Join our adventure to Germany & Belgium on just $28/day/person! How? Staying with family/friends, rewards points, and some other hacks!
Author: Chris
Chris began his financial independence pursuit in 2007 as he learned basic personal finance from Get Rich Slowly as an aspiring web designer and novice investor. After several missteps, he learned the secrets of financial independence and began his pursuit of freedom.
He reached financial independence in 2018 with $1.2M and two businesses. He began the process of transitioning to early retirement in 2020.
Learn more: Meet Chris.
Chris’s new “hobby” has taken over more than just his time…and we get ready for bretzels, lederhosen, and beer as we celebrate his grandfather’s 90th!
With a month packed full of events and friends, our “break” in August wasn’t the meditative state we hoped for, but the goal remains!
We built a blueprint for our wedding with lessons from our path to FIRE. Here’s all our numbers and original plan—from goals to reality and lessons learned!
Time to recover from our May wedding? Maybe at some point!—instead, we were off to Montana for a little Glacier adventure in June!
Friends, family—our community—all showed up to celebrate and wish us well as we begin our married life, together. The wedding we planned, and wanted!
Join us as we share our engagement story, blending our love for each other with our path to financial independence, retire early (FIRE).
With our wedding on the horizon, Chris zoomed off in a supercar chase to celebrate—not his nuptials—but his 40th! Plus, we’ve a donation competition!
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In Like a Lion (Mar. 2024 Update)
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!
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!