Would You Risk Financial Independence for a Dream?
I’ve been feeling inspired lately. A couple weeks ago, two of my favorite personal finance bloggers wrote remarkably similar posts discussing the need for big ambitions and new projects in early...
View ArticleHow Much Does Van Life Cost? – Volume II
This is the third installment in our series in which we share our cost of living as we experiment with different FIRE adventures and travel to destinations around the world. Our first #vanlife trip in...
View ArticleOne Year on the Road
Three hundred sixty-five days ago, Daniel and I did one final check of our possessions, started up the engine of our van, and pulled out onto the road. We’ve been gone eleven of the twelve months...
View ArticleWintering in Mexico: Our Month South of the Border
We didn’t expect to be in Mexico in February. We had been planning on heading to southeast Asia shortly after the holidays. Then Daniel’s brother gave us four free flights on Alaska Airlines – with the...
View ArticleAdvice to My 23-Year-Old Self
One of my favorite things about blogging is the connections we’ve made with our readers – whether in person as we travel (over a dozen meet-ups last year!) or over the internet. This e-mail from a...
View ArticleHow Much Does a Month in Mexico Cost?
This is the fourth installment in our series in which we share our cost of living as we experiment with different FIRE adventures and travel to destinations around the world. Previously, we’ve shared...
View ArticleStock Tip of the Month: Vitiai Corp.
It’s not very often that I get so excited about a publicly-traded company that I start recommending it to all my friends, family, and readers, but I just couldn’t keep this latest portfolio addition to...
View ArticleBig Salary, Miserable Life
One of my best friends – we’ll call him Dylan – also happens to be one of the smartest people I’ve ever known. You’d recognize it in an instant if you met him. He’s intellectually curious, up-to-date...
View ArticleDevouring Street Food and Dodging Motorbikes in Ho Chi Minh City
Our journey from Seattle to Ho Chi Minh City took all of 24 hours. We live in a pretty damn amazing world, don’t we? I watched three Best Picture nominees, ate a couple in-flight meals, jogged across...
View ArticleThe Ebb and Flow
We’ve been offline for a while. Did you miss us? These past few months have been surreal, and they’ll perhaps go down as the highlight of all our travels. We spent a week in April motorbiking from town...
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