7 Jun 2018

How We Used Geographic Arbitrage to Retire 9 Years Ahead of Schedule

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If you are one of the many people trying to achieve FIRE (Financial Independence / Retiring Early), then you’re probably using a number of strategies to make this happen.   You may be trying to reduce your expenses by eating … Read More
29 Jun 2017

How We Turned a $20k Down Payment into a $1 Million Paid Off Home

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We bought our first home back in 1999, a little one-bedroom condo in the Oakland Hills for a modest $190k. My wife, Allison, and I were still in our late 20s and not married yet, so this was a big … Read More