• Our Story
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  • Our Life Before FIRE
  • Our RV Life Journey
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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

    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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    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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    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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    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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