Traveling Toward Fire

A Premature FI Experiment

Welcome

We are a family of four, taking calculated financial risks to have some fun and see the world. We will be chronicling the successes and failures, both financially and generally.

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From Our Blog Posts

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    Robberg Nature Reserve & Buffalo Bay Beach – Knysna South Africa

    The highlights of this week were a hike at Robberg Nature Reserve (day 272), a day trip to Buffalo Bay Beach (day 275), and expIoring the waterfront in Knysna South Africa. Around that I focused a lot on language learning, mostly Spanish but also some Portuguese phrases. The week gets off…

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    Sri Lanka Expat Family Budget

    ⚠️ Limited Data: This cost breakdown is based on only two weeks in Sri Lanka, a much shorter stay than our typical destinations. Use these numbers as a rough guide rather than a comprehensive analysis. Sri Lanka turned into a tough stay for us. Given the short time we stayed in…

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    Sri Lanka Travel Reflections

    Sri Lanka was our shortest stop of the year at just two weeks. The trip got off to a bad start when we pivoted last minute, throwing our plans into disarray. We learned at the last minute that Hikkaduwa, where we planned to stay, had issues with dumping sewage into the…

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