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totally agree. In fact, our plans would probably be different if we didn't have kids. Who knows, maybe we would quit earlier and travel around the world for some time before settling in The Basque Country.

@rube "At some point you'll need to take the decision how much and when" - totally agree. I think I just need a year or two of working to ease the transition and make sure that all decisions made 5 years ago are still valid. Also, my imigration journey started more than 14 years ago becaus...

Feel I have to clarify some of the words I put here lately. I believe I have been sending some mixed messages in regards to thoughts of buying a bigger house or perhaps keep working when moving back to The Basque Country. I think these "desires" come basically from fear. Fear of things not...

@rube Thanks!! Appreciate it! @Western Red Cedar Thanks!! With the world how it is lately, I would like to keep all options open. Also, I would like to have the opportunity of being able to request a mortgage in The Basque Country if we would like to. I don’t like the idea of pulling the plug and be...

Alright team, I got the promotion!! My director confirmed it yesterday :) This position will be demanding since I will continue with my current responsibilities, lead my account and manage a global team of 5 managers. I will also be expected to come up with strategic initiatives and plans to enhance...

@2Birds1Stone Hey! Glad to hear you are enjoying Portugal and Spain. Galicia is very nice, especially its seafood. We went to Santiago in 2020 and thought it was beautiful, the old town is quite impressive. No problem, not coming across as negative or anything. I agree there is a never ending for mo...

Little update with some thoughts/life events that have been going on lately. Thoughts: Became a better spender: As we progressed in our FI/ERE journey, I think I learnt how to prioritize expenses and what is important in life. I buy less but much better quality than 10 years ago where I could get co...

@seppia

Agree, C40's journal was one of the first journals I read along with Animal's. Ver inspirational and cool.

Very interested to see what you have to say in regards to: "hopefully a shift to share some more specific information and ideas on efforts to live well (post retirement)"

@nicolino Yea, I like the idea of buying a rental condo that our daughter can live in the future. However, I am only entertaining this idea at the moment if I continue working and can get a mortgage. There is no need of jeopardizing our plans of early retirement @2Birds1Stone Unfortunately not, I do...

Alright Team. Monthly update: NW increase of 15K, very close to be officially millionaires. We forecast we will achieve the milestone by summer. Life is good so far, I am working on becoming a better father, husband and friend. Trying to connect more with my daughter helping her with whatever she ne...

Came back from The Basque Country 2 weeks ago. It was a great trip, mostly because I went with a clear and concise agenda of things I wanted to do and most importantly, things I didn't want to do. I lot of times when I go to my hometown for vacation, I find myself running errands for me and others o...

@guitarplayer

That’s amazing! You would love Bilbao, its landscape and outdoor activities - keep me posted on that!

@Western Red Cedar This is awesome! thank you so much for the recommendations. It is funny, I just saw your comment but in the last days I started watching/reading Ryan Holiday and deep dived more into Rich Roll's and Andrew Huberman's podcast and youtube videos. I also downloaded The Happiness Proj...

Interesting journal that aligns with my current goals. Good luck on pursuing happiness and health!!

Any book, podcast, videos or documentaries you could recommend?

Perhaps this is me writing after not having a proper break since last August and not really having a full day for myself in 3.5 years...But, I am ready to start designing my next goal: happiness and health. What is coming below is me thinking out loud. Don't take my wrong, I don't consider my self u...

@mountainFrugal Yes! these next 2 years we have left in Chicago are basically ice on the cake to really feel safe to pull the trigger. I think that one thing is what the numbers say and another one how you feel. We also want to accumulate enough to be able to have the purchase power to buy another c...

Thank you all for your comments!! I really appreciate and I am glad some of you find value from this journal. I agree my focus has shifted from money accumulation and optimization to life enjoyment and pursue of more wholesome and rewarding hobbies/activities. As some of you have said, I feel the mo...

Time for our January update: We are only 60K away from being millionaires. Pretty incredible if we look back and see we have "only" been in this journey for about 8 years. I am pretty confident that we will achieve our $$ goal of becoming millionaires by summer. We are waiting for some pre...

Hey, thanks for those interesting links like the one from Vicky Robins.

One question, you might have mentioned it before, but what did you do/read to help you fighting the digital "addiction"? Chica is reading the book Digital Minimalism and is enjoying it.

Pilsen is pretty cool. Lagunitas Brewery is a very nice tour too.

We recently went on a tour to the Goose Island brewery and it was a blast.

Congrats on your year expenses. I know they are double of what you wanted, but they are still crazy low compared to an average family in the states.