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: Ireland!

*By Whitney* Second Country on Our Trip! Click here to see the first post on Scotland! Timeline: July 21-26, 2018 First Night in Dublin We flew in from Scotland on a quick Ryanair flight and arrived late at night in Dublin. We took a bus (The Aircoach) from the airport to our Airbnb in the … Continue reading Around the World Trip: Ireland!

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

Travel PT: Swansboro & Jacksonville, North Carolina (March-July 2018)

*by Whitney* Timeline: March-July 2018 Previous post on our travel assignment timeline: Travel PT: Morehead City & Swansboro, NC Our Jobs So when I last left off, we had extended our contracts with the same outpatient orthopedic company in Eastern NC, but I switched from the Morehead City location to the Jacksonville location. We … Continue reading Travel PT: Swansboro & Jacksonville, North Carolina (March-July 2018)

Travel PT: Morehead City & Swansboro, North Carolina (December 2017-March 2018)

*by Whitney* Timeline: December 2017-March 2018 Previous post on our travel assignment timeline: Moving Back to The Coast of North Carolina, Struggles of the Camper Life (December 2017) Old Stomping Grounds We arrived back in Eastern North Carolina in December 2017 and stayed at the same campground where we had lived when we were there earlier … Continue reading Travel PT: Morehead City & Swansboro, North Carolina (December 2017-March 2018)

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

Travel PT: Moving Back to The Coast of North Carolina, Struggles of the Camper Life (December 2017)

*by Whitney* Timeline: December 2017 Previous post on our travel assignment timeline: Western North Carolina (August-December 2017) Choosing Our Next Jobs As I mentioned in my last post on Western North Carolina (WNC), we were originally planning on heading to the west coast and were working on licensing in Arizona. But we received an unexpected … Continue reading Travel PT: Moving Back to The Coast of North Carolina, Struggles of the Camper Life (December 2017)

Financial Independence: The Power of Having Options!

A Look Back at My Financial Journey It's hard to believe that I have been doing monthly financial updates for over two years now. Things have changed so much in that time. Two years ago when I started tracking my progress to financial independence, I thought I had things pretty much figured out. Now, looking … Continue reading Financial Independence: The Power of Having Options!

Progress to Financial Independence- May 2018

Spring is here in Eastern NC and the weather has been wonderful lately. Whitney and I haven't published many posts this past month, and much of that is due to us having busy weekends (combined with being lazy :D). In the evenings during the week we have been making sure to get all of our … Continue reading Progress to Financial Independence- May 2018