Any day now, we will welcome GCCjr into the world
While I’ve long been referring to our future son by GCCjr on the blog, between Winnie and I we have been referring to him as Cookie. Go Curry Cookie!
His birth will usher in a new era in our lives, and with it a new era for the blog
Gone will be the posts on finances and investing. No longer will we share our detailed expenses. Travel and food posts will be a thing of the past
In their place will be page upon page of photos and videos of little Cookie
Everybody loves baby photos. Really, the only thing people love more than baby photos is photos of other peoples babies.
I expect with these changes, readership will go through the roof. I’m optimistic our blog will even compete with Google and Facebook for domination of the Internet
To further enhance the site, we will also be adding a new forum where people across the globe can swap photos of their own babies. Or cats, if that is your thing
Here are two prenatal ultrasound photos to get things started
He Has Daddy’s Nose
And 5 Toes
A newborn will typically resemble one of the parents. But which one?
Winnie Holding Her Brother
Jeremy Wearing Hipster Clothes Before They Were Cool
Extra curious, we used some software to combine an image of mother and father
When you combine Asian and Caucasian genes, what is the resulting eye shape? Why not one of each
Not Designed for Mixed Babies
We hope you are as excited as we are about the new blog focus.
Don’t forget to sign up for the mailing list. One lucky winner has the potential to win* a Go Curry Cookie themed Digital Picture Frame
, for use in streaming baby photos directly from the blog!
What better day to get it all started, then April 1st
Happy April Fools Day!
* small print – there actually is no digital picture frame, but the mailing list is cool anyway
Hi there! I just happened upon your blog and I love what you have shared here. I’m a mom of 4 and both my husband and I work, but we homeschool our kiddos which makes taking mini-retirements every other year a true possibility and we’ve been doing it now for 10 years. since your wife and you love to travel and be adventurous, homeschooling would be a great way to enhance your child’s experience and maintain your adventuresome life. We are working to save for longer (mini) retirements and I can’t wait to see post about your new baby. Congratulations!
That is the plan (as much as you can plan these things this far out)
Thanks Nita, it sounds like you have a great system working for you
Hahah, gotta love photos of other people’s babies ;)! But in all seriousness, I do hope you post lots of photos of GCCjr–he’s going to be adorable! All best wishes to you and Winnie as you prepare for his birth.
I would say the same about your future offspring, but I’ve never seen your faces so… who knows! haha
But it will be tough to compete with Frugal Hound’s cuteness
I for one am all about the new format, but maybe don’t get rid of all the investing posts. It’s good to change it up with a post on the tax benefits of dividend investing in between posts about how cute kids look while they are napping/eating/playing/everything ;)
Good luck with with the new site format and the next chapter of your lives!
I think I’ll put GCCjr in charge of all investing posts and we can just focus on the core content
I’m so happy for you guys! I’m a new reader and so impressed and inspired by what you were able to accomplish! I would be even more eager to learn how you manage your early retirement lifestyle with a baby in tow! That’s my dream plan and working towards that now. I hope that you’ll continue to offer financial advice now that your family has grown! It would be so insightful.
I was a little worried going with this April Fools Joke with all of the new readers coming in, but I had to do it anyway. Welcome SK! Lots more financial advice will be shared in the coming months
I loved the “When you combine Asian and Caucasian genes, what is the resulting eye shape? Why not one of each”
Happy April fools, and congrats and good luck to both of you!
haha, we got a good laugh out of that image. Thanks OK!
Congrats and good luck! We have a 21 month old and the newborn months are a bit of a blur. Sleep deprivation does that I guess, but those are some wonderful moments to treasure.
I’ve slept about 6 hours in the last 48 for training purposes. And also processing all the new comments and emails
Every blog needs more cat memes.
Congrats in advance!
We should get a cat just for the photo opportunities. But babies are so much easier to travel with
Ughhhh no more baby talk! I’m getting to the age where it isn’t just weddings every weekend but now baby announcements! I feel like i just graduated college yesterday although it was about 6 years ago now… But in all honesty congratulations guys!
All babies, all the time. Go Curry Cookie! (It’s going to be great!)
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I hope the Cookie nickname wasn’t a joke, cause that was * adorable.
I have to admit, it is the truth. Although we call him 餅乾 (bing gan) Chinese for cookie
LOL Smart aleks. Though I agree with Joe.. Go Curry Cookie (Hmm.. a curry cookie. Sure it’s been done. New experiment!) is an adorable nickname.
It’s a bold choice as soon to be new parents, posting tons of pictures of your new child on social media. Not sure I’ve ever seen anyone do that before.
On a serious note, looking forward to hearing when kiddo arrives! Stacie is definitely ready for ours to join us. “race” to the finish line. ;)
We are trendsetters, boldly going where no parent has gone before
Winnie is ready to get this pregnancy over with asap, so it is going to be a hard fought race
Don’t forget to include lots of very clear birthing photos. That’s really popular too–I’m sure you can’t overshare here.
Maybe we could live stream the birth on pay per view
We’ve finally discovered step three in the equation!
1. Have a great blog.
2. Conceive a baby.
3. ?????
4. PROFIT!
I looove your blog! Thanks to http://www.Forbes.com!
Congratulations to you baby!
Be blessed and keep up the great work!
Neil
Thanks Neil!
Hey team GCC,
Good luck with your Cookie! As noted by Andrew above, the first few weeks/months will go by fast and be a bit of a blur (we are at month 18 of Miss FSF and can confirm that statement). However, since you are already financially retired, it should be great! Especially because you have all the time in the world to spend with your new baby boy.
Congrats!!
Thanks! I think it is going to be tough no matter what, but I’m glad we have the luxury of flexibility and time
This is good to hear. If there’s one thing the internet lacks, it’s cute pictures of babies.
I was really hoping you’d lead the April 1st post with “OMG, it’s twins!” though. :)
Maybe I can use that one on April 1st, 2016. But… will it really be a joke? :-O
Haha! Great April 1st gag.
You might get a load of Google traffic for people after baby photos now anyway which would be ironic :)
So that is where all of the traffic has been coming from!
Hey guys, just read the Forbes article. Finally found a couple that did and now does exactly what we did and do. We retired at 40 after living on the cheap and investing most if our earnings and we too pay $0 in Federal income tax while converting $16k to $20k a year into ROTHS! We’re going to prowl around your blog for a while, then check back in to compare notes, but we just wanted to introduce ourselves and say “hi” for now.
Welcome Richard! I like you already
This is excellent news! For you and wife, of course. But also for me! We’ve got kids and I was just last night moaning to husband about how all the early retirees who travel and live the fab life are childless. Really looking forward to hearing how you guys integrate Cookie into your lifestyle. Best wishes!