As we embrace the new year, it is an opportunity to re-frame our thinking and to challenge the hidden scripts we live by. Become “overly optimistic” – Mr Money Mustache is a pragmatist, I think I default to the same…
Category: Success
The Paradox of Freedom – We need Rules and Structure
We want freedom to do what we like. We rebel against rules and structure, herein lies the paradox. I see it regularly with one person businesses (such as dentists and electricians), freelancers and entrepreneurs, they chose this way of earning…
A simple three part Financial Plan Checklist for South Africans starting their road to Financial Independence
This plan for someone starting out there journey towards financial well-being. It is for someone with at least a decade to go until their planned retirement, preferably more. If done well, 10-15 years is enough for many to become financially…
The Alcohol Fallacy – The Time Debt that Charges Interest, Lots of Interest
Last Sunday was a write-off. I had a headache after a night of disrupted sleep. I was grumpy. To think, this was so so so many Saturdays or Sundays (and honestly more week-days than I’d like to admit) feeling like…
How I talked myself out of spending R150k (£17k) – Pay per use, annualise the cost and other spending mental models
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…
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…
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 – 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 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…
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…