been almost 8 months now since I made my bet with HealthyWage and wrote my original post on the challenge. If you haven't read that post, you may want to read that one before finishing this one to have some more info on the company and my starting point. I planned … Continue reading Earn Dollars While Losing Pounds with HealthyWage- Update with pictures!

Fifth Wheel Physical Therapist Turns 2!

A Look Back April 10th, 2016 is the day I published my first post on this blog. I was extremely excited to start writing and sharing my story with you guys. Watching the way the blog has grown has exceeded all of my expectations to this point. There are hundreds of new subscribers and followers … Continue reading Fifth Wheel Physical Therapist Turns 2!

How I Saved Over $100,000 in 1.5 years as a New Grad Physical Therapist

*The photo above was taken in Montego Bay, Jamaica during an amazing all-inclusive vacation we took during this 1.5 year time period, paid for with credit card rewards. A Common Trend Being involved with many different Facebook groups full of therapists of all disciplines, one thing that I see that these groups all have in … Continue reading How I Saved Over $100,000 in 1.5 years as a New Grad Physical Therapist

Progress to Financial Independence- March 2018

End of Q1 We're already at the end of the Q1 for 2018 and time seems to really be flying by lately. I think part of the reason for that is the fact that we have been working quite a bit on planning our upcoming international trip and also working on the blog in the … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- March 2018

Is it Possible to Save a Lot and Still Have Fun With Travel Healthcare?

I recently had someone comment on my blog post about working only half the year as a travel therapist while earning a full time salary. He asked how it could be possible that I could have paid off all my student loans (which is actually not the case..) and be close to only having to work only … Continue reading Is it Possible to Save a Lot and Still Have Fun With Travel Healthcare?