Hey everyone, I’m back from my Chiang Mai, Hanoi, and Narita vacation. We had so much fun, it was tough to come back. This time, we didn’t spend much money because I used points to pay for flights and accommodations. We only spent about $600 on food and souvenirs (mostly …
Last month, we went to visit my parents in Thailand to see how they’re doing. It’s been a tough year for them. My mom used to live with us part-time, but we moved her to Thailand about a year ago. She has dementia (most likely Alzheimer’s disease) and I couldn’t …
Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of the SAHD recipes. Today, I’ll share my yakisoba recipe. This is way better than the typical yakisoba at the zoo or a run of the mill teriyaki shop. However, a good Japanese restaurant can make it much better than this. You’ll have to …
Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of SAHD recipes. Today, we’ll make Thai Cashew Nut Chicken. My parents used to have a tiny Thai restaurant and this was one of the most popular dishes we served. Whenever someone asked what we’d recommend, this would be it. It’s salty, sweet, and …
Happy Father’s Day! Oh, it’s not this weekend? Oops, my bad. Actually, I want to get this one out a bit early. Next week, our son will be out of school and I won’t have much time to write. Anyway, I overheard my wife asking RB40Jr what they should get …
This is the second week of homeschooling for us. As you can probably tell from the title, homeschooling is not going well. This is bad news because we plan to take a year off to go travel around the world. That means homeschooling on the road. If homeschooling at home …
Ahh… early retirement. We all dream about it, but only a few can pull it off. Early retirement is a difficult challenge, financially and mentally. How does someone even retire early? Most workers barely save any money for retirement. They’ll be lucky to retire at 65. Well, the answer is …
This is a refresh of my “I quit” post from July 2012. I came back to work from a leave of absence and told my manager that I was done. I added some updates below but didn’t really change much. This summer, I’m taking a bit easy and refreshing some …
People today are living into their 90s and 100s. Social Security was set up for people whose life expectancy was no more than the mid 60s. The Social Security Act of 1935 was set up to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, to …
One of my goals this year is to travel hack 100,000 points. This isn’t too hard. Basically, I need to sign up for 2 new cards that have a good signup bonus (over 50,000 points.) However, 100,000 points isn’t quite enough for a big trip. This year, we’re heading to …
In 2012, I retired from my engineering career. It was the best decision I ever made. The technical career wasn’t the right fit for me anymore. I was miserable and my physical and mental health suffered. After I quit, life improved tremendously. Fortunately, the stock market had a great run …
Hey everyone, I hope you’re enjoying the long days of summer. RB40Jr has been out of school for a couple of weeks and he loves it. He doesn’t have to do school work and just fool around all day. It’s great to be a kid. I’ve been taking it easy …
