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DW and I are travelling very frugally and have gained extensive travel experience in the US and Europe. Probably one of our cheaper costs per day was a ~4000 mile, 31 day road trip from NYC to NOLA and back, in 2009: price for gas ($400), accomodation ($950), tolls + groceries + occasional eat...

Heh heh.. funny... I like Fox and believe most of what they say, but I am not so sure about this geophysicist's prediction :)

20k is certainly doable. I will only talk about the unfordable health insurance myth in the great socialist heaven of NY. One can purchase health insurance (with a $1200/year "high deductible") for $180/month as long as one worked (even part time) at any point in the 12 months before the FIRST...

33k out of pocket expenses for 2 just outside of NYC: 9k health insurance - 7k for my Cobra + copays, 2k for DW's HDHP 6k condo maintenance, insurance (paid off mortgage) 2k real estate tax 5k travel 3k food - grocery and fresh produce 2k car maintenance gas insurance 1.5k electric internet...

I am in a somewhat similar situation. I am about your age @ 41, married no kids. I quit my job nearly 7 months ago, being totally burned out. Same as you, my net worth can cover >30 times my annual expense (including health insurance premiums and a decent additional reserve). My wife (30)...

720 SF 1BR condo apt in highrise outside of NYC. worth ~300k ? ~500 condo maintenance (including assessments last year, water, heating, gas, pool, healthclub, concierge) 135 taxes (after STAR tax rebate which cuts it in half) 70 electric 50 insurance 80 phone / internet/ basic cable 0 mortgage...