Dave and Robin were married in 2007, they met each other while working at American Express in Salt Lake City. In terms of marriages, the third time was the charm for both of them. Dave has two grown sons, Will and Ty, one from each of his previous marriages. Robin has three grown children, Chris, Nicole and Travis, all from her first marriage. Dave and Robin are both dog lovers and are the proud human parents of two black Schnauzers, Boston and Jordy.

Dave and Robin’s primary residence for the first eleven years of marriage was in Riverton, Utah, which is about 15 miles south of downtown Salt Lake City. They have almost always maintained a second residence, first in Mesquite, Nevada, and then in St. George, Utah. In July 2016 they decided to make a pretty major upgrade in terms of secondary residences and bought a beautiful home in Ivins, Utah, which is a suburb of St. George. The intention was for this new home to become their retirement residence and they made a concerted effort to reach the goal of early retirement sooner rather than later.

Dave retired in July 2017 and Robin joined him in April 2018, both are in their fifties although Dave is 4 years older than Robin. Dave has always worked toward the goal of an early retirement, even in the aftermath of two divorces he continued to save as much as he could, eat his ramen noodles, and keep a vigilant eye on his investments. After they became a couple, Robin bought into (literally) the early retirement idea as well and together they were able to accumulate assets that should allow them to live comfortably. Neither Dave nor Robin were executives at Amex, they were middle managers the majority of their careers who made a decision to achieve a goal and they did it. Dave carries around a fortune cookie saying that goes ‘A dream is just a dream, a goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.’