February 2025

My 10-Day Detox Cleanse… Was It Worthwhile?

14 Comments / Health and Fitness, Life in Early Retirement / Jim @ Route To Retire / February 25, 2025

A detox cleanse?? What is this, some sort of health blog now?! Nah, that’s only a small portion of what I like to talk about. However, one of the things I continue to strive for is to better myself. And with that comes improving my health, which really isn’t much fun, to be honest. Who are these people who enjoy working out and eating all the right foods?! Nonetheless, my goal is to live a long and healthy life, and […]

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The Secret to Scoring the Cheapest Southwest Flights

6 Comments / Travel and Vacation, Saving, Spending / Jim @ Route To Retire / February 11, 2025

Do you believe that decades ago, I used to hate Southwest Airlines? I thought it was just a mess of an airline and way too chaotic. Fast forward to the past decade and it’s my preferred airline to fly. I love how easy it is to cancel or change your flight. I love that they’re still not charging for checked bags (even though we only do carry-on bags nowadays). I love how the flight attendants generally try to put on

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Hi, I'm Jim - I'm just a regular guy who figured out the path to financial freedom and early retirement for myself and my family.

I retired from my corporate job at the end of 2018 at the age of 43. We then moved to the country of Panama in the summer of 2019 for a new adventure where we lived until 2022. Yup, you heard that right... the country of Panama!

We're back in the U.S. now and, after traveling the country in an RV for 8 months, we sold the RV, found a new place to live, and continue traveling often.

I'm hoping you'll join me on our journey as I talk about what I've learned so far and as we figure out ways to optimize our strategy. I like to talk a lot of about travel as well, including sharing tips that I've found helpful. Plus, I'll throw in some thoughts about how I'm striving to become a better person (physically, mentally, and spiritually).

If you're new to the site, be sure to check out my story.