TicTocLife https://www.tictoclife.com/ From Financial Independence to Retire Early at 35 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:13:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.tictoclife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-ttl-logo-512-32x32.png TicTocLife https://www.tictoclife.com/ 32 32 2841090 Big Dividends, Family Loss, and Mexico (Dec. 2025 Update) https://www.tictoclife.com/monthly-balance-sheet-12-2025/ https://www.tictoclife.com/monthly-balance-sheet-12-2025/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:02:12 +0000 https://www.tictoclife.com/?p=21162 Big Dividends, Family Loss, and Mexico (Dec. 2025 Update)

December came with the loss of Chris's grandfather—so, off to Phoenix for us plus a trip to Mexico, Christmas festivities, and $28K in dividends.

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November opened with a yawn for us—but by the end, the holiday season kicked off with joyous gatherings, and, we'll escape south in December for warmth!

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Our October had us racing between apple orchards, a proper race track (!), and some social experiments in trick or treating.

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Back home in Virginia for a wonderful lull of a month—September was our chance to relax, catchup with friends, and...fight some housing repairs!

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After making our largest investment sale yet to fund our FIRE life, we spent a week in Vienna and Brno before falling into autumn in Virginia.

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]]> https://www.tictoclife.com/monthly-balance-sheet-08-2025/feed/ 0 19428 Celebrating Celestial Summer in Brno (July 2025 Update) https://www.tictoclife.com/monthly-balance-sheet-07-2025/ https://www.tictoclife.com/monthly-balance-sheet-07-2025/#respond Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:35:30 +0000 https://www.tictoclife.com/?p=19177 Celebrating Celestial Summer in Brno (July 2025 Update)

4th of July in Virginia and a summer astronomy festival in Czechia—our FIRE life continues to fill itself with adventure and travel! Our monthly update:

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High temps didn't stop us from reaching a FIRE high along with a very low budget month during a relaxing June at home. Read our monthly update!

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Our budget seems to be taking on water, but we're sailing into summer with an adventure on a boat and lots of free fun in May!

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Easter festivals in Prague kicked off our April as the trade war intensified and we donate to an investigative journalism charity. Read our April FIRE budget!

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We're celebrating spring's bloom in Central Europe while donating to a mental health nonprofit in March as our finances brace for market turmoil!

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