After being home in Virginia all of January, we were back on the road again in February. At the beginning of the month we left on a 2.5 week road trip down to Key West. The main purpose of this trip was to visit Dry Tortugas National Park south of Key West. Along the way … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- February 2023
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Financial Independence Update- January 2023
January was an awesome month. We spent a full month at home for the first time in almost two years which gave us an opportunity to get into more of a routine and get a lot of work done. Diet and exercise were our primary focus for the month, and Whitney and I both lost … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- January 2023
Financial Independence Update- December 2022
We finished up our trip around the world in December. The majority of the month was spent in American Samoa (where we visited our 60th national park) and New Zealand before making it back home just in time for Christmas. In New Zealand, we rented a car and drove all around the country for about … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- December 2022
Financial Independence Update- November 2022
We spent all of November traveling on our trip around the world. Although our most expensive long international trip, this one has been my favorite. I'll be writing about my total expenses once we get back home. I'm pretty sure I'll spend more in 9 weeks on this trip than in 5 months traveling around … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- November 2022
Financial Independence Update- October 2022
October was another really busy month for us. In terms of both traveling and business, 2022 has been our most busy year by far. There were a lot of states, national parks, and countries that we wanted to visit before settling down that got pushed back due to Covid, so 2022 has been the year … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- October 2022
Financial Independence Update- September 2022
After a three week road trip from Alaska, we arrived back home in Virginia in September. The drive went pretty smoothly for how many miles were covered. Whitney wrote an article discussing everything we did on our road trips to and from Alaska and while in Alaska. You can read all about it here. My … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- September 2022
Current Crypto Asset Allocation and Return: April 2021
It has been exactly a year now since I made my very first two cryptocurrency purchases in April of 2020. This came after over a month of a very deep dive into not only the past and potential future of crypto, but also a thorough examination of the macroeconomic impact of COVID. Once I understood … Continue reading Current Crypto Asset Allocation and Return: April 2021
Mexico Adventure 2021: Update and Expenses (Jalisco)
If you haven’t read the expense update from the first half of this trip, check it out below: Part 1 of Trip: Quintana Roo After our five weeks on the east coast of Mexico, we were anxious to see how the west coast compared. Our last stop on the east coast, Cozumel, was our favorite … Continue reading Mexico Adventure 2021: Update and Expenses (Jalisco)
Mexico Adventure 2021: Update and Expenses (Quintana Roo)
At the end of January, Whitney and I embarked on our first international trip since 2019. We settled on a winter Adventure in Mexico for this trip to escape the cold weather at home in Virginia. We left with a fairly open ended itinerary due to uncertainty surrounding COVID, but we had a rough plan … Continue reading Mexico Adventure 2021: Update and Expenses (Quintana Roo)
Why You Should Consider Investing in Bitcoin in 2021
I remember watching the Bitcoin bull market of 2017 and thinking that people buying then were crazy. After all, I'd spent time in 2016 and early 2017 researching cryptocurrencies and determining that the risk wasn't worth it with all things considered. It was completely baffling to me watching the price increase 20x after that. Comparisons … Continue reading Why You Should Consider Investing in Bitcoin in 2021