• Our Story
  • Driving Towards FIRE
  • Our Life Before FIRE
  • Our RV Life Journey
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  • Our Travels
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Driving Towards F.I.R.E.

In 2018 we broke up with our past life. Fed up with Interest payments, debt, student loans, etc we decided to make changes. Drastic changes. We set out on a mission for financial independence, bought a RV and traveled fulltime. We worked as nomadic healthcare professionals on the road. In 3 short years of fulltime RV and travel life, we successfully paid off more than $600,000 worth of debt, increased our net worth, changed our financial futures, and started a family. Today, we are still pursuing FI with a focus on retiring early and share our experiences as new parents, real estate investors, property managers, CRNA, Application Specialist, and Financial Coaches. Follow along on our journey!

Driving Towards F.I.R.E.
  • Our Story
  • Driving Towards FIRE
  • Our Life Before FIRE
  • Our RV Life Journey
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Our Smoky Mountain Cabin
  • Our 1906 Folk Victorian Farmhouse Renovation
  • Our Travels
  • Financial Coaching Blog
  • Controversial Thoughts
Driving Towards FIRE, Our RV Life Journey, Our Story

Goodbye RV Life…for now

Truth is, some call this a recreational vehicle. We called this HOME. It’s sad to see it go, but we’re happy new memories will be made and new distances will…

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November 4, 2021
Our RV Life Journey

Our RV Journey Is Likely Different Than Many Others Journey

Many of you know by now that we are an atypical RV couple. We are mostly stationary. Every 3 months (sometimes 6 months) we are in a specific area and…

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June 15, 2020
Healthcare Professionals

Career Change Struggles

You know what’s real? Society’s obsession with how men can’t fail, or have feelings of inadequacies & fear, that we must be tough 24/7, “don’t let them see you cry”,…

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July 21, 2020
Our Story

Day 365 of Unemployment

For at least the last 6 months I’ve been locked in on LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, & any other job listing website to find something. I’ve messaged past co-workers, team members,…

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March 31, 2021
Former Fulltime RV Lifers with Dogs, Our Story

Bilateral Hip Dysplasia

We call him our 'gentle giant', he loves to play with his ball, and enjoys one-on-one training with Meredith.  Duke has been our lover and not a fighter for almost…

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December 18, 2020
  • Our Story

    7 Months Since our Renovation Began

    August 4, 2022 / 0 Comments

    It’s crunch time as we have chosen a few finishes, but the time it takes to do this we just don’t have. We’ve sketched, designed, & researched quite a bit up until this point, but we’ll need a pro to help us tie it altogether.

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  • Our Smoky Mountain Cabin

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    July 14, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Our occupancy rate is up 64.41% compared to 2021 sitting at 71.3% for 2022.

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  • Our Story

    Optimistically Speaking

    July 7, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Optimistically speaking, life has been hard. Not the bad kind of hard, just the temporary-things-will-soon-be-great kind of hard. I suppose that’s the cards your dealt when you chose a different path?

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  • Driving Towards FIRE

    Who Says You Can’t FIRE with Kids?

    June 10, 2022 / 0 Comments

    In today’s society, financial independence & having kids to raise aren’t intended to mesh let alone the option to retire early. Our society discredits the ‘family first’ mindset and undermines our wallets with extreme consumerism.

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  • Driving Towards FIRE

    Modern Day Valuists

    June 9, 2022 / 0 Comments

    As a valuist, you manage this bombarding assault on your wallet by understanding what goods bring value to your life or what services take time away from what brings you joy.

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