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.…
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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…
More Money, More Problems – with Sinal Govender
Guest post by Sinal – originally posted on here. Money, money, money, moneeey…MONEY! Ah the familiar tune from a time where Donald Trump hosted TV shows, and didn’t run a country. Whenever I see or think of the word money,…
A new type of rich – Q&A with Jen Clements – From Bryon Bay to Exploring Nomad – Not your typical Legal Suit
“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 Johan Pettersson – From IT Projects to Tree Hugger and Tree Feller
“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…
The 3Rs when it’s getting too much – Reflect, Reset & Refocus
I love starting new projects, I hold an ambition that my side hustles will grow to be my thing, but the projects are more than that, they are a way I develop new skills and decompress. They are a positive…
Can you help those that need it most?
The sad truth about those that need help the most, is that they often don’t want it. I first started realising this when I starting talking to people about financial literacy, they’d often quip something like…. “Yeah, I’ve found calculus useful this tax season.” Sure, we could…
Five Ways You Can Empower Good Mental Health With Self-Care
Today’s life is bustling. We are always on the go, doing more and more. Yet, by ignoring self-care, we do ourselves real damage. Here is how you can commit to yourself and improve your mental health. Active Relaxation A good…
