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After just under four days in Lyon, we hit the road for our next stop in Aix-en-Provence. We picked this region because lavender is in season June through August. As it turns out, sunflowers also bloom in July and August, so we would get to see both! We did see some impressive sunflower fields along the way, but as the drive was several hours, we didn’t stop for photo opportunities. [...]

Recently I wrote about making FIRE possible when your life partner isn’t as committed to FIRE as you are. This was inspired by several questions that came up from a survey of participants of our course, Making FIRE Possible. Another common concern was how to reach FIRE when you don’t want to pinch pennies or deeply cut your expense level. One course registrant mentioned she wants to save money, but [...]

We have been to Paris once before for a few days, but exploring the rest of France was high on my bucket list. Thanks to the flexibility that FIRE affords, we were able to jump on a ticket sale and ended up paying just over $600 per Paris/ NY round-trip ticket in July! We scheduled 12 days in total to go around the French Alps region, the lavender fields of [...]

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I feel lucky that I have always had good money management habits – e.g., I don’t overspend, I save and invest regularly. Therefore, I don’t think much about basic money management strategies, and I don’t cover these tips in this blog. However, I was reading a great money habits post from PlanEasy, and it struck me how much the widely accepted good money management rules also apply to time management. [...]

Some FIRE proponents interpret the “Retire Early” part of FIRE to mean retiring in your 30’s or even 20’s. Maybe it’s because I’m in my 40’s, but I still believe retiring in your 40’s or 50’s is retiring early. I certainly believe that the pursuit of FIRE becomes more important in your 40’s, 50’s and beyond, even if FIRE is just about the “Financial Independence” half. You may love your [...]

This excursion is one of several we took in and around New York City in late May and early June 2019, taking advantage of a few days with really nice weather! Check out the whole series: Untermyer GardensPeggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at New York Botanical GardenGovernor’s IslandStaten Island FerryOld Croton Aqueduct And Ossining Weir (current post) ====== The Old Croton Aqueduct was created as a system to feed water to [...]

This excursion is one of several we took in and around New York City in late May and early June 2019, taking advantage of a few days with really nice weather! Check out the whole series: Untermyer GardensPeggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at New York Botanical GardenGovernor’s IslandStaten Island Ferry (current post)Old Croton Aqueduct And Ossining Weir ====== Right next to the Governor’s Island Ferry terminal is the Staten Island Ferry [...]

This excursion is one of several we took in and around New York City in late May and early June 2019, taking advantage of a few days with really nice weather! Check out the whole series: Untermyer GardensPeggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at New York Botanical GardenGovernor’s Island (current post)Staten Island FerryOld Croton Aqueduct And Ossining Weir ====== Governor’s Island is a place I visited several times when I was in [...]