Review: Bombas Running Socks

Here we are again on my running journey 🙂 . So far I’ve talked about how I started this new hobby: From Hate To Love: How I Became A Runner and I recently celebrated 1 Year Of Running: My Progress and Revelations. Now it’s time to take it to the next level with legit running gear! Continue reading “Review: Bombas Running Socks”

The Month of Washington State: July 2022 Recap

Well, 2022 continues to barrel through time at a break-neck pace. Another month down and I need to start thinking about more seriously about the broad strokes of my travel in 2023. Oh the problems of retirees 🙂 . In the meantime, let’s see what I got up to in July!

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Slow Travel Review: Seattle, WA, USA – The Land Of Flowers, Sea And Mountains

I’m writing this while watching birds chase each other around the neighborhood while gazing out at the Space Needle, Mt. Rainier, Puget Sound and downtown Seattle. I didn’t realize until I landed here how much I missed this city. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Seattle, WA, USA – The Land Of Flowers, Sea And Mountains”

Slow Travel Review: Mérida, México – The Land Of Color & Nature

Welcome to my second International Slow Travel Review! I spent 9 weeks in Mérida, México – by far the longest I’ve stayed abroad in my adult life and the longest I’ve stayed in one Airbnb. So let’s see how Mérida measured up 🙂 ! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Mérida, México – The Land Of Color & Nature”

How To Easily Meet Entry Testing Requirements: A BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag At-Home Test Review

So I’m a big fan of the travel site The Points Guy. I’ll even say I’m hipster enough “to have read him before he was mainstream” 😉 . And I have been fortunate to pass my love for the helpfulness of that website to my Mom along with my travel hacking knowledge. Continue reading “How To Easily Meet Entry Testing Requirements: A BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag At-Home Test Review”

Medical Tourism: Visiting a Doctor for $2.50 & Filling A $1 Prescription in Mérida, México

As a US citizen, one of my major concerns for retirement was how I would access healthcare. I knew this would be tricky because my plan was to travel around the US and the world, which does not work with how the US healthcare system is set up.

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How I’m Using A Roth IRA Conversion Ladder To Access Retirement Funds Early: A Step-By-Step Guide

After I decided that I wanted to pursue financial independence in 2015, I had a laundry list of things I needed to research and learn before retirement. However, luckily I had 10 years to figure it out 🙂 . Even though that 10 year timeline became 5 when I retired in 2020, it turned out to be plenty of time to figure out all the minutiae of HOW I would actually take this leap.

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