April International Travel FIRE Budget
In April our time was split between Knysna South Africa and Lisbon Portugal, and this budget includes a combo of the expenses from each location. However, the majority of this April international travel FIRE budget breakdown is from Lisbon, having spent 23 days of the month here. In an upcoming expat cost of living series
Living The Time Out Market Life In Lisbon
This week was a lot of fun and mainly because we discovered just how awesome Time Out Market is here in Lisbon. We end up going on two date nights there (days 308 and 309) which were a blast. Earlier in the week we also made a trip to the Lisbon Museum Of Illusions (day
Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) in Portugal
By far the most interesting thing this week was capturing another electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) here in our Portugal Airbnb (day 299 below). We also took a walking tour of Lisbon on day 301. Most of my time this week was dedicated to health insurance research. This took way more time than I thought as
South Africa Expat Family Budget
We really enjoyed our time in South Africa, and I was excited to crunch the numbers to see what it would take to live there long term as a FIRE’d expat. In this post I will break down the cost for an expat family budget based on our actual spending. I will be covering scenarios
South Africa Travel Reflections
South Africa is a location that we nearly scratched from our itinerary. This wasn’t due to a lack of interest, but because of the daunting travel and cost involved to get there. In these reflections I ultimately feel that had we skipped South Africa, there would have been something missing from our year of travel.
Travel From South Africa To Portugal
This week was all about getting from South Africa to Portugal. It was a long series of flights and layovers that totaled 38 hours from leaving our Knysna South Africa condo to entering our Lisbon Portugal condo. Shortly after arriving in Portugal JC and I got sick which made for a few boring days. Travel
March International Travel FIRE Budget
The beginning of March was the tail end of our tough stay in Sri Lanka before moving on to South Africa. The majority of spending in our March international travel FIRE budget is comprised of South Africa costs. In the upcoming expat cost of living series post on South Africa, I will extract the South
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 Sri Lanka, I debated
Thailand Expat Family Budget
Thailand is my favorite place so far on our international gap year. I have already covered in depth the reasons why it is my favorite place, and I will now turn to the financial side of things. In this Thailand expat family budget, I will show the cost of living full time in Chiang Mai
February International Travel FIRE Budget
Our February international travel FIRE budget includes the cost for time spent between Chiang Mai Thailand and Colombo Sri Lanka. More of the days were spent in Thailand, but the costs were pretty similar between the two locations. However, these two locations could not have been more different outside of the cost. Thailand blew us
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
