We're excited to introduce a new quarterly feature on our blog: "One Life To Live." This section will explore how financial independence plays an integral role in fueling our happiness and how we're optimizing our lifestyle to make the most of the one life we have to live. In these updates, we'll share our progress towards Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE), including our passive income growth, essential expenses, and how we're balancing our financial goals with living life to the fullest. For our numbers-loving readers, you'll find high-level updates on our main passive income streams and essential expenses. We'll explore how our income would cover these expenses if we were already retired, giving us a glimpse into our post-
José
José concluded his distinguished 13-year career at Vanguard at age 44, stepping away from corporate life to embrace an early retirement. As a project manager, he expertly orchestrated the creation and delivery of educational materials—both digital and print—for 401(k) participants, ensuring resources reached millions of investors. Today, he embraces life's simpler pleasures: quality time with family, pursuit of passion projects, discovery of new adventures, and leisurely meals in his garden oasis.
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All that food looks amazing! Plantains… yum. I’m big on rice + beans too. And plan on meal prepping such this weekend. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.
And nice job on the dividend income.
Hi!
Rice and beans meals prepping for the weekend sounds like a great plan. Enjoy!
It’s amazing how those dividends keep growing year over year but it’s definitely the result of disciplined investing. All our efforts have been going into the investment accounts after I paid off all my debt. Thanks for stopping by.