March update got a bit delayed, posting our two-year update and traveling got in the way. If you have not seen our two-year financial freedom update, you can click here. It has been a good two years. Overall, March was a mundane month. Not much happening out of the ordinary, taking parents to appointments, triathlon training, … Continue reading March 2021 Financial Update
We are stationary in Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, Alabama for the months of January and February after being in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida for November and December. We visited Gulf State Park last February (2020) and decided we liked it enough to come back for two months this year. Many, many midwest snowbirds … Continue reading January 2021 Financial Update
Today's post is to update our budget information. It was March/April 2019 when I last wrote about our budget for living in financial independence. While much has changed in the world since then, much has also stayed the same. We still live in the same paid for house and drive paid for cars. Our only … Continue reading Budget Update – September 2020
So much has changed over the past 18 months that it is time to update this blog. What was our experience during the first 18 months of financial independence? Did we go back and get jobs? Did we get bored? How did our spending compare to my predicted model? How did the health insurance work … Continue reading Financial Freedom 18 Month Update
I have had apprehension thinking about quitting my job for months, therefore, no changes in my anxiety in the first week. I left under a pretty intense situation when my boss tried to intimidate and bully me into working 60+ hour weeks. The anxiety of confrontation still hangs in the air. I have listened to many podcasts … Continue reading First Week of Financial Independence
As I sit reading yet another demanding email from my boss, I begin to wonder…. When is enough? I open our financial tracker to check our account balances, although I know the numbers by heart. The anxiety is eating me alive. Continue to work for a boss that sucks the soul from my body, despite a career that … Continue reading The Power of FU Money
Seeking a Little Sunshine 