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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
  • Our Story

    Day 365 of Unemployment

    March 31, 2021 / 0 Comments

    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, & anyone else I knew that might open a door...or two.

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    Fulltime RV’ing: Should I Get a Storage Unit?

    March 31, 2021 / 0 Comments

    By stuff, I’m referring to everything you have in your sticks and bricks home. Every RV’er will likely tell you something different as far as what their method was & we’re no different.

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    BabyFI/RE Strategy…FI/RE Part 3

    March 30, 2021 / 0 Comments

    To put it simply, it’s all in the name. For many couples, starting a family is not only scary and life changing, but it’s extremely costly. In fact, according to a survey done by NY Times, the number one reason people don’t want to have kids is because “child care is too expensive”.

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    Finding the Balance for Work and Home Life

    March 24, 2021 / 0 Comments

    We’ve learned that success isn’t built from credit scores and having to work until we’re dead. We’ve learned that success is built on knowledge, changing your status quo, finding your balance, and owning YOUR time. Debt isn’t normal nor is it’s control over every fabric of our lives, it’s the toxin that taints our work/home life balance.

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    Day 880 of RV Life

    March 23, 2021 / 0 Comments

    This is now the longest we’ve been stationary since we began our journey so long ago. We’ve been in East Texas for more than a year. We’ve been here long enough we don’t necessarily need GPS anymore, seeing Cowboys ride their horses down county roads no longer surprise us, and any place we travel to outside of Texas feels, well...small.

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