Ok, it’s not ALL about the Benjamins, but no money, no adventure. Wanting to go do something crazy was fairly easy for Kirsten and me.   Virtually all of our struggles have been with how to pull it off.  While we are dreamers, we’re also pretty harshly realistic about things. As…

I’ve always had this fantasy of living abroad, working some interesting job and being mobile.  I knew that people had figured out a way to do that, but figured most were somehow wealthy or had the right company connections or something – stuff I didn’t have.  I also didn’t know…

If you followed the stock market in 2000, you’ll recall all the dotcom flameouts, including Pets.com, Webvan, and eToys. Stocks that went from 60 to 2 (and 0), but still sat in your stock portfolio, as it was hard to realize the loss and close it out. As I start…

Top 20 Things Kirsten is looking forward to in Hawaii: Sun.  Sun.  And more sun. Ocean views Lychee! and other fresh Farmer’s Market fruits Kona coffee Scuba and snorkeling whenever I want 80 degrees all year round (suck it, winter) Lava hunting Lots o’ water sports Laid back lifestyle Hot…