November 14, 2018
Ahh travel… We have a saying in this house. No one remembers when things go exactly as to plan. I mean seriously, who likes a travel story that goes like this: We showed up and breezed through security. Then we boarded a flight that was completely uneventful and comfortable. Then we got to our destination, and the hotel was exactly…
October 3, 2018
FinCon We are on the plane ride back home from FinCon. It’s just kind of settling in: All the great things we read, and learned. All the great people we met. All the fantastic friends that we reunited with. All the great beers that we drank. Mainly, we spent the entire time studiously listening to every possible lecture, and talking…
August 15, 2018
If you are like almost everyone, vacations and traveling are something that you get excited to experience for months leading into the trip. There is planning, buying the tickets and studying the new place you are going. All this excitement and anxious energy builds up into a crescendo so that when the trip finally arrives, you can hardly believe it’s…
July 4, 2018
Hey Wafflers and Happy Financial Independence Day! Regardless if you are already FI, close to it, or still grinding away, today is a great day to celebrate where you are on your journey. Take a minute to reflect and smile because of everything you have done so far. We wanted to personally thank you for taking time out of…
June 13, 2018
Privilege This is a hot topic in the FIRE community, and it’s something that we have explicitly tried our best to avoid on this blog. Not for any reason other than it’s a touchy topic. We like to keep it fairly light around here. Unfortunately this post isn’t going to be one of those, it might be a little tough…
June 6, 2018
It may have a shortage of water, but it doesn’t have a shortage of anything else. As you might have heard, Cape Town is suffering from a a significant drought. So much so that originally “Day Zero”, the day the city runs out of water, was supposed to happen during the time we were there. Fortunately for us and…
May 16, 2018
So, I’m sitting here writing this in the Priority Lounge in Amsterdam. We’re enjoying a free breakfast, and a free cup of coffee in the airport. (Thanks Chase Sapphire Reserve Card!!) But I’m not writing this to talk about all the perks that come from having a great credit card. Yeah, TSA precheck is nice, priority pass (depending on the…
May 9, 2018
For Cinco De Mayo this year, we celebrated by going on another great podcast. We love the Countdown To FI podcast, they’re fantastic folks and it was a ton of fun. Be fair warned, it was Cinco De Mayo, there drinks involved. It’s been described as crass and crude, but that’s what makes it so much fun!! There’s also a…
April 25, 2018
As Mr. Wow and I prepare for our upcoming trip to South Africa, I decided to take a moment to highlight the travel hacks we’ve discovered to be extremely helpful throughout all of our travels. If you are looking for a post about credit card hacking and reaping the rewards, this is not the post for you. Instead, I’m going…
April 11, 2018
Finding Inspiration The other weekend we had a grand ole time in Portland, Oregon, with lots of running around town, drinking delicious beers, and stuffing our faces with incredible food (see below). But the best part of it was hanging out with a few awesome peeps. And not the ones that Mr. 1500 dunked in his beer; the ones who are also…