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Hey everyone! Just wanted to provide another followup update on our travels (if anyone is interested). We're alive and well, and we successfully drove our 4Runner all the way up from Costa Rica, through Mexico and now we're back in the US. So far so good! Everyone we've met along the way has...

Google Spreadsheets are pretty decent, but they are not perfect. You should be able to open that spreadsheet link, select "File" -> "Download As" -> then select "Excel .xlsx" Then this will allow you to download/open in Excel and mess with the filters and make more changes with more...

Thanks! btw, if anyone happens to have an interest in updating the spreadsheet with additional data please don't hesitate! Crime stats and humidity data would be awesome to add in, but I didn't have enough time. Ok, that's a lie - since I'm FIRE, I do have the time, but I guess I'm too lazy!

Hey everyone, I did some research and wanted to share: My wife and I are planning on moving and we wanted to see which US cities have the lowest cost of living, are considered somewhat liberal, and also have mild winters. After doing the research, I put together a map. I've marked the...

Costa Rica is good, and I would recommend it to anyone as a vacation. Different climates around the country. If we desired to settle down here, I would definitely want to become fluent in spanish to better connect with locals and grow some roots (right now we're getting kinda close to basic...

Thank you all!! We're aiming for somewhere between 3-4%. Best case scenario is 3%, which is what we're optimistically trying for. We took 34 days to travel through Mexico, and the total costs for both of us traveling was $3,181.60 ($93.58 per day - which is the equivalent of $34,155 per...

Hi everyone! 3.5 years ago I registered an account here and made this post: 27 and dreaming of retirement in 5 years. Am I crazy? I would like to post an update here that since that original post, my wife and I worked hard and were able to save up $1M!! :dance: We calculated that we're...

My wife and I were able to FIRE in our early 30's thanks to you all!! Hi everyone! 3.5 years ago I registered an account here and made this post: 27 and dreaming of retirement in 5 years. Am I crazy?I would like to post an update here that since that original post, my wife and I worked hard...

haha. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the wake-up call. Maybe I'll change from a 5 year plan, to a 8-10 year plan. Thanks for the feedback!

Hi folks! This is an awesome community. I have a couple questions: My wife and I are in our late 20's. In five years, our financial situation should resemble: $600k in retirement savings $150k in home equity With this, we're thinking of moving to a cheap area of California (Sierra foothills)...