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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 1906 Folk Victorian Farmhouse Renovation,  Our Story

    When the sun sets on 1906…

    January 26, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Life takes you down many paths. Some you may choose & others chosen for you, but amazing all the same. Each path presents its challenges, big or small, easy or hard, long or short, and too often we worry about the destination we’re on that we overlook the most valuable part of life…The JOURNEY.

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  • Controversial Thoughts

    Harder Route > Easy Route

    January 24, 2022 / 0 Comments

    “If you do what’s HARD, Life will be EASY, but if you do what’s EASY, Life will be HARD”. —Unknown

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    July 2, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Life’s not about how you’re supposed to live it, it’s about how you choose to live it.

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  • Healthcare Professionals

    Looking to Become a Locums CRNA?

    July 1, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Your hands are very valuable. For many, school was expensive, the hours worked as a RN were long. It was a long road to get here. Disability insurance will protect your hands. (It’s also a business expense for taxes).

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  • Driving Towards FIRE

    The Definition of Insanity

    May 12, 2020 / 0 Comments

    “Money is just a tool. You’re either its Master or its Slave. When money has the power over you, that’s the path to slavery. When you use money, and don’t let money use you, that’s the path to freedom”. —Daniel Cerescu.

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