August was our first full month of being out of the country. We finished up in Europe during the month and spent the second half of the month hanging out in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In contrast to the action packed first month of the trip in Europe and Morocco, we decided to take a slower … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- August 2018
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What’s in MY Wallet? – September 2018 Credit Card Lineup
I've written several posts about credit card rewards in the past, so if you're new to credit card points/miles/sign-up bonuses, check out some of these posts before reading further here. Credit Cards: Friend or Foe? The Basics of Credit Card Sign-up Bonuses The Three Best Cards to Get Started with Credit Card Rewards I get … Continue reading What’s in MY Wallet? – September 2018 Credit Card Lineup
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Munich
If you haven’t read any of the prior expense reports from our trip, check them out below: Scotland Ireland Morocco London Berlin We spent 4 days and 4 nights in Munich, Germany, arriving on the evening of August 13th and leaving on the evening of August 17th. We took our first long-distance train on this trip from … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Munich
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Berlin
If you haven't read any of the prior expense reports from our trip, check them out below: Scotland Ireland Morocco London We spent 5 days and 4 nights in Berlin, Germany, arriving on the morning of August 9th and leaving on the afternoon of August 13th. Berlin was an awesome city, and we really enjoyed our time there. For … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Berlin
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: London
If you haven't read any of the prior expense reports from our trip, check them out below: Scotland Ireland Morocco We spent 4 days and 5 nights in London, England, arriving late on the night of August 4th and leaving on the morning of August 9th. Unfortunately, Whitney and I were both very sick for … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: London
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Morocco
If you haven't read any of the prior expense reports from our trip, check them out below: Scotland Ireland We spent 10 days and 9 nights in Aourir, Morocco, arriving on the afternoon of July 26th and leaving on the afternoon of August 4th. Morocco is actually the destination that I was most worried about … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Morocco
Progress to Financial Independence- July 2018
The first week of July was our last week of work for all of 2018 and the beginning of semi-retirement! It has been a whirlwind since then with a week at home prior to embarking on our around-the-world trip. We've been moving from place to place every 4-5 days on average and seeing as much … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- July 2018
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Ireland
The first week of our trip was spent in Scotland. We then flew late on 7/21 to Dublin, Ireland where we spent 4 days and 5 nights. We left early in the morning on 7/26 headed to Agadir, Morocco. Keep in mind that all of the expenses that I'll talk about below are my expenses … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Ireland
Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Scotland
We were in Scotland a total of 5 days and 4 nights. We arrived on 7/17 after an all night flight, which was pretty hard on us but we handled the jet lag fairly well. We left on the night of 7/21 headed to Dublin, Ireland. Whitney regularly spends quite a bit more than me … Continue reading Around-The-World Trip Update and Expenses: Scotland
Progress to Financial Independence- June 2018
June was a big month for Whitney and me. It was our last full month of work in 2018, with our eastern NC contracts ending on July 6th. The weather was very hot in June so we took full advantage of living so close to the coast with several weekends spent at the beach. Being … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- June 2018
