On it :)

The next round of this will contain some better backgrounds, as well as future stuff for sure. Got a handful of people already submitting their info over and it’s equally as interesting!

Thats one of the reasons people who retire are leaving this country, the government and big insurance businesses are hurting the people just for profits. This is usually a non political site, but medical bills are getting too expensive to leave off the convo.

Thanks Jamie! We’ll definitely have to do more of these, then ;)

Yep – I feel your same sentiment! If we made choices purely financially most of us would be living somewhere else :) Def. about finding that happy medium.

It really is crazy how much further your money will stretch in lower cost parts of the US, not to mention other countries. The geographic arbitrage of having a decent salary in a low cost environment is a powerful way to throw fuel on the FIRE. But it’s not for everyone. As great as it would be to live in paradise for much less than my medium-to-high cost-of-living home, we live here for a reason. We love our home, we have roots here and family nearby, so we pay that opportunity cost of having a higher cost of living and a lower salary. Although dang, snapshot #1 sure is killing the debt!

Haha… ever since I’ve known her she’s had cats too :) we’re down to one in our household after her eldest one passed away a few years back.