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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!

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How We Spent 46 Days in Europe for <$7K (May 2023 Update)

Discover how we traveled through 3 countries for 6 weeks and cut our costs by half with rewards points. Plus, support a charity that teaches swimming.

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Our First Full Month in Europe (Apr. 2023 Update)

From Spain to the Netherlands, discover how we had a month of European adventure on our FIRE budget. Plus, vote for an active lifestyle supporting charity!

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We Missed Our Flight to Madeira! (Mar. 2023 Update)

After bucking the odds for years, we finally missed a flight! Fortunately, some quick thinking avoided thousands in expenses. Read our monthly FIRE update.

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How I Saved 50% on Dental Bills Without Tourism or Schools

Despite a $3,600 estimate, I walked away with 3 root canals for nearly half as much from the same provider. Avoid these dental pitfalls and learn how I did it.

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The Cost of Illness & Health (Feb. 2023 Update)

Over the course of spending multiple weeks ill in February, we began booking our spring travel and sorted out our health and dental insurance changes.

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Dental Gotchas and Saving $1,600 (Jan. 2023 Update)

Learn how a quick decision on Chris’s part managed to cut his dentist bill from about $3,600 to under $2,000! Read our January 2023 FIRE budget update.

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9 Night Transatlantic Cruise for $434?! (Dec. 2022 Update)

…AND $200 of liquor?! It’s all part of our Portugal to USA travel adventure for $60/night! See how we did it along with the rest of our monthly FIRE budget!

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Annual Spend Summary 2021: $51,378 and Where It Went

Our annual spending review details how we lived an adventure-filled life in 2021 on about $51K/year as two 37-year-olds. Steal our tricks to reach FIRE!

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The PNW’s High Cost of Living (Nov. 2022 Update)

See what Chris’s adventures throughout the Pacific Northwest did to our November FIRE budget just before we set off (and set sail) across the Atlantic!