Why oh why would we head to Mexico in the middle of a pandemic? Dental work, of course! How Mexico fits into our budget and medical plan This year, we made our third annual trip to Mexico for dental cleanings, x-rays, and exams. In Mexico, we pay about 25% of what we’d pay in the…
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Like everyone else, we were super excited for summer to get here. We were planning to head to Colorado for 5 months, hang out with family and friends, ATV a couple times a month, take in Red Rocks concerts, visit Rocky Mountain National Park, find new restaurants…we could go on and on. Well, our plans…
We did pretty darn good living on a budget I had never really been on a budget before we started thinking about retiring early. On the other hand, Carter was a budgeting guru. He actually liked tracking expenses, balancing the books, and looking at trends. Thank goodness! We’ve also realized we’re both naturally frugal, which…
We have absolutely loved being on the road 5 months this summer. AND, we are 100% ready to head home for the winter. We set out for New England on May 15. We had our route, itinerary, and campground reservations set for the entire summer, and we didn’t really deviate. The only time we didn’t…
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We get asked a lot of questions about who drives, who cooks, who cleans…basically, who does everything while we’re traveling. We’ve never even thought about roles and who does what. I guess we just kind of started doing what we’re doing and it’s worked! Carter’s Roles President and CEO. Carter likes to think he’s in…
We get asked a lot of questions about how we retired so early. We get even more questions about how we can afford to be on vacation 5 months of the year. Well…truthfully, we don’t see this as a 5-month vacation. We’re just living life on the road. We feel 100% blessed that we get…
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Whether out of desire or necessity, we’ve realize we do some pretty weird things while we’re traveling in our RV. Some of these help us save money while others are just part of life on the road! Scavenge for firewood After paying $7 for a bundle of wood for our first campfire this summer, we…
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We left Arizona on May 13th and headed to the Grand Canyon. Since then, we’ve been to Lake Powell, Goosenecks, Grand Junction, Grand Lake, Denver, Scottsbluff, Lincoln, Kansas City, Lake of the Ozarks, St Louis, Columbus, Ohiopyle, Rocky Gap, Annapolis, and many more. Whew! As you can imagine, we’ve learned a lot! 1Our biggest learning…
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We lived in Colorado for 20+ years. Now that we’ve moved away, going back really feels like a vacation and we realize we miss everything about the state! Colorado is an amazingly beautiful place full of kind people and limitless activities. It’s no wonder everyone wants to live in Colorado. Who can blame them, right? …
Plan fuel stops with Gas Buddy Gas Buddy is one of our favorite travel apps. We search our route for inexpensive fuel so we know where to stop for a fill-up. We’ve all been in those small towns with 1 station and the fuel is $.50 more than everywhere else. With Gas Buddy, we know…
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