Living the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Life

I enjoyed Alaska so much last year, so I’m back on a different ship and itinerary. This time I am traveling solo, like on my Caribbean cruise in January. The weather was not as nice as last year, but rain and clouds in Alaska is part of the scenery. We had a great solo coordinator on this cruise. I enjoyed the company, at dinner and on excursions, of some really friendly solo travelers....

After returning from my cruise to Alaska, I was hooked. I wasn’t sure about cruising to the Caribbean, but I thought it was a warm place to go and get out of the Idaho winter. This was my first solo cruise experience with Norweigan Cruise Lines. I stayed in a studio cabin, which has access to an exclusive studio lounge on the ship. Solo travelers have a coordinator from the cruise director’s team....

In December 2022, I decided to expand my travel options and try taking a cruise. I booked my first 7-day cruise to Alaska on the NCL Encore with my extended family and friends for June 2023. I was hesitant at first because I thought that cruising was for “old” people, and boy was I wrong. The cruise to Alaska was an enjoyable experience. It was so nice to go to sleep in one place and wake up in another without checking in or out of a hotel....

If you are playing Diablo 3 seasons as a solo player, here is a guide with some tips on how to efficiently level your character from level 1 to 70 in a season. This is for someone who is playing the game solo. Much faster methods are available if you are playing in a group (such as power leveling) but I like the solo challenge of the game better. Diablo 3 Season First Steps After creating a new Diablo 3 seasonal hero or rebirth an existing one, go to the Game Settings menu and set the difficulty to Hard, choose Adventure Mode, and start the game....

Last month I decided to do what most people said couldn’t be done. As an aside, what great motivation proving people wrong is. I decided to retire early. Retirement is an interesting word for me because when I tell people I’m retired I feel the need to explain to them what retirement means to me. Retirement doesn’t mean that I’ll never work again, it means that I don’t have to work for income....