Creating Freedom to Be a World Traveler
Megan has oriented her life around adventure and the freedom to experience the world. She has taken at least 6 weeks off to travel each year for the last 20 years! While she is now self-employed, earlier in her career she negotiated this time off with an employer for many years.
How Much Does it Actually Cost to Travel in a Campervan?
Since buying and building out our campervan in 2022, people consistently ask us, “How much does it actually cost to travel in a campervan?” Now that we just returned from a 15-week trip, we finally feel ready to answer this question.
Coast FI Allows You to Work Less and Live More
I’m excited to share Kathy’s story. She recently scaled back work after reaching her Coast FI number. By reaching Coast FI, Kathy’s been able to work less and live more! I hope you are as inspired by her interview as I am.
The Ultimate Road Trip Guide to Utah’s National Parks (and Cool Places in Between)
We spent the last month exploring Utah’s Mighty Five, the five national parks in Utah, and the surrounding area. This was the part of our road trip that I was most looking forward to, and it did not disappoint. In this post, we share the best things to do and what we’d do differently in the future.
Going Part-Time to Build a Portfolio Career
For Meg, financial independence was never about not working. She’s always had so many hobbies and ideas to explore. Instead, FI could provide her with the ability to explore these options. In 2020, Meg went part-time and has built a portfolio career doing work she loves.
Best Places to Visit on Your New Mexico and Northern Arizona Road Trip
On the first leg if our camper van trip, we spent about three weeks exploring New Mexico and Northern Arizona. Here are our favorite places. We hope you’ll add them to a road trip itinerary of your own.
This Speech Therapist Built a Virtual Business and Travels Full-Time
Kathryn started traveling full-time in an RV over three years ago as a traveling speech language pathologist. In the last two years, she’s built a virtual business that allows her to work from anywhere.
Experimentation: How to Move From Ideas to Action
We are currently living our converted campervan for 3 1/2 months working as location independent entrepreneurs. What made this possible for us is that we didn’t immediately jump from step one to step one hundred. We experimented. We tried things out. We learned and adjusted. We took so many small actions until this finally felt like the logical next step.
Making Gradual Career Shifts to Design a Better Life
I’m excited to bring you a new Slow FI interview with Lisa. She and I have uncanny similarities. We both worked in nonprofit HR, experienced mental health challenges, and made career changes. Our paths were somewhat different, but have brought us to similar places – running our own businesses and loving RV (or van) travel. Read the full interview to learn more.
