About

Peter was born in California, spent some babyhood in Michigan, and grew up in Minnesota. It’s unclear what his plans are with the two buckets in this photo, which was taken at his most favorite place in the world: the family cabin in Northern Minnesota.

Betsy was born and raised in Michigan, spent some time in California, and has lived in Minnesota for 25 years. In this photo, taken at the farm where her father was born and raised, she modifies the traditional bucket bathing method. Past the horizon depicted here, she learned to fish with a cane pole. She doesn’t get back to this place nearly as much as she’d like.

Our paths finally crossed in Minnesota and we were married in 2006.

When we began blogging in 2008, we envisioned PassingThru would be a hub for the online business structure we wanted to create.

We were serious about a lifestyle redesign, having determined we needed to continue working past the traditional age of retirement.  Our goal was to create and integrate different types of businesses so we could transition from traditional employment into location-independent entrepreneurship.

Two years in, we’re happy to report:

Betsy sold her existing business and now makes her living from internet ventures: communications, consulting and subscriber-based services.  Location independence is a reality – only a cellphone signal and an internet connection are needed.

Peter has developed our online retail presence, using a variety of on-demand third-party online vendors, creating products from his own photography as well as other sources.  He is growing a consultancy to assist others with similar goals.

We’ve added travel services to our online portfolio at PassingThruTravel.com, complementing the content at Passing Thru.  PassingThruTravel is a hybrid agency concept which incorporates online self-search and booking with traditional agent-assisted travel options, and offers a membership travel option (DreamTrips) for semi-structured touring and resort stays worldwide.

Betsy collaborated with Lori Hoeck, who writes at Think Like A Black Belt, on The Narcissist: A User’s Guide, which has been downloaded over 1000 times.  She is working with Lori on an even more comprehensive project designed to spread awareness and help those who are in troubling relationships with narcissistic individuals.

While Peter still maintains his position as Director of Marketing with a wildlife conservation non-profit, he has expanded their membership base and donor activity with social media and other interactive programming.

We shared more of this journey’s ups and downs  in a shared series of posts with our friend, Dot of Deeper Issues, too:

Through A Glass Grimly (Part 1 – PassingThru)

Through A Glass Grimly (Part 2 – Deeper Issues)

Through A Glass Grimly (Part 3 – PassingThru)

Through A Glass Grimly (Part 4 – Deeper Issues)

Through A Glass Grimly (Part 5 – PassingThru)

It has been a wonderful two years!

We’re grateful for your support and friendship, and as always, we welcome your comments, suggestions and participation.

Contact us:

betsywuebkerATpassingthruDOTcom

pjwuebkerATcomcastDOTnet.