I regularly catch myself rationalising spending on things I don’t get value out of. With value being highly subjective to the individual and the circumstances, it can be difficult to compare spending on apples with spending on insurance, which is…
Author: Dave Colley
After a period of self discovery in his early 30s exploring topics from Financial Planning to Meditation, Dave asked himself why he only now discovered some of the key critical ideas that lead to a happier, more purposeful, less stressful life. In short more successful.
Why wasn’t this taught earlier? He had given away his time in his 20s cheaply. He is determined help others fast track their way to success through coaching, blogging and courses in the academy.
He reads extensively and is coached by the best, this is coupled with life experience and degrees in Financial Economics, as well as being a Chartered Accountant.
See what he is doing now - http://smarturl.it/DC-Now
A new type of rich – Q&A with Matt Esof – Stuntman, Martial Arts Instructor and Tech Entrepreneur
“The New Rich (NR) are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the currency of the New Rich: time and mobility.” – Tim Ferriss I am fascinated by people who take the Third Door option…
A new type of rich – Q&A with Claire Falconer – Sculptor, Entrepreneur, Writer
“The New Rich (NR) are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the currency of the New Rich: time and mobility.” – Tim Ferriss I am fascinated by people who take the Third Door option…
Project FIRE 40 – Calculating my Financial Independence number (and target Gateways to get there)
Calculating my magic number My number, that magical number that means I have enough to retire. The magic number itself is a myth, there is no specific number. There are too many future factors and variables to calculate a number…
Project FIRE 40 – 300 Spartan Rule and other ways to optimise your spending
In Project FIRE 40 – This the fourth step in my plan, optimising my spending with budgeting, Last year, a mate of mine said that it is impossible to save while living in London. He was probably earning £60k-£80k per year.…
Project FIRE 40 – Where does the money go? – How to easily get to a grip on your personal finances.
In Project FIRE 40 – This the third step in my plan, working out my Baseline – Knowing where I am now and tracking where my money goes. What get’s measured gets done. How many people could say what their net…
Project FIRE 40 – Pursue Early Retirement – without the Mental Sacrifice – using Happiness Principles
In Project FIRE 40 – The second step in my plan is defining my principles/criteria to evaluate decisions. Money and our brains have a funny relationship. Our money behaviour is different to our rational choices I’d love my money decisions…
Project FIRE 40 – My experiment to see if I can go from debt to retirement in 4 years
Two weeks ago I turned 36. I started working in 2008 and in the past 11 years I have built up career capital and I am (currently) quite marketable. I have a fair amount saved in my pension and a…
A new type of rich – Q&A with David Sawyer – PR Consultant, Author and FIRE evangelist
“The New Rich (NR) are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the currency of the New Rich: time and mobility.” – Tim Ferriss I am fascinated by people who take the Third Door option…
A new type of rich – Q&A with Kevin Barnard
“The New Rich (NR) are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create luxury lifestyles in the present using the currency of the New Rich: time and mobility.” – Tim Ferriss I am fascinated by people who take the Third Door option…