Our budget seems to be taking on water, but we're sailing into summer with an adventure on a boat and lots of free fun in May!
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TicTocLifeFrom Financial Independence to Retire Early at 35
TicTocLifeWelcome! Thanks for joining our story as we transition from two mid-thirties career-driven folks who reached FI at 33 to retire early at 35! We’re documenting our experience leaving full-time work, sorting out our financial needs, and our mistakes. All in real-time on this blog!
If you’re unfamiliar with FIRE, you should start with Financial Independence, Retire Early.
Take a look around our blog or find a list of all the articles we’ve written.
We hope to see you around more often,
Jenni & Chris
Our budget seems to be taking on water, but we're sailing into summer with an adventure on a boat and lots of free fun in May!
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Easter festivals in Prague kicked off our April as the trade war intensified and we donate to an investigative journalism charity. Read our April FIRE budget!
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We're celebrating spring's bloom in Central Europe while donating to a mental health nonprofit in March as our finances brace for market turmoil!
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Looks like FIRE is in full swing! February brought us under $200 of income to cover nearly $8K in expenses—mostly while traveling in Portugal with friends and family!
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Virginia’s winter chased us out to Florida, we kicked off a month long trip to Portugal, and we donate to a nonprofit left in a lurch by the USAID changes.
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We break down our huge $32K budget, show how we took a $12K winter escape on less than $1K, and donate to a top emergency housing charity.
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What's our two favorite posts we've written so far and why?
What? My favorite post is on changing from full-time to part-time work.
Why? This has been my favorite post so far because it helped me reflect on what is really happening right now in my life as I change from full-time to part-time work. Getting it all out seemed to make it real and gave me the kickstart I needed to complete the next thing on my to-do list.
What? My favorite post reflects the mission of my writing on TicTocLife, it’s on how comparison is the thief of joy.
Why? Core to why I write here is to use you to amplify the underlying values FIRE and TicTocLife represent—for you to be a positive comparison for those in your life. To lift up those around you and be a teacher. In that post, I wasn’t overstating the idea that it’s your superpower.