Trust me, I get it. Healthcare can be super expensive. A major medical procedure can literally ruin people. Wipe you completely out, and that totally sucks. Knowing how hard a health crisis could punch us squarely in the face, why…
Hi, I'm Steve! And, welcome to the blog!
I retired from full-time work at the ripe ol' age of 35 to a life of freedom and travel in our 2005 Airstream Classic travel trailer that we've named "Charlie". Yup, we're good like that and name our house. :)
It would be super cool if you'd fork over your email so you can follow my journey with updates each time I publish a new post, and maybe even an occasional newsletter - but those tend to be few and far between. I promise, no spam!
Latest posts
Early retirement buzzwords and acronyms you must know
Think you’re well-versed in the ways and means of early retirement buzzwords, acronyms, and downright annoying verbiage? Let’s see. Spend enough time hanging around us personal financiers and you’re bound to be exposed to a wide variety of terms and…
Living on the road: Nine lessons learned from full-time travel
It almost seems surreal. My wife and I have been living on the road in our little 200 square foot Airstream for over two years. We’ve traveled up and down the western half of the United States, and in that…
How to calculate your total Amazon spending
Okay, I’m about to show you a technique that might scare you – calculating everything that you’ve spent on Amazon.com. Amazon, as most of us know, makes it incredibly easy to part with our money. They probably single-handedly keep UPS…
I am that early retiree who travels the country
A couple weeks ago, I asked on Twitter about what it’s like to write a book. How much time does it take? Does it completely take over your life? Does it actually pay off? I wanted some folks to drop…
I’ll probably die young because I retired early; or, maybe I won’t?
Depending on who you ask, I’ll probably die young because I retired early. If you’re a data-oriented person, you’re probably familiar with the array of studies that supposedly prove that early retirees are statistically more likely to die early. The…
How to learn anything – fast and easy
Over the years, I have become more and more convinced that life is nothing but a mind game, and those of us who understand that game and play within its simple boundaries often do the best in life. Its players…
With all we know about debt, why are so many people still in debt?
Speakers speak about it. Writers write about it. Bloggers blog about it. Tips and tricks to getting out of debt are all over the place, but yet, people are still in debt. In total, the relentless pool of consumer debt…
Debunking the top 5 myths of early retirement
Sometimes, the stuff that people say about early retirement (and early retirees) is pretty f’ed up. It is assumed that early retirement is the end of productive life and that unless we’re swimming in millions in cold hard cash, Early…
What would make you not retire early?
We spend a hell of a lot of time talking about early retirement. Things like how to get there. What we’ll do once we get there. How awesome it is to actually be there…things like that. But, how about we…