Loneliness is on the rise in the US. A study of 20,000 US adults found that nearly half suffer from feelings of loneliness. Perhaps Tamarindo is a solution – I feel very differently there than in New York City. It is a friendly environment that promotes experiences over stuff and is a natural detox from social media.
I have been to Costa Rica just three times, though Scott has a few more trips under his belt. There are enough restaurants within walking distance in Tamarindo that we could have eaten at a different place each day of our visit. Within driving distance, there are many more to try. However, I find that […]
The return trip from the Philippines is so much fun for me. I get another movie marathon! I can easily watch 7-8 movies on the 17-hour trip, and with the time change (gaining 12 hours), you land as if you just flew cross-country within the US. We left early morning on a Tuesday and arrived […]
This trip was all about the food, ranging from the food court at NAIA (Manila airport) to the expansive buffet at the Oriental Hotel in Legazpi to several great Filipino food options in Manila, and included eating at every donut shop we could find!
We started our week in Legazpi because it’s the location of a non-profit we have supported for 23 years and counting, Children International. CI recently opened a new community center, and the last time we visited in January 2017, it was just a concrete foundation and digital renderings. Now, it’s a fully built out, multiple-level, […]
ser·en·dip·i·ty: noun: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. This week, CostaRicaFIRE got two media mentions, which is one of closest experiences I have had with serendipity in my goals; both of these media outlets were a big part of the inspiration behind our pivot into real estate, the FIRE […]
One of the main reasons Scott and I chose a new retirement lifestyle is the freedom it gives us to travel. We took a trip to the Philippines in January 2017 (Scott’s first and my fourth, but after a 25-year absence), and we loved it so much we booked another trip in April. We found […]
For me, health optimization is related to stress management. When I’m stressed, I get sick – a cold that won’t go away, an upset stomach, sore muscles. Corporate Career Stress In the year or so right before I left my corporate career, I was besieged by tingling nerves and numbness in my hands and feet […]
We are not independently wealthy, and we have two kids who still live at home, but, we still have the time and money to travel. In 2017, for instance, we were away from home for about three total months, with several of the trips international. Our careers in our 20’s and 30’s were traditional corporate […]
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. We may receive compensation if you click one of those links and purchase a product. We purchased our second investment in Costa Rica, Casa Salita, using our retirement money. Up until a few years ago when I seriously started researching real estate investing, I only […]
