Bonnie Truax is now a world traveler and blogger but at age 30 was broke, ending a bad marriage and going back to school to finish her college degree. Listen to Episode 27 as she describes how she was able to create financial independence and retire early (FIRE) at age 43 with her new husband Trinity and begin exploring Central and South America full time for the last 18 months. Starting a blog (43bluedoors) to stay in touch with friends and family, she’s been sharing her recent “life outside the box” and inspiring folks interested in travel and living life differently.
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04:50s Exploring Central and South America – now in Sucre, Bolivia
06:52s F.I.R.E (Financially Independent and Retired Early)
08:02s Discovering topics of interest in Reddit
11:25s Raised in a family that did not earn a lot of money
12:20s Starting all over again at age 30
16:12s Meeting her new husband not knowing how to live affluently
16:30s Deciding to retire
18:53s How to figure out if you can retire, finding a financial fiduciary advisor
23:08s Developing replacement income while you’re working
28:15s Finding volunteering opportunities while traveling
30:45s Starting a blog for family, friends and fun
34:15s Finding Boris in Ecuador and offering to volunteer
35:45s Monetizing the blog for charity
37:50s The meaning of 43 blue doors
41:30s Getting rid of cellphone service and using Google phone and social apps
45:45s Prior travel experience, culture shock and safety on the road
49:15s Online vs offline when traveling
52:40s Observing foreign cultures and observing consequences of change or lack thereof
“We had been saving for that rainy day and it basically opened up opportunities for us. When it started raining we were like, let’s walk into the Sunshine”
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