I started my blog at the end of July 2019 after a week of faffing about with my 'about me' page and opening my first index funds. What followed included glaring errors in my spreadsheet record keeping, some typical FI newbie questions (how to work out your savings rate? Are SIPPs for me?) and quite… Continue reading Six months of blogging – reflections and goals
Author: Firelite
I'm a UK blogger sharing my journey to financial independence via a midlife gap year currently in the planning. I'm a working parent, often fascinated with the world. My blog covers personal development and working towards financial freedom. I stay anonymous so that I can be open about my numbers. If anything I write sparks your interest, I'd love to hear from you!
Financial Update: December & year end
Happy new year to all my readers and passers by. I hope those of you on your financial independence (FI) journey have celebrated your achievements this year. Although I've been a bit quieter than I wanted to be of late, I've noticed some people dropping by over the Christmas period, which has been appreciated! Anyway,… Continue reading Financial Update: December & year end
Financial update: November 2019
The backdrop for the last month (and more) has been Political - from the largest university strike in the UK over pension, pay, work conditions and contracts straight into the cacophony of the UK general election - there's been no escaping it. The driving force behind both perhaps the capitalistic machine churning away, and the… Continue reading Financial update: November 2019
Five things I’m taking a while to (un)learn
I was reading The Squirreler's post about important 'truths' she had to unlearn about money, work and financial independence (FI), which led me to reflect on my own relationship with money. I started thinking about the things I’ve had to unlearn, and I started constructing a kind-of list, but it didn’t sit quite right with… Continue reading Five things I’m taking a while to (un)learn
How to teach a young child money mindfulness
An important task as a parent is to help instill or foster life skills in your child so that they are equipped to stand on their own two feet eventually to make their own path in the world. We simply don’t yet know how the future will play out – the exact impacts of climate… Continue reading How to teach a young child money mindfulness
Considering Property Investment and My FI plan – Part 1
Recently, I've been toying with the idea of investing in a property primarily as a way of growing my passive income in ‘old age’, something not exactly pleasant or exciting to think about but would probably be foolish for me to dismiss given that if we’re lucky enough, we’re likely to live to a ripe,… Continue reading Considering Property Investment and My FI plan – Part 1
Financial update: October 2019
With another month and Halloween gone, has yours been more trick or treat? Life's got slightly less busy for me than when I last posted, but not with enough headspace yet to return to blog-mode. While I have a slight discomfort with having two adjacent monthly financial updates and no content in between, I'm just… Continue reading Financial update: October 2019
Financial update: September 2019
I started this update stood at the bus stop on a sunny crisp morning wondering where the month went... To a lot of work I guess...a lot of life energy...making Jill a dull girl, no doubt! But it does mean not spending too much. 🙂 Except vending machines at work. Guilty on that count! That… Continue reading Financial update: September 2019
The inconvenience of the twilight years: Figuring later-life into your FI strategy
My posts have been more sporadic of late not because my blogging honeymoon period is over, but because I’ve been working my ass off. Whether it’s worth it considering my plans for a "career change" is a good question for another post. But in snatches of time between super long work days and parenting, something… Continue reading The inconvenience of the twilight years: Figuring later-life into your FI strategy
Rethinking my FI strategy?
Since starting this blog, I worked out my approach to financial freedom. It's an exciting time, but I admit that the way I’m aiming for FI makes me feel a bit of a fraud in the FI world. I use what I’ll call here the conventional early retirement (ER) strategy, which put simply, is accumulating… Continue reading Rethinking my FI strategy?
