Full Circle
I cannot believe it has been two years since my last post. My absence has mainly been due to a combination of technical, personal and work related. The technical …
Financial Origin
Financial Origin This path I have been on has been not easy. But how did I end up here? I’ve written before how I ended up living in the UK, …
Forever Home Series (Part 1) – Our Search Begins
What is a ‘forever home’? My wife doesn’t believe there is such a thing as a forever home. I also think the idea of a forever home is idealistic. Life …
Policing without Consent
George Floyd When I first heard about the death of George Floyd and clicked on the video that was circulating worldwide, I was lost for words. The first time I …
So near and yet so FI – a Life Update
I’m Back So where the hell have I been? In short, life has taken over in recent months with my new role at work and focusing more on my family. This …
CSI Finance: Every Contact Leaves a Trace (Locard’s Principle)
It turns out, I’ve accidentally started a mini-series of blog posts where I relate certain elements of policing to money. They range from some of the ideas in books recommended …
Do you have the Financial Grit to Retire Early?
You’ll have to excuse the term ‘retire early’ in the title. What I really mean is “do you have the financial grit to reach financial independence”, but I just didn’t …
How to Apply a Detective’s Mindset to Protect Your Money
Day 1 of Detective School During the first day of detective training school, recruits are usually taught the ABC. Nope – this isn’t the alphabet. It’s a new way …
What if the world retired early? (Tragedy of the Commons)
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 …
Financial freedom by making decisions like a Police Commander
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 …
Maternity Leave for Men: Tips for dads on paternity leave
It’s Father’s Day here in the UK. My two-year-old gave me a Father’s Day card on the direction of Mrs. CfC. I asked him if it was for me. …
Being a 1% – Guilt and keeping it real when making a ton of money
Being a 1% Some of you may know if you follow me on twitter that I’ve recently finalised our numbers for tax year 2018/19 and preparing my blog post …
Should I charge my child rent? (the pros and cons)
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 …
rule 43
Microfiction #1 I thought I would take a break from all the financial independence talk and take part in this little writing challenge set by Marc from FinanceYourFire. Head …
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.
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 …
My Stone of Life: Lessons from the Chimp Paradox
Straight to the Point This is not new age hippy nonsense. Discovering my Stone of Life has helped me be happier. It’s not for everyone, but it …
FI/RE Blogs: Are We Just a Group of Humble Braggers?
Hold Up! Before I start to make my fellow FI/RE bloggers blood boil, this is a genuine question and by no means implying that any of you are show-offs! …
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 …