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Celebrating Filipino American History Month In Jacksonville, Florida – A Worthy Alternative To Our Regular Philippines Trip

By: Caroline – Posted in: Jacksonville

October is Filipino American History Month in the US. I’m a Fil-Am, and apparently Fil-Ams are the second largest Asian American group in the US! Though Scott is not Filipino, we have been a couple for over 30 years, and he is an honorary Fil-Am, having attended many large and loud family events. We both love traveling to the Philippines and have done three trips in just the last five [...]

Our FIRE Trial Run In Jacksonville – Part 2

By: Caroline – Posted in: Jacksonville

In part 2 of our FIRE drill in Jacksonville, we looked at the different beaches we visited, the ways in which we were able to experience the arts, cheap deals we found, and lastly the weather, as we tested out Jacksonville as a location to spend lots of our time once we are able to be location independent.

Our FIRE Trial Run In Jacksonville – Part 1

By: Caroline – Posted in: Jacksonville

city in the distance with water and boat in the foreground

We are a year away from having the ability to be location independent and more fully live the FIRE lifestyle. To that end, we spent a week in Jacksonville, testing out everything it has to offer, to try and confirm if we feel it is a location where we can spend lots of our time.