• Our Story
  • Driving Towards FIRE
  • Our Life Before FIRE
  • Our RV Life Journey
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  • Our 1906 Folk Victorian Farmhouse Renovation
  • Our Travels
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  • Controversial Thoughts
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 RV Life Journey,  Our Story,  Our Travels

    Day 993 of RV Life

    July 13, 2021 / 0 Comments

    To kick off our Top 8 experiences from our nomadic journey is our trip to Onancock, Virginia where we stayed at a beautiful Bed & Breakfast and crossed the longest bridge tunnel we’ve ever traveled across called the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel! Totaling 17.6 miles long from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.

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    Living a Life that Others Don’t Understand

    September 10, 2020 / 0 Comments

    It’s ok to live a life that others don’t understand...And bonus points if they call you ‘weird’.

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    Day 662 of RV Life

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    We continue to discuss our long term goals which have remained unchanged, but our short term goals continue to flex depending on what’s lurking around the next bend of 2020.

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  • Driving Towards FIRE

    Debt Free and FIRE Update: July 2020

    July 31, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Given the state of our economy, we’ve paused most aggressive debt payoff plans to invest completely in our cash savings. Our plan has shifted to survive today so we can thrive in the future.

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    July 17, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Finding Scott’s RV toilet paper is damn near impossible. Seriously. Thetford makes a “softer premium” version that is supposed to be comparable, but it ISN’T. We usually get Scott’s at Walmart, but it’s always sold out.

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