Lauren and husband are in their mid 30s but have already achieved financial independence. They still choose to work, but how did a little boy who once sold bread on the streets get so close to being a millionaire in a few years at such a young age.
This week I bring to you a post by Clint describing some of the common financial mistakes high-earners make. I’ve made a few clangers myself! The point about doing your …
I recently wrote a post about reaching financial independence by 40 with a starting salary of £40, whilst at the same time comparing the UK to the US. I …
Disclaimer I don’t write a disclaimer for every post because it is in my “About” section and on the bottom of my “Home” page. However, for this particular post, …
A Dystopian or Utopian Future? There is this saying: “too much of a good thing can be bad for you”. Adapting this to the idea of early retirement: “too …
Rich and his wife are in their 20s and have moderate incomes. They don’t intend to leave the work force completely and instead use semi-retirement as a way to pursue their passions.
The Police National Decision Model Policing in the UK use a model called the National Decision Model (NDM) to aid all our decision making. Every Police Officer is taught …
Fred is from the Philippines. After experiencing a natural disaster and personal loss, he started a new life in the UK. He is considering geo-arbitrage to fast-track his time to FI.
Charging our kids rent dilemma I stumbled upon a Reddit thread the other week which got me thinking: Should we charge our children rent? As financial independence seekers, it …
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 …
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?
(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 …
(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 …
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 €.
(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 …
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.
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. …
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] …
(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 …
(no. 019) Straight to the Point A progress tracker on your way to FI. I scored 225 points out of 1000. I am currently at checkpoint 8 out of …
The Benefit of Ignorance Lesson 1 – Ignorance helps to numb past mistakes made at the time, but hindsight will not make you feel better about. When I …
What Are Added Pensions (AP)? For many public sector workers and I imagine private company pension schemes as well, there would be the option to ‘purchase added pension’. This …
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Contain Your Excitement If you’re still hanging around here, then perhaps you’re mildly intrigued by the possibilities of FI or dare I say, even excited. If you’re feeling the …
(no. 005) Where are my numbers already? I have deliberately put off completing my FI-Ometer because I’ve been thinking carefully about whether or not I should share our net …
