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Disneyland Vacation, Day 1 – It’s a Small World

January 21, 2022 No Comments

January 5, 2022 I’m pretty sure I was more excited than the kids. I was awake at 6AM, but didn’t get up just before 7AM, basically when the boys woke up. I prepared some oatmeal, using the rice cooker and cut up some apples and strawberries. We had oatmeal with raisins, with brown sugar and […]

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Disneyland, Vacation

Disneyland Vacation, Day 0 – Travel Day

January 20, 2022 No Comments

January 4, 2022 I call this day travel day. The day leading up to the Happiest Place on Earth, our vacation to Disneyland in Southern California. We started packing days before the trip. The night before our trip, we loaded our Prius with most of our luggages. We have 3 suitcases to check in. I […]

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Monthly Expenses

The Monthly Expenses of an Early Retiree – March 2021

April 8, 2021 No Comments

The first quarter of 2021 ended. Unlike last year, I find myself more and more optimistic. AHP turned one year old last month and his schedule is getting more and more predictable. We are venturing outside more and more, enjoying the local parks and the trails that our neighborhood offers. MBP started playing soccer. The […]

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The Monthly Expenses of Early Retiree – February 2021

April 1, 2021 No Comments

We celebrated 2 birthdays in February. It was my grandmother’s birthday and AHP’s birthday. We’ve been really good at low key celebrations with just the immediate family. We also went to a drive by birthday parade for one of MBP’s classmate. She turned 4 and was so cute about it. There was also Valentines Day. […]

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The Monthly Expenses of Early Retiree – January 2021

March 31, 2021 No Comments

Well this was a very late post, given that it is already end of March. I thought about stopping my monthly update since our last year’s expenses are surprisingly low. That said, I still find this update useful for me. I like looking back and comparing my finances and the updates of our early retirement […]

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Monthly Expenses, Retirement

Everything we spent on our first full year of retirement

March 12, 2021 No Comments

Everything we spent in 2020

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The Monthly Expenses of Early Retiree – December 2020

January 23, 2021 No Comments

We celebrated the end of 2020 by spending on gifts, just because we can. I’ve been tracking our spending every month and was pleasantly surprised of the number. We have some surplus from our budget so we decided to spend some more in December. We spent $7,315.39 this December. Whoa! Here are some unusual / […]

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The Monthly Expenses of Early Retiree – November 2020

December 14, 2020 No Comments

In November, we voted, celebrated the result of the election, celebrated Thanksgiving and hunkered down. I’m glad the election is over. I’m happy with the result but I did spent a lot of time refreshing my browser asking google for election result. We also had a small Thanksgiving celebration. Our initial plan is to have […]

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The Monthly Expenses of Early Retiree – October 2020

November 24, 2020 No Comments

October is a month of getting into a routine and anticipation of the election results. We are starting to get comfortable with our new normal. Our routine includes going to outdoor preschool 2x a week, seeing my family every 2 weeks and getting groceries once a week. This month, MBP’s class visited the Thomassen Family […]

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Health and Fitness

The Post Baby Weight Loss Challenge – Month 4

October 11, 2020 No Comments

I completed the 4th month of my post baby weight loss challenge. My weight goal is 105 lbs, by the end of September. Did I reach it? No. I failed on this one. I am 106.2 by September 26. The lowest I’m at was 106 lbs. I am 1 lb off my goal weight. It […]

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