March ended like a soft spring lamb with low spending and carefree fun in our monthly financial independence update. Come vote for a conservation nonprofit!
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For $189/day we flew to a tiny island of sunny, soft beaches, wonderful people, and warm days to escape winter at home! Plus, we donate to the internet!
We escaped Virginia’s winter with a trip to Barbados and started planning our wedding this month!
We closed the year with a desert escape to see family and the FIRE community. Plus, we explore our huge $47K monthly budget ballooned by dividends!
Our FIRE budget details how we lived an adventure-filled life in 2022 on about $57K/year as two 38-year-olds. Steal our tricks to reach FIRE!
After a pair of quick trips with friends to Nashville and Cancún, November ended with a family Thanksgiving and one of Chris’s favorite local events.
Read how we traveled from the US to Portugal and spent 30 days exploring Iberia and the Azores for just $4.5K! Plus, see our monthly FIRE budget!
Portugal, Spain, & Azores—our FIRE travel budget and experience so far (along with tips and tricks)! Plus, we donate to Middle East relief.
FIRE is the art of mitigating risk and amping advantages in your financial life to free yourself from drudgery. How do the benefits of getting married play into it?
If you just don’t count a monthly budget sized single spending category—our mysterious “gift” expense—we stuck to our FIRE budget in August!