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Slow Travel in Mexico: A Family FIRE Adventure, Part II

Slow Travel Mexico

In the fall of 2019, my family and I took advantage of our newfound freedom — I retired from medicine … Read more

Two Months in Mexico: A Slow Travel Family FIRE Adventure

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For months, my family and I had been looking forward to our first big post-retirement adventure. Two months in Ecuador! … Read more

Earning Free Travel the Hard Way (and How to Make it Much Easier)

Free Travel

I had no intentions of earning free travel on this particular day. “We have a medical emergency on board. If … Read more

Credit Card Perks: Travel Insurance Benefits & Medical Evacuation Coverage

Dismemberment

When planning a trip, we think about the destination, the sights, the history, and the fun that we’re going to … Read more

Walt Disney World for the FIRE Crowd

Drunkin Grownups

It takes a high savings rate to achieve financial independence and retire early. A visit to Disney World requires a … Read more

One World Surgery: My Week in Honduras on a Medical Mission

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For the last fifteen years or so, I’ve thought I ought to participate in a medical mission. “Someday, I’ll do … Read more

23 Days in Hawaii: Our Slow Travel Fail

Living like a local for weeks at a time. That was the dream when I went part-time. Every day spent … Read more

Take a Free Cruise Using Travel Rewards

Cruise Ship Decks

  I’m a big fan of optimizing, and sometimes that takes the shape of combining one trip with another. When … Read more

Three Weeks in Guanajuato Mexico: A Preview of Life After FIRE

Guanajuato Hillside

We wasted no time making plans to take advantage of my newfound freedom as a part-time anesthesiologist. October was busy … Read more

A Gap Year Away From Medicine: One Physician’s Experience

El Calafate

Today’s post comes from an early-career west coast cardiologist named EJ. He puts out great stuff on his own site … Read more

A $4,300 Family Vacation in Paris and Reykjavik

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Last fall, my inbox teased me with a remarkable deal. Paris for $410 Roundtrip.     I clicked where the … Read more

The Sunday Best (3/19/2017)

Sunday Best Catacombs

The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be … Read more

Complete Guide to a 48 Hour Stopover in Reykjavik

The other day, I shared all kinds of great tips on how to blog well. At least a couple of … Read more

Mixing Business with Pleasure: PoF Goes to SLC

Welcome Physician on FIRE

Have you ever had an amazing weekend but you couldn’t tell anyone about it? Or, at least you couldn’t tell … Read more

The Sunday Best (11/6/2016)

The Sunday Best

  The Sunday Best is a collection of a handful of posts I share with you each week. With so many informative and inspirational … Read more

The Earth Awaits: Where in the World is Our Family Going to Go?

  [PoF: The following is a guest post from The Frugal Vagabond. After I saw his excellent new site, The … Read more

Find & Fuel Your Passion: Lakenenland, A Yooper Story

How do you find and fuel your passion? When I daydream about my early retirement, I get lots of ideas … Read more

Saving Money in and Around San Francisco Part II

In the first installment of Saving Money in and Around San Francisco, I discussed the first four days of our … Read more

Saving Money in and Around San Francisco Part I

Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco, while Q-Tip left his wallet in El Segundo. My wife and I had … Read more

What I Learned on Spring Break

My 7-year old was required to keep a journal to chronicle his spring break experience. “I liked the Disney Dreams … Read more

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