Thoughts from Inside The Box

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Personal writing about living in a box truck, housing, work, financial independence, and life afterward.

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The Road to Retirement #Retirement #PersonalFinance #LifeGoals
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Feb 16, 2026
Kickin' the (Proverbial) Tires #Life #PersonalFinance #VanLife
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Oct 6, 2025
A Year Outside the Box: Redefining Home #VanLife #Minimalism #PersonalFinance
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Feb 19, 2023
The Switch Up (...v3) #Life #PersonalFinance #VanLife
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Apr 18, 2022
So, anyone want to buy a truck? #VanLife #TinyHouse #PersonalFinance
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Jan 4, 2022
End of an Era #Life #PersonalFinance #VanLife
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Jan 2, 2022
And Suddenly...Sap? #Life #Housing #PersonalFinance
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Oct 5, 2021
Back in the Saddle #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Aug 7, 2021
Truck Tenets: When It Rains #VanLife #Minimalism #PersonalFinance
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May 12, 2021
The Switch Up (v2) #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Feb 15, 2021
Truck Tenets: At The Core #VanLife #Minimalism #PersonalFinance
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Nov 15, 2020
Playing with <del>Fire</del> Giant Rubber Bands #Life #PersonalFinance #Minimalism
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Aug 31, 2020
Truck Tenets: An Introduction #Vanlife #Minimalism #PersonalFinance
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Aug 17, 2020
Ending an Interlude #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Jul 6, 2020
Pandemic in a Box #Life #Housing #PersonalFinance
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Mar 23, 2020
A Curious Case of Condensation #Lifestyle #Minimalism #VanLife
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Feb 23, 2020
Truckquakes #Life #Housing #Minimalism
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Jan 26, 2020
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Jan 4, 2020
Two Minutes and Seventeen Seconds #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Nov 12, 2019
The Disappearing House Act #Housing #Life #PersonalFinance
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Jun 17, 2019
The Contest #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Apr 21, 2019
Trade-offs #Life #PersonalFinance #Minimalism
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Feb 11, 2019
Home(ostatsis) #Life #Housing #PersonalFinance
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Jan 1, 2019
Going Solo #Life #PersonalFinance #VanLife
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Oct 23, 2018
A Series of Questionable Purchases (3 of 3): A House #Housing #PersonalFinance #Life
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Jun 18, 2018
A Series of Questionable Purchases (2 of 3): A Car #Life #PersonalFinance #VanLife
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Jun 2, 2018
A Series of Questionable Purchases (1 of 3): A Bike #Life #PersonalFinance #Minimalism
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Jun 2, 2018
Objects in the Mirror #Life #Housing #PersonalFinance
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Mar 31, 2018
Welcome to 2018 #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Jan 24, 2018
Truck Tech: Smarter Search #Life #Tech #Housing
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Jan 8, 2018
Hidden Fees #Life #Finance #Housing
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Jan 5, 2018
Getting Around #Life #Travel #VanLife
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Oct 30, 2017
The Switch Up #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Sep 19, 2017
Home Improvement #8: Starting Over #Life #Housing #Minimalism
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Sep 4, 2017
Time of the Season #Life #PersonalFinance #Housing
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Jul 21, 2017
Obvious Facts About Box Trucks #2: They're Great For Moving Things #VanLife #TinyHouse #DIY
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Jun 16, 2017
Blog 2.0 #PersonalFinance #Life #Blogging
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May 23, 2017
The Ugly Truckling #Life #Housing #PersonalFinance
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Apr 21, 2017
Work and Play in Switzerland #Travel #Work #Lifestyle
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