Early Retirement Month 17: Sri Lanka Snippets
How did we go from Early Retirement Month 7 in the last post to Month 17? Well… after the months of traveling last year, I went back home and did not have many more travel updates to give. However, I’m traveling again, doing another two months in Southeast Asia, visiting Thailand, Sri Lanka, and the […]
From Skeptic to “Ah hah!”: A Review of The Show ‘How To Get Rich’ with Ramit Sethi
I have to admit, I was skeptical about Ramit Sethi’s main message when I first heard him speak. However, with his recent podcast and new Netflix special How To Get Rich, Sethi completely blew me away.
Do I Have Enough Money To Travel The World?
Now that I’ve quit my job, stopped paying rent, and jetted off to Southeast Asia, I realized I need to sit down and figure out exactly how much it costs to travel the world. As my investments get to work, I get to relax. Well, as long as I don’t go on a spending spree. […]
It’s Happening! I’m Retiring At Age 29 With $650,000
Since I started this blog, I picked a high (for me) FIRE number. The goal was $1.2M by the age of 32.
Instead, I’m retiring 3 years earlier with half my original net worth goal.
I’m Turning Down A Job That Will Pay $30k More
“We would like to offer you the job.” Oh what sweet, sweet words to hear. Every so often, I like to send out my resume to test the job market in my area. The unfortunate truth is that to see a significant raise in salary, the best thing to do for your career is to job hop.
I’m 50 And Ready To Quit – A Reader Case Study
In this reader case study, a woman wonders if she’s saved enough to exit the rat race.
Every Dollar I Spent in 2021 As An Expat In Amsterdam
In 2021 I moved from Santa Barbara to Amsterdam and made it my goal to spend more. This report will go into detail about every dollar I spent in 2021.
5 Money Conversations To Have Before Getting Married
We were walking down the path by the river to go meet our friends. As it was the last day before our cross-country move and we still hadn’t finished packing or cleaning, this was a bit of an interesting choice. I didn’t think it was a good idea to pause our cleaning frenzy to go […]
A Cross-Country Move During a Global Pandemic
Yes, we are moving cross-country during a global pandemic. It turns out that hospitals are considered “essential,” in times like these, so Mr. Mechanic’s residency will start in Santa Barbara on July 1st as originally scheduled. Last year we packed the car to the brim with our favorite things and drove it from Portland, OR […]
Black Lives Matter and other May expenses
Black Lives Matter I’m a couple of days late on this post because frankly there have been more pressing concerns in the world right now. Cities all over the country are rising up, a century of fury whipped up and foaming into the streets. It was a long time coming. We live in a country […]