3-13-2024
H: 89°F L: 67°F
Thousand Trails Medina Lake, Lakehills, Texas
We headed north to spend two weeks in Texas hill country. Texas definitely does not disappoint when it comes to springtime flowers. We are staying at Thousand Trails Medina Lake for the next two weeks. The campground is beautiful and is more of a camping experience than some of the other parks we’ve stayed at so far.
3-14-2024
H: 82°F L: 67°F
Thousand Trails Medina Lake, Lakehills, Texas
What a great day to relax! We have been tired lately, probably due to the time change last weekend. Daniel and I feel so blessed that we are able to live this lifestyle. We have been asked multiple times about how we managed to retire early. Well, neither of us started a company which sold for millions or inherited a lot from relatives. We worked hard and believe in FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). We have invested wisely and manage our investments ourselves. We believe in being frugal and making wise decisions on what we purchase. We feel that the consumerism mentality has become a major problem in our society for personal finances, collective happiness, and the environment. We feel it is important to find a deeper happiness than the momentary happiness you get when you purchase something. Ask yourself how much of your life you are willing to give up to make a purchase. If you make $30 per hour and want to buy a new $1000 cell phone, you will have to work 33+ hours to pay for that phone (even more when you factor in income and sales taxes). When you save and invest your money, you are buying your future freedom.
These resources were very helpful to us:
- Mr Money Mustache: Read his blog posts and the comments.
- JL Collins: His book “The Simple Path to Wealth” is easy to read and understand the Stock Series on his website is very helpful.
- FIRE Calculator: Input your information to get an idea of how you are doing financially.
3-15-2024
H: 79°F L: 64°F
Thousand Trails Medina Lake, Lakehills, Texas
Between the car and the camper, we are 800 pounds overweight. What?!! We spent the day at the campsite going through our stuff, looking for ways to reduce weight. Somethings we will ship back to Michigan, other things we will donate, a few things we put next to the dumpster in the hopes they will find a new home. Some of the weight comes from the need to buy some things in bulk like the dried chickpeas which we can’t always find in grocery stores.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tow vehicle fuel: $0
- Campsite: $0 (Thousand Trails)
- Camping memberships: $11.19
- Food: $0
Miles driven: 124 (90.7 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 3
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