We’re at the cabin. In northern Minnesota, spring is slower to emerge even when it’s early. I love writing at the cabin, sitting at the expansive dining room table and looking out over the lagoon during the days before the dock comes in, or pecking away at the computer in the cozy home office behind [...]
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Along the banks of the Platte River, about 150 miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, there is a staging area for a migration pattern that has been taking place since the beginning of time. The Sandhill Crane, a bird for which fossil evidence dates back over nine million years, gathers along the Platte after wintering in [...]
Location Independence: Hawaii Version
We’ve been back for a little more than a week now from Hawaii, and it’s time to evaluate another milestone in our location independence. We had easily accumulated close 100,000 points of various kinds using the Travel Hacking Cartel system over a few short months. We also wanted to add a couple of lengthy flights to [...]
Your Job: Why You Can’t Bring Yourself to Quit
Written and sent while we were recently traveling in Hawaii (I know, I know! and I’m going to illustrate this post with photos I took in paradise. . . because I can!), our latest email newsletter struck a chord with more readers than any of our others. (Subscribe at right or at the end of [...]
Location Independence: Road Trip Version
During the build-up to Christmas last month, we blew right through the anniversary of our first six months of location independence. Things are working out great! We are extremely happy with our decision overall, and are excited to build further on this preliminary foundation. Last year as we were planning for Pete’s departure from his job, [...]

Peter and Betsy Wuebker are location-independent professionals who share what they know about travel, simplicity and integrating work with life.