FAMILY

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…

Today we have a treat in a guest post from Mrs. onFIREfamily, Jennifer, on the five reasons we homeschool our kids: In the fall of 2020, we are entering a school year of uncertainty and anxiety. Well, I guess that is the royal we. We, as in me and my Read more…

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…

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…

We just got back from a nine-day family boat journey aboard our 34ft cabin cruiser. It’s by far the longest time we’ve spent on a boat together and the longest journey we have ever undertaken. We motored 190 miles down the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon to Astoria, Oregon (the Read more…

Well, reluctant may not be the right word but today we’ll take on the topic of how, at least in our marriage, we’re wired differently. For us, that provides balance in ways that make us more effective but can lead to conflict in pursuit of financial independence, early retirement, and Read more…