The Month of Mérida: May 2022 Recap

I keep writing the date as March instead of May in case you’re wondering how my perception of time has been affected by retirement 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in May (not March!).

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The Month Of México: April 2022 Recap

Ok – seriously, how is 2022 1/3 over? Traveling internationally has seriously made this year fly by. I need to recalibrate 🙂 . Anyway, after our month in Thailand, we hung out in the northeast that was flirting with spring before heading to our next adventure: México! Let’s see what I got up to this month 🙂 .

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Lessons Learned After 1 Year Of Airbnb Nomad Life

It’s official! We’ve been nomads living in Airbnbs full-time for over 12 months now. I was really curious to see how being a nomad would work out since I’d never tried living in long term Airbnbs before and I’m happy to say that it’s even better than I thought 🙂 . Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 1 Year Of Airbnb Nomad Life”

The Month Of Family: December 2021 Recap

I named this month “The Month Of Family,” but am now realizing that’s not completely accurate. I spent this month with my partner’s family who I have co-opted into my “Found Family” since we’re not legally related. Continue reading “The Month Of Family: December 2021 Recap”

$5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 9 “The Final Countdown”

This is part of a series about my journey to early retirement. In case you missed it, here are the previous parts:

  1. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 1 “Is This Adulting?”
  2. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 2 “Avoiding My Problems With Exercise & Consumerism”
  3. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 3 “Discovering FIRE…And Ignoring It”
  4. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 4 “Catching A Unicorn”
  5. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 5 “A Seattle Bait & Switch”
  6. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 6 “Searching for Bigfoot”
  7. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 7 “The Goldilocks Zone”
  8. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 8 “The Boring Part”
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$5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 8 “The Boring Part”

This is part of a series about my journey to early retirement. In case you missed it, here are the previous parts:

  1. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 1 “Is This Adulting?”
  2. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 2 “Avoiding My Problems With Exercise & Consumerism”
  3. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 3 “Discovering FIRE…And Ignoring It”
  4. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 4 “Catching A Unicorn”
  5. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 5 “A Seattle Bait & Switch”
  6. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 6 “Searching for Bigfoot”
  7. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 7 “The Goldilocks Zone”

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$5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 7 “The Goldilocks Zone”

This is part of a series about my journey to early retirement. In case you missed it, here are the previous parts:

  1. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 1 “Is This Adulting?”
  2. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 2 “Avoiding My Problems With Exercise & Consumerism”
  3. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 3 “Discovering FIRE…And Ignoring It”
  4. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 4 “Catching A Unicorn”
  5. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 5 “A Seattle Bait & Switch”
  6. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 6 “Searching for Bigfoot”

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$5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 6 “Searching for Bigfoot”

This is part of a series about my journey to early retirement. In case you missed it, here are the previous parts:

  1. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 1 “Is This Adulting?”
  2. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 2 “Avoiding My Problems With Exercise & Consumerism”
  3. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 3 “Discovering FIRE…And Ignoring It”
  4. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 4 “Catching A Unicorn”
  5. $5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 5 “A Seattle Bait & Switch”

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