When I first discovered financial independence, I made a plan to save up 25 x annual expenses and then retire, never to earn a dollar again. This would have taken approximately another 8 years.
I have since changed my tune for a few reasons […..]
Financial independence is not dead
The boring middle of financial independence
The first couple of years of discovery of the concept of financial independence is exciting. There are constant changes being made to speed up the journey. Reduction in expenses here, an increase in income there.
You can reduce your potential age of retirement from age 70 to age 50 or even younger, depending on when you start. The huge cut in time required to work is exciting and motivational in itself.
There comes a time though, that once you make all the changes you can possibly make that you start running on auto pilot. The excitement of financial independence, although still there, starts to wane significantly […..]
I work hard for my money: I deserve it
How often have you heard that or even said it yourself? I know I used to say it ALL THE TIME.
I have always worked in the Operations field. Operations is often a fast paced environment with a lot of preventing, or putting out of fires. It can be stressful at times, and one thing for sure is, it is always busy.
At the end of each working day I would feel like I had worked extremely hard. There was rarely any down time, and I would think to myself “I deserve a treat.” We can’t let all that hard work go to waste can we? […..]
Our employers love mortgages and kids
How much is your time worth?
How the gym allows me to grow (It's not what you think)
The secret millionaires
There is more than one path to financial independence
Life hacks and tips to reach financial independence
Your time is not worth that much
The title may sound a bit strange if you have been following my blog for some time. I am forever singing the praises of saving and investing your money so that you can gain financial freedom and free up your time to do what you want. Time on earth is finite and the more of it we can use on our own terms, the better. In fact, the whole reason I am […..]
Buying time
Look ma i'm famous
A look into my expenses before and after my FI awakening
In a recent blog article I shared my financial story to this point. I went through a plenty of ups and downs and was by no means an early starter. My goal is to make financial freedom more relatable and feel more achievable through sharing my experiences. Well today we continue the voyeurism theme. I will be exposing myself financially for you all to see […..]
The parable of the Mexican fisherman
Just a short story today that inspires me to live life more simply, only worrying about the things that matter the most to me now. Not waiting until later. Life is too short. Enjoy
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were [….]
A sneaky peek into my journey towards financial independence
In a world full of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and reality TV, we all love a bit of voyeurism. Looking at other people's lives from the outside seems to interest us. Maybe because we like to learn from other people - what we want to do., what we don’t want to do. Maybe we just want a bit of excitement and feel like we are living vicariously through them. Either way, it is a bit of pastime.
So today is a special day my little voyeurs. I am going to open up on a step by step level, how I got to where I am today […..]
How I discovered financial freedom
What is FIRE?
Over recent years, there has been an explosion (excuse the pun) of internet bloggers retiring early and writing about the world of FIRE. It means Financial Independence Retire Early, or FI for short. The RE part is really optional.
So, what is FI? My interpretation of Financial Independence is […..]