FI Checkpoint: Where are you on the journey?
(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 …
FI is NOT about Perfection: Financial Slip-Ups Are Okay!
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 …
Purchase of Added Pension: Worth It?
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 …
Paying for Financial Advice: Eliminating a £200k Tax Bill
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, …
Live It, Don’t Preach It: Getting Your Partner to Embrace FI
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 …
Net Worth – To Share or Not To Share?
(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 …
Living Optimistically Through FI
(no. 004) Hope to Live Tomorrow I often hear people say what’s the point of all this. I could end up dying the next day and haven’t even enjoyed …
Our FI Plan
(no. 003) Our Overall Plan The diagram below shows our overall plan (*note that technically, the state and work pension is not until infinity). As you can see, as …
Reaching Financial Independence on Blues
FI On Blues The term “on blues” is used by emergency services personnel, particularly the Police to indicate the use of the emergency blue lights to get to a …
Our Why FI
(no. 001) FI /fʌe/fie/ adjective First of all, Happy New Year! The title, “Our Why FI” is not a typo and does not mean I am about to write …
Invest – FI Building Block
FI Building Blocks: Part 1 – Reaching FI on Blues Part 2 – Earn Part 3 – Budget Part 4 – Protect Part 5 – Invest Introduction You …
Protect – FI Building Block
FI Building Blocks: Part 1 – Reaching FI on Blues Part 2 – Earn Part 3 – Budget Part 4 – Protect Part 5 – Invest Introduction The …
Budget – FI Building Block
FI Building Blocks: Part 1 – Reaching FI on Blues Part 2 – Earn Part 3 – Budget Part 4 – Protect Part 5 – Invest Introduction The …
Earn – FI Building Block
FI Building Blocks: Part 1 – Reaching FI on Blues Part 2 – Earn Part 3 – Budget Part 4 – Protect Part 5 – Invest Introduction …
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About
I am: A husband to a Military Nurse. A father of two boys. A Police Officer. I like: Travelling. Food. Photography. Hiking. Sleep. I hate: Dishonesty. Drink …