Tag: money

Lessons Learned and Results From a Full Year of Tracking Expenses

Taking the Hypothetical Plunge I've mentioned many times in my monthly financial independence updates that for 2019 I decided to track all of my expenses for the entire year. Although quite arduous at times, this was a great experience for me and gave me insight on my actual spending and where my money goes each … Continue reading Lessons Learned and Results From a Full Year of Tracking Expenses

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

Financial Independence Update- December 2019

December was a fairly laid back month despite the holidays. Whitney had a couple extra days off from her Travel PT assignment due to the clinic being closed for Christmas and closing early on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. I spent a lot of time in December in the gym and was rewarded with … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- December 2019

Financial Independence Update- November 2019

In November Whitney started her new travel PT contract in Goldsboro, NC, and we moved back into the fifth wheel! After several repairs over the past year, the camper is in good working order now, and since it's just been sitting in storage, we decided to check out campground options in Goldsboro. We lucked out … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- November 2019

Financial Independence Update- October 2019

In October we were able to enjoy some much needed downtime at home in Virginia. After embarking on a 3 week cross-country road trip only days after getting back in the country from a 15 week international trip in Europe, we were more than ready for a break. We were able to spend some time … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- October 2019

Financial Independence Update- September 2019

September was another really busy month, but that's about par for the course for us these days. After getting back from Europe at the end of August, we had only a few days to visit with family before setting out on a cross country road trip. We'd never driven across the country before, so we … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- September 2019

Financial Independence Update- August 2019

In August, Our 15 week Eurotrip came to an end. Honestly, we were equal parts sad and relieved. We had an incredible experience traveling to so many new places, seeing so many wonderful sights, and enjoying the history, but by the end of the trip we were exhausted from constant action and moving from place to … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- August 2019

Financial Independence Update- July 2019

We spent July traveling through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Austria as part of our 15 week Eurotrip. It was a wonderful yet tiring month full of amazing sights and adventures. At this point we were solidly in the middle of our trip, and the energy and excitement from the beginning … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- July 2019

Back to FI! Financial Independence Update- June 2019

June was a blur! We spent the majority of the month traveling around Spain with Whitney's mom, followed by exploring a few other cities in western Europe as part of our 4 month Eurotrip. This trip has been amazing so far, and we've seen so much history and wonderful architecture in all of these places. … Continue reading Back to FI! Financial Independence Update- June 2019