Financial Independence

I started my FIRE journey a lot younger than others.As a teenager just getting into the official work force I was already thinking ahead of retiring by forty years old.Why forty? Well that seemed to be the age that I kept hearing from others being mentioned often as a grand goal and an achievement of … Read more

During my journey to retirement, looking around and talking to people I’ve often come across people who say things like “it’s not about the money” or “I don’t talk figures” and “I only talk percentages” and “It’s about achieving your goal”. Yes they are all correct, but at it’s core basis FIRE is about the … Read more

The rat race: 6:00am Wake up, toilet, shave or makeup breakfast 6:45am Go to train station 7:00am Catch train to work 8:00-8:30am Arrive at work 4:30-5:00pm Finish work 5:00-530pm Catch train 6:00-6:30pm Get off train 7:00-7:30 Arrive home Repeat until 60 or 65 years old. Does this sound like a whole lot of fun to … Read more

It seems like the latest catch phrase …”retire early”.Images of sitting by the pool, smoking cigars while attractive girls bring cocktails.Or who knows what depending on the societal conditioning that we are constantly bombarded with daily.Youtube is filled with people showing off fancy cars, big houses and lots of bling a lot of which is … Read more