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Barbados & Wedding Planning Begins (Jan. 2024 Update)

We escaped Virginia’s winter with a trip to Barbados and started planning our wedding this month!

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Desert Holidays & Dividend Christmas (Dec. 2023 Update)

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!

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FIRE Budget 2022: Our Life of Financial Freedom on $57,439

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!

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Fall in Cancún & Nashville (Nov. 2023 Update)

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.

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Portugal, Spain, Azores—30 Days for $4.5K! (Oct. 2023 Update)

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!

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A Month of Iberia Travel Begins! (Sep. 2023 Update)

Portugal, Spain, & Azores—our FIRE travel budget and experience so far (along with tips and tricks)! Plus, we donate to Middle East relief.

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FIRE Engagement: The Benefits of Getting Married

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?

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Mysterious Personal Gifts (Aug. 2023 Update)

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!

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From the Capital to the Coast (Jul. 2023 Update)

Our quiet July still included a trip to OBX and DC, but hey, that’s what the point of FIRE is, right? Time for what you love! Travel, friends, and family!

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Home, Health, & Hunger (Jun. 2023 Update)

Learn how we managed our FIRE budget in June and took care of our home & health. And help us pick which nonprofit to support to fight hunger by voting!