Playing With Fire Documentary: Birmingham Premiere
Straight to the Point What? – Showing of the Playing with FIRE documentary in Birmingham! When? – Film starts at 7pm on Friday 5th July 2019 (doors open at …
“Multi-millionaires and still have to make choices.” ~ John’s story
John is a multi-millionaire, but is very down to earth and humble. His family has never earned a salary of more than $100k but have managed to be FI in his 40s. How did he do this?
Daring to Dream: Financial Independence vs. Childcare Costs
(No. 027) Straight to the Point Is financial independence possible with childcare costs? A typical household with typical expenses can reach FI (at 102 years old). Childcare costs can …
Financial Independence Score Directory
(No. 026) Straight to the Point Short post – shock! (I didn’t think this day would ever come) A place to record all the FI Score (FISc) results card …
“I wanted a change and to press the restart button.” ~ Tony’s story
Tony wanted a new start in life and packed everything up in Spain to make the UK his new home. He is at the start of his journey towards financial independence, but has already learnt some invaluable lessons after losing 45,000 €.
Beyond Financial Independence: Tracing My Roots
(no. 024) Straight to the Point Thought Experiment proposed by Saving Ninja. What will I do beyond financial independence and having decided to retire early? Rules: “write whatever you …
An Immigrant Cop’s Perspective
I’ll start this off with a story about myself, how my family escaped a war-torn country to seek opportunities here in the UK and why financial independence is so important to me.
The Ultimate Directory of FIRE Calculators
Straight to the Point A directory of useful Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE) calculators and spreadsheets. Currently has calculators and spreadsheets mainly from the US and UK. …
FI Score Test (FIST): Where are you on the journey?
Straight to the Point [FIST] = Financial Independence Score Test / FI Score Test. FISc = FI Score – a number to help track your progress towards FI. [FIST] …
FI Checkpoint 1.0 Voting Results: This is why I blog
(no. 020) Straight to the Point Results from the FI Checkpoint Test (1.0). Sharing the knowledge of FIRE now even more important. FIST (Financial Independence Score Test), aka FI …