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!
Tag: Budget Updates
In the links below, you’ll find our monthly and annual FIRE budget updates that reveal our personal finance decisions through our income and expenses. We hope they offer you guidance and inspiration on your FIRE journey.
You’ll see how we manage our money, travel the world, and live a meaningful life on a reasonable budget.
You’ll also learn from our mistakes, challenges, and tips along the way.
You’ll find all of our posts tagged as Budget Updates in the listing on this page.
Our budget updates before the start of 2022 tended to break down every single monthly expense category. That’s helpful if you’re looking for details about things that tend to repeat for us (utilities, insurance, mortgage, and so on).
Whether you’re new to FIRE or already living it, we invite you to explore our budget updates!
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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!
We escaped Virginia’s winter with a trip to Barbados and started planning our wedding this month!
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!
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!
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.
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!
Portugal, Spain, & Azores—our FIRE travel budget and experience so far (along with tips and tricks)! Plus, we donate to Middle East relief.
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!