Interviews

This interview introduces Helen and Tim, a dynamic couple who have embarked on a journey of full-time travel. Motivated by concepts like Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE), Helen and Tim meticulously saved and strategized to make their dream a reality. Their story underscores the significance of financial preparation, overcoming limiting beliefs, and embracing a life of adventure while maintaining financial stability.

This interview features a Canadian known online as Dividend Daddy, who plans to retire early and live a nomadic lifestyle. Through careful investing and an emphasis on simplicity in financial planning, Dividend Daddy has become financially independent and is preparing to transition away from a full-time career. His journey and plans highlight the importance of financial discipline, long-term saving strategies, and aligning life goals with one’s current life stage.

Rose and her partner Seva have been full-time nomads since late 2019. Seva grew up in Ukraine, and Rose grew up in Alaska in the United States. They both traveled extensively before 2019, but never really considered the possibility of doing it full-time. He is a language professor, and sje was a political science professor before chronic burnout and a desire to write fueled my decision to live a different life. Read more about how they designed a life they loved in this latest edition of our interview series!

Pete (aka Captain FI) is 32 and recently moved to Adelaide in South Australia after retiring from a full time flying job as cargo pilot. He wasn’t always a pilot and began his career as an aeronautical engineer, and have worked many jobs and side hustles both in and out of the aviation in industry. In 2019 he began blogging and podcasting on CaptainFI.com about his journey to Financial Independence and interviewing people from the personal finance community.

In this interview, you will learn what does a typical day in Pete’s life look like (compare to before), what inflection point led them to decide to change his life trajectory, what were some of the limiting beliefs that hold him back, what is his cost of living per year in Australia and much more…

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Pat Schulte, along with his wife Ali began full-time traveling at 29 (20 years ago). They grew up in Minnesota, USA, began dating in high school, and married after college. They led a very typical suburban existence early on but later decided that their life needed a story, an adventure… something big! Their kids grew up on the water until we decided it was time to show them some of what life on land has to offer. This is where they sold their boat, bought a motorhome, and spent the next three years criss-crossing the US and Mexico.

In this interview, you will learn what does a typical day in Pat Schulte’s life look like (compare to before), what inflection point led them to decide to change his life trajectory, what were some of the limiting beliefs that hold him back, what is his cost of living per year sailing the world and how is has been traveling the world as a family of 4!

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Amanda is a 32 year old woman from Alberta, Canada. Ryan is 31 year old and also Canadian who grew up in British Columbia and call Canmore, Alberta home.

Ryan and Amanda have been traveling together since 2011, and have been working and traveling since 2015. They spend most of the year outside of Canada now, and Mexico is their home away from home.

They are also the hosts of the World Wanderers Podcast.

Tara and Squash live on the outskirts of a large urban county in the western United States. While Squash can trace at least three generations back to his home state, Tara is a second-generation American whose parents immigrated to the US in the 1970s. She have been a financial independence/retire early (FIRE) adherent since 2015. Squash joined her in its pursuit after they were engaged to be married. While she is a social worker by profession, she currently is employed in higher education administration. Squash is employed as a programmer analyst in a research institute.

In this interview you will learn how they are on track to reach financial independence and retire from their job in their 40s while choosing work they love. What does a typical day in their life look like for them today vs before, what inflection point led them to decide to change their life trajectory, what were some of the limiting beliefs that hold them back, how much they spent per year and so much more!