2020 is finally over, and I couldn't be more excited. Even though the end of a year is only an arbitrary measure, it's still nice to look forward to an end to a difficult period of time and hopefully the beginning of a return to normalcy. Now that we've been back at home for several … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- December 2020

November was a relatively uneventful month spent at home in Virginia. Most weeks I worked between 10-20 hours at my new PRN outpatient physical therapy job, while spending most of my time working on getting in better physical shape. I averaged 2-3 hikes (5-10 miles each) per week along with 5 days per week lifting … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- November 2020

October was an exciting month. We finished up our cross country roadtrip, settled back in at home in Virginia, started temporary PRN physical therapy jobs, and celebrated my birthday! The roadtrip was awesome, and I already can't wait to get back on the road to visit some more national parks. Although it was an amazing … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- October 2020

A little late getting this update posted! Better late than never :D! We were in the process of finishing up our 8-week cross country road trip in September. It was an awesome trip, but we were excited about getting back home by the end. All the driving (12,800 miles) and hiking (310 miles) really started to … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- September 2020

We started our 8-week cross country road trip in August and did a ton of driving across the US, in addition to a lot of hiking (about 150 miles in 3 weeks). We were nervous about how sleeping in the van would be on the road trip, but it has actually been really good most … Continue reading Financial Independence Update- August 2020

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

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

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

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!)

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