What's the secret to success in life whatever that means to you? Well, I recently came across the four burners theory*, which in short, purports that each symbolic burner represents a specific important area of your life (see my stove representation below), and in order to excel in one area, you must cut off one… Continue reading The Four Burners Theory and the Why of FI
Category: Early retirement
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
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?
Luck and bias in the FI mindset
How many times did your stars align to help you toward your current financial status? I was reading The Ermine's well written post entitled 'FIRE is for the few not Many' , which discusses the important role of luck on the journey to financial independence (FI). I must agree, if you're aiming for FI, you're… Continue reading Luck and bias in the FI mindset
What’s your savings rate and are you getting it right?
The savings rate is lauded as one of the most crucial bits of information in the FI armoury, and I can see why. Simply put, this is the proportion of your take-home pay that you save or invest potentially towards FIRE (financial independence / early retirement). In fact, I estimated my savings rate when I… Continue reading What’s your savings rate and are you getting it right?
Human wholeness – in the pursuit of FI
Earning the surplus time to eventually focus on me in a Meaningful Way. This includes realigning my relationships with the world. A bit like a life physio. That's in short what I want out of financial independence (FI) / early retirement. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts' For so long I've… Continue reading Human wholeness – in the pursuit of FI
Can YOU predict your future financial needs?
I’ve had a few days to let my numbers sink in now. That's since this happened. I knew I had some savings. I knew I had a relatively generous pension. I was knee-deep in researching SIPPs to divert my savings tax-efficiently* into passive tracker funds that are inaccessible until 57 years (for me anyway). Tax… Continue reading Can YOU predict your future financial needs?
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