Jay’s Shocking Update

So, wow. I guess I did it. I accomplished one of my goals. On Saturday, August 28, 2021, I biked 51.4 miles in a row. It was not pleasant; not bad, really.. But, I did it!! Thank’s for the extra updated coins, Heath! This trip took us out past Beltway 8 and Grand Parkway 99. Just a really long morning! So that’s one goal completed! I’m really pumped about that!

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How do we spend our money?

How do we spend our money? Other than saving it all for retirement, we have a set of criteria that we use for things we will and won’t waste our money on. Here’s a list of 5 things we “waste” our money on and 5 things we refuse to!

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Travel in the time of Pandemic

Viaje en los tiempos del CoronavirusDo you want to see what it’s like to travel during a pandemic? Come with us as we take our first trip since COVID-19 shut down our lives!Join us to see how everything looks for travel now!

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What’s the actual math behind calculating your savings goal?

Learn the long equation over how to calculate your total needed. This is the followup to our video on How to Calculate your Savings Goal.

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What’s OUR biggest travel regret?

What’s OUR biggest travel regret? And how fixing it is helping us towards retirement? People around the world have different modes of transportation than we use in the US. Here’s how we’re approaching this as we get closer to our retirement and get ready for travel to begin again!

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Save Money by Traveling the World! A short primer on Geographic Arbitrage

Ahorra dinero viajando por el mundo: Arbitraje geográfico When we tell people that we are planning to retire in 6 years, the first question we get is, “How?” Our answer is always: geographic arbitrage. If you want to explore the world and retire sooner, this is the strategy for you! Follow us: Twitter: @GabyJays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabyandjays… Facebook: @gabyandjay Links and Tools: The Earth Awaits: https://www.theearthawaits.com The CIA Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publicati… https://www.madfientist.com/early-ret… https://www.getrichslowly.org/geograp… https://www.gocurrycracker.com/the-ea… Affiliate Links: Personal Capital! We use this to track our investments: https://share.personalcapital.com/x/3… GoogleFi This is our phone plan: https://g.co/fi/r/J5Y7FW Donate if you can: https://www.feedingamerica.org/

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Recovered from COVID-19!?

Recuperados de COVID-19! Our experience with the virus was scary and very different for both of us. How did a pulse oximeter help us stay calm and avoid rushing to the ER? Now that we have recovered, we decided to participate in the Houston Methodist COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Donation Program. Houston Methodist Plasma Donation: https://www.houstonmethodist.org/coro… American Red Cross Plasma Donation: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-… Donate if you can: https://www.feedingamerica.org/

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