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How to Travel the World Before Becoming FI
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- QUIT LIKE A MILLIONAIRE is Now Published! - July 9, 2019
- Reader Case: Start Early, Retire Early - July 5, 2019
- Chautauqua UK 2019: A Week Together With Our Tribe - July 1, 2019
Today, I’m super excited to introduce y’all to my friend Clover, over at SimplyCloverLiving.com. Clover and I met at last year’s Chautauqua, and we immediately clicked. Not only did we both grow up in Canada, we had to deal with the pressures of living in a high cost city with a crazy housing market, and both of us got bit with the travel bug! But while I slogged away at my engineering job for a decade, hit FI, and then started travelling the world, Clover had a much, much faster solution that let her do it even sooner than me, […]
Let’s Go Exploring! Malaga, an Ancient City with Castles and Beaches
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- QUIT LIKE A MILLIONAIRE is Now Published! - July 9, 2019
- Reader Case: Start Early, Retire Early - July 5, 2019
- Chautauqua UK 2019: A Week Together With Our Tribe - July 1, 2019
Ever since we started exploring Europe, I’ve wanted to find a place that had the unique combination of warm weather, beaches, hiking, and castles. Luckily we didn’t have to look for long. That place, my friends, is Malaga, Spain. When we arrived in Malaga, we were immediately greeted by sunshine, oceanside views, and of course, that famous Andalusian friendliness and hospitality. Our Airbnb host thoughtfully left helpful little notes all over the apartment anticipating our every need. (“extra blankets in here, just in case you get chilly”, “an extra heater in case you need it”, “bought some groceries for you […]
Book Giveaway: Broke Millennial Takes On Investing
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- QUIT LIKE A MILLIONAIRE is Now Published! - July 9, 2019
- Reader Case: Start Early, Retire Early - July 5, 2019
- Chautauqua UK 2019: A Week Together With Our Tribe - July 1, 2019
One of best things about early retirement is having the time to read books. Back when I was working, it used to take me a whole month to get through a single book, and even then I’d usually get so distracted I’d just quit a third of the way through. Now I’m able to read way more books, but what I’ve discovered is that I have a really short attention span–especially when it comes to finance books. And it’s become exceedingly rare for me to find voices in the personal finance space that I can connect to. Which is […]
Let’s Go Exploring! Seville, the Birthplace of World Travel
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- QUIT LIKE A MILLIONAIRE is Now Published! - July 9, 2019
- Reader Case: Start Early, Retire Early - July 5, 2019
- Chautauqua UK 2019: A Week Together With Our Tribe - July 1, 2019
Nowadays, an around-the-world flight can cost as little as 26,000 miles or $1500 USD and takes less than a week. But back in 1519, circumventing the globe required 3 whole years and cost millions in today’s dollars. But that didn’t stop Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who became the first person to circumnavigate the world. With financing from the Spanish government, he set sail on his trip of discovery with five ships from Seville, consisting of a crew of 260 men. Knowing that they would be facing all sorts of hardships like hunger, storms, and scurvy, Magellan wanted to make sure […]
Let’s Go Exploring! Madrid, the Food or Food Poisoning Capital of the World?
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- QUIT LIKE A MILLIONAIRE is Now Published! - July 9, 2019
- Reader Case: Start Early, Retire Early - July 5, 2019
- Chautauqua UK 2019: A Week Together With Our Tribe - July 1, 2019
I closed my eyes, resting my face on the cold bathroom tiles. The tremors in my stomach had temporarily subsided, but the room was still spinning. Oh God, why oh why did I order that stupid seafood tower? After what felt like hours, I knelt on the bathroom floor shivering and covered in cold sweat. Oh crap, I thought, as another wave of nausea hit me. With shaky hands, I crawled over to the toilet and started puking again. So how did we end up here? Let me back up a bit. Before we came to Madrid, we were both […]
