Financial Independence Update- March 2024

In March we spent the month working on the websites, looking for travel therapy contracts, traveling, packing and moving. It seems like we're always playing catch up when it comes to work we need to do for the websites. While it's a flexible business and doesn't require more than 15-20 hours or so per week … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- March 2024

Financial Independence Update- February 2024

In February, we finished up our 6 week trip to South America and Antarctica. Our last stop was in Ecuador where we spent some time in Quito during Carnaval as well as in a very relaxing guest house in the cloud forest a couple hours away from Quito. A relaxing week in Ecuador was perfect … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- February 2024

Financial Independence Update- January 2024

January was an action packed month! We spent the whole month abroad. On New Years Eve, we flew to Buenos Aires for the start of our 6 week trip to South America and Antarctica. We were actually in the air over Brasil at midnight, which was an interesting experience. We thought there may be some … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- January 2024

Financial Independence Update- December 2023

December felt like it flew by. It kinda seems like that every year, but this one was particularly fast. At the beginning of the month, we went on a weekend trip out of state with some friends to the Smoky Mountains. This was either our third or fourth visit to the Smoky Mountains National Park, … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- December 2023

Financial Independence Update- November 2023

November was a quiet month. Besides a day trip out of the state (to WV to meet up with some friends for the afternoon), we spent the entire month at home in Virginia. We did a lot of hiking and got a lot of work done for the business. Thanksgiving was a good time spent … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- November 2023

Financial Independence Update- October 2023

October was a good month. I've had an increase in net assets and net worth almost every October since I started tracking my net worth, and this month was no exception. It seems that both income and investments are usually pretty good at this time of year. Another reason October is a good month is … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- October 2023

Financial Independence Update- September 2023

At the beginning of September, we finished up our road trip to our last national park in Michigan, plus visiting friends in Wisconsin. Soon after we got home from the road trip, we flew to Las Vegas for annual The Traveler's Conference. This conference is always one of our favorite times of the year, and … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- September 2023

Financial Independence Update- August 2023

We finished our 10 week European honeymoon near the end of August. At the beginning of the month, we finished up our time in Norway with a roadtrip around the southwestern part of the country. We started in Bergen but then spent about 10 days driving all around and through the fjords, mountains, and glaciers. This … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- August 2023

The Often Overlooked Impact of Mortgage Amortization on Homebuying

The Housing Market The housing market has been insane since 2020, and everyone seems to have an opinion about what the future holds. No matter what your opinion on it is, there's no denying that things are really out of whack and that this is an anomalous situation. Houses are even more unaffordable now than … Continue reading The Often Overlooked Impact of Mortgage Amortization on Homebuying

Financial Independence Update- July 2023

We spent the month of July continuing on our 10 week European honeymoon. After leaving Switzerland at the end of June, we headed to Slovenia next -- but not without some complications along the way. To get to Slovenia, we had a flight connection in Belgrade, Serbia. Unfortunately, our flight from Zurich to Belgrade was … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- July 2023