While I spent the better parts of 2014 and 2015 studying to become a nurse, Kevin plunged headfirst into what some refer to as “The Rat Race.”  After working in his career for a year and a half, Kevin was relocated to Southern California where I joined him in early 2017.  However, before joining him in Southern California, Kevin and I embarked on an eight-month long-distance relationship.  It was during these eight months when Kevin dived deep into internet forums and read hundreds of blogs on how to save money on flights and hotels.  He figured out how to fly for next to nothing which allowed us to be able to see each other monthly during this time.

It also was around this time that Kevin started losing interest in his career path and started to look into other avenues to make money.

By the fall of 2017, we moved to Portland, Oregon and were completely consumed by the idea of traveling and exploring as frequently as possible.  And with the help of Kevin’s money-saving travel tricks we were able to explore much of the west coast before moving to Hawaii for one of my last stints as a travel RN.