July was a relatively busy month for us with road trip planning, researching vans to buy for the trip, working on the websites, and spending a lot of time in the gym. We eventually found a van that worked for us after spending a lot of time looking. Although it was more costly than I … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- July 2020
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Financial Independence Update- June 2020
In June, Whitney and I spent much of our time at home in Virginia working on our health and fitness. We did at least one long hike per week (we're fortunate to live in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and have access to lots of great hikes right off the Appalachian Trail). We also signed … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- June 2020
Challenges in a Post-FIRE Life
Since reaching semi-retirement in 2018 and actual financial independence in 2019, life has been a whirlwind! In the past two years, Whitney and I have traveled to over 30 countries, spending about 9 of the last 24 months in total traveling internationally. We are actually supposed to be traveling through South and Central America for … Continue reading Challenges in a Post-FIRE Life
Financial Independence Update- May 2020
May was not nearly as busy as April for Whitney and I. We mostly spent the month getting things unpacked and set up in the new house. This ended up being a little more expensive than I anticipated, but not too bad overall. Luckily we already had some of the furniture, had some given to … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- May 2020
Financial Independence Update- April 2020 (Buying My First House!)
Sometimes life comes at you really fast. Since graduating, I've set some very specific goals and put plans in place to achieve them. Since reaching semi-retirement in 2018 and financial independence last year, my goals have been focused around visiting and exploring new parts of the world. Since our big trip to Central and South … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- April 2020 (Buying My First House!)
Determining True Effective Tax Rate Based on Income Level
Oh, Hello There! It's been quite a while since I've written a good finance related article! Part of this has been due to running short on ideas of things to write about, but primarily it's been due to a lack of motivation. Since reaching my FIRE goal net worth last year, I just haven't been … Continue reading Determining True Effective Tax Rate Based on Income Level
Financial Independence Update- March 2020
Wow, what year March was, huh? This was by far the craziest month of my life! Much has changed in the world, our personal lives, and our personal finances since my last update. In my February update, I mentioned that I had reduced my equity exposure due to potential disruptions from Coronavirus in China, but … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- March 2020
Financial Independence Update- February 2020
**This post was written on 3/2/2020 and I'm just getting around to posting it on 3/24/20. Reading back over this now, three weeks seems like a lifetime ago. It's amazing how quickly things can change in such a short period of time, and unfortunately, this time it's for the worst for all of us. Reading … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- February 2020
Live Interview with Chris Mamula: Co-Author of the New ChooseFI Book
In November, I had the pleasure of sitting down with physical therapist and early retiree Chris Mamula for a "Facebook Live" interview on the FifthWheelPT Facebook page. Chris is co-author of the new book, ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence, the primary writer on CanIRetireYet.com, and the author of a really great guest post on … Continue reading Live Interview with Chris Mamula: Co-Author of the New ChooseFI Book
Current Asset Allocation: November 2019
It has been almost 2 years since I last updated and wrote about my asset allocation. I've done a surprisingly terrible job monitoring changes and rebalancing my assets over the years. I'm not sure why that is exactly, but it's certainly something I'll be changing now that I've reached my financial independence goal and am … Continue reading Current Asset Allocation: November 2019
