Well, it finally happened. But like a lot of things in life, how it happened was a complete surprise. Of all the reasons I suspected that I would settle down again, such as getting tired of traveling or wanting to create ‘roots’, FOMO was no where on that list🤣. But let me explain. Continue reading “I Got A Homebase! (But Will Still Travel 1/3 Of The Year)”
It’s finally here! Y’all have been asking me for literal years to write a post detailing my nomad packing list. I put it off because y’all requested, at minimum pictures and ideally video, and that sounded like a lot of work 😉 . But I finally found the motivation so it’s happening! Here is everything I pack to travel the world. Continue reading “My Packing List As A 5 Year, Full-Time Nomad”
It’s been almost 5 years since I sold everything I owned and started living in Airbnbs. Every year, my thoughts, revelations and strategies for being a full-time nomad seem to change, so I like to record them here for posterity and in case they can help anyone else take full advantage of the awesome-ness that is long term Airbnb stays. So let’s get into it!
Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 4 Years Of Living In Airbnbs “
My time in retirement has been put to good use. I read more now than ever as you can see from my posts below.
However, given my voracious reading appetite, I was curious if this pastime would start to cost me bank.. But like most things I love in life, I found a way 🙂 . Continue reading “How I Read 220 Books For $93 In 2024”
This milestone is wild to me. I was looking through my old spreadsheets and realized that in 2015, I originally calculated that I would be able to retire in the first few months of 2025.
That was my goal based on my salary at the time and my spending living in Manhattan. I calculated that I would be able to retire in 2025 with $500,000 at 35 years old. Continue reading “I Was Supposed To Retire Today: How FIRE Can Go Better Than Forecast”
Welcome to 2025! That means The Matrix came out a little over a quarter of a century ago and I feel quite old as a result 🙂 . But enough about my existential crisis 😉 – let’s see what I got up to in December 2024!
Continue reading “The Month Of Holiday Cheer: December 2024 Recap”
This is my first time writing a post like this. In retirement I’ve posted about my spending, my income and that’s basically it. But I wanted a place to talk about my money moves in general and sum everything up for the year, so that’s what this new annual post will be! Let’s look at my overall financial picture and see what the future holds.
Continue reading “2024 Financial Review: Investment Withdrawals, Dividends And Roth Conversions”
In a surprise to no one more than me, I was under-budget this year 🙂 . I started my retirement in 2020 with the goal of spending $20,000 (which was 11% more than I spent living in Seattle) and I have increased that goal number each year based on inflation. Inflation these last few years has been high so my goal for 2024 was to spend $23,400. I ended up spending $21,499, which is 8% less than my goal.
Continue reading “How I Lived On $21,499 As A Global Nomad In 2024”