It is that time of year, when people look back and remember what was and look forward, planning what will be. It is also a time of giving and loving and sharing, of world peace and gratitude.
We are grateful for the opportunity we have had to share our story and to meet a lot of great people, including other travelers, writers, and bloggers. We are also grateful for the expanding presence Go Curry Cracker is having on the web
It has been a very big couple of months for us here at Go Curry Cracker with records set for number of page views, number of Facebook and Twitter likes and follows, and number of comments.
We’ve been featured and interviewed by some great reporters and bloggers, and had the honor of writing a couple guest posts for some of our favorite sites.
For the Mandarin speakers out there, Winnie’s post on how we retired early and now travel the world went mini-viral, getting over 200,000 views in just 3 days, which has led to her article being shared on a few big time sites with more to come.
Our post about how we plan to Never Pay Taxes Again was shared, liked, cross-linked, and shared again, setting a record for views and comments.
Thank you everybody for a great 2013. Thank you for reading, for sharing, for commenting, and caring.
All the best in 2014
Jeremy & Winnie, Go Curry Cracker!
PS: As you get ready for 2014, please check out these great writers and the fiscal advice and opportunities they share
Guest Posts
They Will Kill You for Your Shoes! at jlcollinsnh.com. Jim shared this bit of satire on fear of travel to foreign lands along with a solid piece of advice on risk. If you haven’t read Jim’s Stock Series, be sure to check it out
Traveling the World Frugally at DividendMantra.com. Jason is building a portfolio of Dividend paying stocks with the plan of being financially independent by 40. I think he’ll hit that goal ahead of schedule.
Interviews
Interview with Jeremy and Winnie at RetireEarlyLifestyle.com. Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired in their 30’s back in the 80’s and have been traveling the world every since.
10 Years and a Day at MadFientist.com. Brandon shares his techniques for minimizing taxes and optimizing income and investments, and shares a Podcast of great interviews. It is an honor to make the short list
This Couple Retired in Their 30’s. Could You? at Betterment.com. We were interviewed by MP Dunleavey, an old favorite from her days back at MSNMoney.com. I particularly enjoyed this comment, “It’s hard to offer advice to a guy like Jacobson on how to run his finances. He clearly has his situation under control.”
Featured Posts
How to Never Pay Taxes Again at RockStarFinance.com. J Money has launched a new site that shares the best finance posts from around the web. When J Money likes your stuff, everyone will like your stuff
You Don’t Need $2.5 million to Retire at SeekingAlpha.com. Our post on not paying taxes was highlighted in this article. I’m glad the title is true since we don’t have $2.5 million
I Have a Luck Making Machine A conversation in the comments on our post about how we were lucky to find a great apartment in Seattle helped inspire this post by Justin about his own luck making machine.
17 Things That Will Push You From Middle Class to First Class Johnny Moneyseed offers a list of recommendations for quality living that will set you up for financial success. #1 on the list? Pay less taxes
For the Mandarin Readers
我們30多歲退休環遊世界, 你也可以(及早計劃提早達到財務自由)! The original post on Winnie’s blog, sharing our story of early retirement and world travel
奔向財務自由!我們30多歲退休環遊世界,你也可以 A little mainstream press love on ettoday.com, a popular news website in Taiwan
Here is to a great 2014 and beyond
Lots of love
GCC
Your successes of 2013 were very well deserved and I expect even greater things for you guys in 2014!
Thanks again for taking part in the podcast and happy new year to you both!
Thank you Brandon! Happy New Year!
I’m looking forward to reading more travel, tax, and investment hacking posts on The Mad Fientist
Jeremy, thanks for including my Luck Making Machine article in your blog posts wrap up! All the best to you and Winnie in 2014!
It is the time of year when people make plans that can benefit greatly through use of a luck mahine
May your be extra productive this year
Happy New Year! Thank you for putting together such an awesome blog, your success is very well deserved. It was only a matter of time before your awesome blog became super popular. I wouldn’t be surprised if the popularity of your blog continues to increase at a geometric rate.
Hi Spoonman, Happy New Year! And thank you!
We had decided we wanted at least 1 year of our spending published before we started to promote the blog, but even before we got there things started to grow. Adding a little promotion to it with guest posts and things really took off. It was a lot of fun to watch
Thanks for some cracking reads in 2013.
Looking forward to see what fun you get up to next year!
Thank you! We have some big adventures planned for 2014… Stay tuned!
Jeremy & Winnie, congrats on everything you’ve accomplished with the blog. Your post on Never Paying Taxes Again was especially compelling and certainly deserves the attention it has received.
Additionally, thanks for mentioning my “You Don’t Need $2.5 Million To Retire” article! It’s certainly appreciated.
All the best and more,
Eli
Thanks to you as well, Eli. Your post created a lot of exposure for GCC. Much appreciated
Have a great 2014 and beyond!
Jeremy
Jeremy & Winnie, congrats on your first year of retirement. Saw your post on winnie’s blog on pixnet, and figured I’d say hello. You should be sure to use http://www.cfiresim.com/input.php instead of http://www.cfiresim.com/input.html, to take advantage of all the new features.
I should actually thank you… I didn’t realize that old version was still out there. I made a permanent redirect to the new page so that people don’t get confused.
If you have any requests for functionality on the site, feel free to talk about it in the forums!
-Bo
Hi Bo
We love cFIREsim, thank you for all of your efforts. It is a great tool
I just created an account on the forums, I’ll submit some ideas in the near future
Cheers
Jeremy
Happy new year, brotha! Real glad I came across your site last month, and now signed up via the ol’ RSS. Looking forward to reading more :)