Work Optional: Book Review

Over the last couple of weeks, I had the opportunity to read Tanja Hester’s book “Work Optional – Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way.”  I’ve read a few of Tanja’s posts on her popular “Our Next Life” blog as I’ve researched FIRE topics in the past and her title “Work Optional” Read more…

About Us

We are onFIREfamily from Portland, Oregon. We are a family of four living out our dream. We’ve got a plan to become financially independent, retire early, and go on a year-long epic family adventure. Here’s Our Story Seth and Jennifer met in college. We were both studying to get Chemical Read more…

Our Bedrock

We often get crazy looks when we mention we are leaving soon for a year to travel (confined) together on a boat. How in the world are you going to do that? On a boat? For a year?!?! We are able to pull off an epic family adventure like this Read more…

Our Family Values

At one point a few years ago, we wanted to have one of those very basic “In this house we believe in…” Live, Laugh, Love type signs made, but on it actually have our family values. But what were our family values? We’d internalized some things, changed our philosophy over the years, Read more…

Kids’ College

Today, in part two, I’ll expand on the next of three topics that hang people up and make them think that early retirement is impossible to achieve. Part 1: Health Insurance Part 2: College Part 3: How to access your retirement money early This week we’ll take on college expenses Read more…

Health Insurance

Over the next three posts I’ll expand on three topics that hang people up and make them think that early retirement is impossible to achieve. Part 1: Health Insurance Part 2: College Part 3: How to access your retirement money early This week we’ll take on health insurance. Not that Read more…