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"We started with the plan to take a couple of vacations over the next year and suddenly we’re traveling the world for 121 days!"

#travel #europe #alaska #panama 🇵🇦 #mexico #cruises #PrincessCruises #MSCCruises #hollandamerica #margaritaville #lasvegas #WynnResorts #carnivalcruises #travelingtheworld #routetoretire

https://www.routetoretire.com/traveling-the-world/

"At any given time, we have a ladder of 4 years of living expenses in our bond-fund ladder plus the current year’s expenses in the bank. So if disaster hits the stock market, we don’t have to sell a single share of stock for 4-5 years."

#financialindependence #personalfinance #assetallocation #rebalance #investment #portfolio #stock #routetoretire

https://www.routetoretire.com/investment-risk

"That software won me over big time. I used it for over 20 years to help manage my finances and there’s no doubt it was a critical tool in my toolbelt toward reaching financial independence."

#software #financialindependence #money #simplifi #quicken #quickensimplifi #personalfinance #spending #saving #financialfreedom #freedom #routetoretire

https://www.routetoretire.com/pocketguard-quicken-simplifi

"We’re 100% glad we did it. You don’t know what you’ll like or not like until you try it. Although living full-time in an RV isn’t something we’d want to do again, we still had a lot of fun together and created so many memories to share."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-over/

"We’re 100% glad we did it. You don’t know what you’ll like or not like until you try it. Although living full-time in an RV isn’t something we’d want to do again, we still had a lot of fun together and created so many memories to share."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-over/

"We’re 100% glad we did it. You don’t know what you’ll like or not like until you try it. Although living full-time in an RV isn’t something we’d want to do again, we still had a lot of fun together and created so many memories to share."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-over/

"We’re 100% glad we did it. You don’t know what you’ll like or not like until you try it. Although living full-time in an RV isn’t something we’d want to do again, we still had a lot of fun together and created so many memories to share."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-over/

"We’re 100% glad we did it. You don’t know what you’ll like or not like until you try it. Although living full-time in an RV isn’t something we’d want to do again, we still had a lot of fun together and created so many memories to share."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-over/

"It was weird and not my thing at all… but I decided to make it my thing. We needed something a little different on this loop, so we followed the signs and stopped off in Casey, Illinois."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/worlds-largest-7-months/

"It was weird and not my thing at all… but I decided to make it my thing. We needed something a little different on this loop, so we followed the signs and stopped off in Casey, Illinois."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/worlds-largest-7-months/

"It was weird and not my thing at all… but I decided to make it my thing. We needed something a little different on this loop, so we followed the signs and stopped off in Casey, Illinois."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/worlds-largest-7-months/

"It was weird and not my thing at all… but I decided to make it my thing. We needed something a little different on this loop, so we followed the signs and stopped off in Casey, Illinois."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/worlds-largest-7-months/

"It was weird and not my thing at all… but I decided to make it my thing. We needed something a little different on this loop, so we followed the signs and stopped off in Casey, Illinois."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/worlds-largest-7-months/

"Without fail, the elephant in the room always comes down to the socialization aspect. That was a worry of ours in the beginning, too."

#homeschool #kids #school #highschool #parentlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation

https://www.routetoretire.com/homeschooling-high-school

"Without fail, the elephant in the room always comes down to the socialization aspect. That was a worry of ours in the beginning, too."

#homeschool #kids #school #highschool #parentlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation

https://www.routetoretire.com/homeschooling-high-school

"Without fail, the elephant in the room always comes down to the socialization aspect. That was a worry of ours in the beginning, too."

#homeschool #kids #school #highschool #parentlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation

https://www.routetoretire.com/homeschooling-high-school

"Friendships are great, but friends you’ve built a history with from your childhood are in a whole different ballgame. You have a history together and it’s like you never miss a beat."

#friendship #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/aging-well/

"Friendships are great, but friends you’ve built a history with from your childhood are in a whole different ballgame. You have a history together and it’s like you never miss a beat."

#friendship #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/aging-well/

"Friendships are great, but friends you’ve built a history with from your childhood are in a whole different ballgame. You have a history together and it’s like you never miss a beat."

#friendship #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/aging-well/

"If you’re not aware of how nice airport lounge access can be when traveling, you’re missing out. But knowing that several credit cards offer this as a free benefit can make it even more worthwhile!"

#travel #airport #airportlounge #routetoretire #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/airport-lounge-access

Pretty incredible sunset in Raleigh this evening!

#sunset #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #raleigh

Pretty incredible sunset in Raleigh this evening!

#sunset #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #raleigh

Pretty incredible sunset in Raleigh this evening!

#sunset #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #raleigh

Pretty incredible sunset in Raleigh this evening!

#sunset #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #raleigh

Pretty incredible sunset in Raleigh this evening!

#sunset #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #raleigh

"That was a punch in the face because we planned to do a lot of outdoor stuff (hiking, walking around, exploring, campfires, etc.) but we just couldn’t get the weather to cooperate. We did manage to make some of those things happen, but it was limited."

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-trip-shift

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #florida #georgia #ameliaisland #bigfoot #okefenokee

"That was a punch in the face because we planned to do a lot of outdoor stuff (hiking, walking around, exploring, campfires, etc.) but we just couldn’t get the weather to cooperate. We did manage to make some of those things happen, but it was limited."

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-trip-shift

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #florida #georgia #ameliaisland #bigfoot #okefenokee

"That was a punch in the face because we planned to do a lot of outdoor stuff (hiking, walking around, exploring, campfires, etc.) but we just couldn’t get the weather to cooperate. We did manage to make some of those things happen, but it was limited."

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-trip-shift

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #florida #georgia #ameliaisland #bigfoot #okefenokee

"That was a punch in the face because we planned to do a lot of outdoor stuff (hiking, walking around, exploring, campfires, etc.) but we just couldn’t get the weather to cooperate. We did manage to make some of those things happen, but it was limited."

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-trip-shift

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #florida #georgia #ameliaisland #bigfoot #okefenokee

"That was a punch in the face because we planned to do a lot of outdoor stuff (hiking, walking around, exploring, campfires, etc.) but we just couldn’t get the weather to cooperate. We did manage to make some of those things happen, but it was limited."

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-trip-shift

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #florida #georgia #ameliaisland #bigfoot #okefenokee

"We’ve only done one of these so far… we stayed at an alpaca farm for a night. Faith and Lisa are animal lovers so this was something unique, fun, and really cool."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-essentials

"We’ve only done one of these so far… we stayed at an alpaca farm for a night. Faith and Lisa are animal lovers so this was something unique, fun, and really cool."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-essentials

"We’ve only done one of these so far… we stayed at an alpaca farm for a night. Faith and Lisa are animal lovers so this was something unique, fun, and really cool."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-adventure-essentials

"PocketGuard’s focus is tracking your money, which is exactly what I’m after. Right at the top of their homepage is the text 'Always know where your money goes.' That’s what I want – something to focus on the expense tracking"

#personalfinance #mint #mintalternatives #money #pocketguard #routetoretire #financialindependence #budget #apps #expensetracking

https://www.routetoretire.com/pocketguard-mint-replacement/

"PocketGuard’s focus is tracking your money, which is exactly what I’m after. Right at the top of their homepage is the text 'Always know where your money goes.' That’s what I want – something to focus on the expense tracking"

#personalfinance #mint #mintalternatives #money #pocketguard #routetoretire #financialindependence #budget #apps #expensetracking

https://www.routetoretire.com/pocketguard-mint-replacement/

"PocketGuard’s focus is tracking your money, which is exactly what I’m after. Right at the top of their homepage is the text 'Always know where your money goes.' That’s what I want – something to focus on the expense tracking"

#personalfinance #mint #mintalternatives #money #pocketguard #routetoretire #financialindependence #budget #apps #expensetracking

https://www.routetoretire.com/pocketguard-mint-replacement/

"We spent the first night shining a spotlight out the window nervous that the tide would sweep us away!"

https://www.routetoretire.com/ups-downs-rv-life

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

"We spent the first night shining a spotlight out the window nervous that the tide would sweep us away!"

https://www.routetoretire.com/ups-downs-rv-life

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

"We spent the first night shining a spotlight out the window nervous that the tide would sweep us away!"

https://www.routetoretire.com/ups-downs-rv-life

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

Pics from our time at the Natchez Trace Parkway (Meriwether Lewis Campground) in TN a couple days ago. Beautiful area with the fall leaves and the stay was free (dry camping) but the bees were EVERYWHERE. Not a fan so we cut our visit short after only a couple of nights.

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #natcheztraceparkway #meriwetherlewis #boondocking #stargazing

Pics from our time at the Natchez Trace Parkway (Meriwether Lewis Campground) in TN a couple days ago. Beautiful area with the fall leaves and the stay was free (dry camping) but the bees were EVERYWHERE. Not a fan so we cut our visit short after only a couple of nights.

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #natcheztraceparkway #meriwetherlewis #boondocking #stargazing

Pics from our time at the Natchez Trace Parkway (Meriwether Lewis Campground) in TN a couple days ago. Beautiful area with the fall leaves and the stay was free (dry camping) but the bees were EVERYWHERE. Not a fan so we cut our visit short after only a couple of nights.

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #natcheztraceparkway #meriwetherlewis #boondocking #stargazing

Making our way south to the Gulf Coast slowly but surely!

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #mammothcave #stonelick #nashville #hothicken

"Wait – a company that’s aiming to help people with privacy and technology and is not trying to suck every penny out of their living souls? What???"

https://www.routetoretire.com/calyx-institute-internet/

#calyxinstitite #travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #personalfinance #pf #money #spending #FIRE #financialfreedom #financialindependence #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure

"It became a great reminder for me of how important it is to get outside and to pay attention to nature. Not only is it good for you physically, but it’s great for your mind as well."

https://www.routetoretire.com/being-alone-walk/

#gooutside #takeawalk #autumn #thisiswhyiretired #livingthedream #lifeisgood #freedom #routetoretire #ohio

"Don’t be afraid to take calculated risks that can change your life for the better."

https://www.routetoretire.com/risk-and-reward

#riskvsreward #changeyourlife #livingthedream #lifeisgood #family #freedom #financialfreedom #financialindependence #retireearly #whitefamilyadventures #routetoretire #whyforfi #permanentvacation #adventure

"I got to spend the past five years being a bigger part of my daughter’s life that I couldn’t have done if I was still working. That’s about as priceless as you can get!"

#thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #personalfinance #pf #money #spending #saving #FIRE #financialfreedom #financialindependence #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #familywins

https://www.routetoretire.com/personal-finance-is-personal/

"Rather than spending most of our time hopping from RV park to RV park, we’re planning to utilize the majority of our time boondocking. That should make our trip even more amazing and save us a ton of money over staying at RV parks full-time."

https://www.routetoretire.com/rv-boondocking/

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #financialfreedom #financialindependence #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #boondocking

"No matter what you read out there, there’s no carrier or MVNO that’s going to be perfect for everyone. It all depends on where you live, where you commute or travel to, and how you’re utilizing your service."

#routetoretire #livingthedream #lovinglife #personalfinance #pf #money #spending #FIRE #financialfreedom #financialindependence #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #cellphone #mintmobile #mvno #cellservice #phone

https://www.routetoretire.com/mint-mobile-review/

"The major problem with big life-changing adventure planning though is that it’s pretty easy to just slip on those rose-colored glasses and only focus on what things will be like during the actual adventure."

#travel #rvtravel #rvlife #thisiswhyiretired #routetoretire #earlyretirement #retirement #retireearly #livingthedream #lovinglife #personalfinance #FIRE #financialfreedom #financialindependence #lifeisgood #permanentvacation #adventure #gooutside

https://www.routetoretire.com/mistake-adventure-planning/