October International Travel FIRE Budget
October was a chaotic month with two extremely long haul flights (first, second), round-tripping to Denver from Guam twice to pick up and drop off my mom. In all of that planning, traveling, and spending time with my mom, I completely forgot to document the October international travel FIRE budget. The month of October was
Manila Philippines Arrival – Our Experience And Tips
We woke up very early today to get ready for our flight from Guam to Manila. Our alarms were set for 2am, but both JC and I woke up at 1am. Facing the day on three hours of sleep was not ideal. The world is a harsh place when you haven’t slept much, and seeing
Movie Theater Costs And FIRE – Great If You Hate Money
We went to a movie today and we were reminded of why we never do that. Movie theater costs are not consistent with FIRE, or the budget for our year of travel in any way. In today’s world movie theaters are only really great, even in a non-FIRE context, if you hate money and would
Costa Rica Expat Family Budget
Costa Rica is a popular expat destination due to a variety of appealing factors. These include easy entry requirements, beautiful surroundings, friendly people and low cost (allegedly). We spent two months in Costa Rica and would highly recommend it to anyone seeking an expat living situation. I have done posts recapping our budget and reflections
Breathtaking Sticker Shock Of Guam Cost Of Living
Guam has been holding a lot of financial surprises in our short time on the island so far. These aren’t the good sort of surprises, but rather the kind that are giving us Guam cost of living shock. Sticker Shock Groceries As we continue to settle into Guam today, we are spending a lot of
Sodas In Costa Rica: Not Worth The Money
This post represents a single day of travel, day 30 (7/27) on our journey. I wanted to rant on sodas in Costa Rica not being worth the money so I turned this into a standalone post. Grocery Run JC and I went to the big grocery store again and came back with another full large
Frugal Musts In Costa Rica
Travel Log: Day 17 (7/14), Costa Rica. We are continuing to discover more low or no cost things to do in La Fortuna. One of the benefits of a long stay is that we have time to research and try these various options. If we were on even a week long trip I’m sure we
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
