Well, here we are again in Koh Samui, Thailand. We’ve been here since June 1st and we couldn’t be happier about our decision. This blog post isn’t going to be so much about what we’ve been doing but more about how we got here and why/how we decided to come back to this little island…
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Hello Summer – The Fun Has Begun!
It’s official – summer is here and we’ve taken it on with full force. I said it last year and I’ll say it again – Portland has THE best summers in world (at least in the US). June through September (sometimes even October) in this city, and the entire Pacific Northwest in general, are breathtakingly gorgeous with just the…
New Year, New Ideas & New Milestones
Wow I really suck at updating this blog. Part of the reason is because I’ve been thinking “well…nothing exciting is happening yet. I have nothing to write about” but that’s really not true at all. Nothing earth shattering has happened since I last wrote but there are definitely changes happening and we’re finally making progress…
Chuggin’ Along
Having made up our minds about a month ago to make some serious changes in our lives, it’s fun to watch the little things add up. On our journey to living a debt-free life and traveling/living abroad, here is what we’ve done so far: Reduced our monthly spending by $400 – this means: more eating at…
Our Wheels are Turning
Over the past week or two, Kile and I have been racking our brains on how we can speed up our process of saving enough money to pay off some debts and increase our savings accounts so we can get the heck outta here for a while. This past week has been pretty rough for this…
Reinventing Our American Dream 