Retired in 2013 at age 33. Life is Good.
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We have been at home in Raleigh for the month of July enjoying a relaxing break from globetrotting. We spent the last half of June in England, Norway, and Iceland on board the Majestic Princess cruise ship. I heard some fellow passengers describe this as a "trip of a lifetime". Given all the amazing sights we experienced, I have to agree.…
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! Happy belated Independence Day to all the American readers! We made it back from our last vacation just in time to celebrate the Fourth of July in Raleigh with family. After chilling (literally) in Norway and Iceland for a couple of weeks in June, it was a shock to come back to 100F+ temperatures at home. It's cooled off a bit, but I was…
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We spent half the month of May in the British Isles cruising around Scotland, Ireland, and England. After a pit stop in Raleigh for a few weeks, we're back on the road again in June for another European cruise. While in Raleigh, we enjoyed the warm springtime weather and beauty of the outdoors. Our two adult kids are busy with their first…
It's been a while since I wrote much about our children. So here's a big update on what they are up to as the kids of early retired parents. For those new to the blog, we have three kids: two adult daughters plus a teenage son. Our daughters are 19 and 21 years old while our son is 13. When I first retired almost 13 years ago, our son was only one year old, still getting pushed around in a…
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We've been at home in Raleigh for a bit over a week after a busy few weeks exploring the Mediterranean Sea aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship. We set sail from Barcelona and visited a dozen ports of call spread across half a dozen different countries. We'll have another week at home before we hop back on a jet to Europe for our next cruise…
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! This post will cover what we were up to during January and February of this year. It was a busy two months, with a 16 night cruise to Hawaii straddling the end of January and beginning of February. We have been home in Raleigh for about two weeks now, and will head out on our next big adventure in Europe in another two weeks. As I mentioned…
I wanted to provide an update on upcoming changes at Root of Good. Don't worry - a lot will stay the same, but there will be a few changes. I'll elaborate more below, but in a nutshell, I plan to take a one year hiatus from posting highly detailed income, spending, and net worth reports. What stays the same? I hope to continue posting monthly updates of some sort. We go on a lot of trips which…
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! Happy belated New Years to all of you! We had a great 2025 and we're looking forward to another great year in 2026. During December, we stayed at home the whole month to spend time with family over the holidays. After a family-filled Thanksgiving at our house in November, we enjoyed having someone else in the family host our family…
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We've been at home for about a month since wrapping up our Panama Canal cruise in November. We intentionally blocked off Thanksgiving and Christmas from our travel calendar so we could be at home during the holidays. We will be at home for roughly two full months, with no more travel planned until the end of January when we depart on our…
Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We are back home in Raleigh after spending most of the month on a cruise through the Panama Canal. As a result this monthly update is almost a month late. Better late than never, I suppose. After being very busy traveling throughout 2025, we are finally home for a long period of time. So far, we have nothing planned for more than two…