A big, strong Lukas made his way into the world with our Doula by our side and healthy Jenni after a long labor!
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Tag: Giving Back
Posts tagged with “giving back” have a focus on ways to volunteer, donate, or otherwise contribute to society and needy causes.
We’re fortunate to be able to do more than just stay afloat. We try to leverage what we have that is more than “enough” to help others achieve what we have.
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Last Month Before Baby (Apr. 2026)
Our latest monthly FIRE budget: A $250K net worth swing, motherhood charities, and our last month as a family of two!
See how we earned a whopping $11K+ in bank bonuses, read how our baby prep continues, and come vote for a nature conservation charity we’ll donate to!
Our heat pump project costs cut by nearly 90%, an induction stove for 66% off, and our ongoing baby project took over February. See our budget and tricks!
We discovered our gas stove has cost about $3K in utility fees since we moved in, started on our baby buying spree, and got lucky with a huge capital gain!
December came with the loss of Chris’s grandfather—so, off to Phoenix for us plus a trip to Mexico, Christmas festivities, and $28K in dividends.
November opened with a yawn for us—but by the end, the holiday season kicked off with joyous gatherings, and, we’ll escape south in December for warmth!
Our October had us racing between apple orchards, a proper race track (!), and some social experiments in trick or treating.
Back home in Virginia for a wonderful lull of a month—September was our chance to relax, catchup with friends, and…fight some housing repairs!
After making our largest investment sale yet to fund our FIRE life, we spent a week in Vienna and Brno before falling into autumn in Virginia.