Hey — I’m Jeramie.
I’m not a full-time traveler. I’m a firefighter, a husband, and a dad who realized one day that if I kept waiting for the perfect time to travel, I’d retire with a great savings account and no stories to tell.
So we started going.
Not luxury influencer travel. Not quit-your-job travel.
Just real trips squeezed into real life.
Sometimes smooth.
Sometimes chaotic.
Always worth it.
Travel became our way of collecting memories instead of excuses — but I also know what it feels like to want those experiences while staring at a budget spreadsheet and a calendar that laughs at you.
That’s what The Wandering Firefighter is about:
- Family travel that actually fits real life
- Practical ways to make trips affordable
- Honest stories from the road — the wins, the mess-ups, and the moments that stick
I’m writing about this journey and building a community of normal people who want to travel intentionally without pretending life is simple.
If that sounds like you, come join us inside the Affordable Travel, Real Life community — a place for families who want more adventure and fewer regrets.
This isn’t about escaping your life.
It’s about living it bigger… without pretending you don’t still have laundry waiting at home.
— Jeramie
