Which iPhone should you buy? Should you buy an iPhone at all? If we do decide to buy one, which one would make most financial sense? These are some questions that popped up in our household recently. The reason is[…]
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Author: Team CF
Dutch couple (with kid) on a mission to become Financially Independent & Retire Early.
Reminder: DRINKS ON FIRE June 30th!
Just a quick reminder today about our upcoming FIRE even on June 30th in Utrecht. Don’t miss out on some fun, money talks and investing discussions. But also if you just want to hang out with some very cool people[…]
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Fuck You money and how to use it
Office politics, no appreciation for what you do and no more challenge in your job? Want to get out? Make sure you have money, ideally lots of money. Here is to Fuck You money and how to use it. And[…]
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What if we had a 0% savings rate?
Have you ever wondered what you could have (and do) if you spend every cent you made? I never really thought about this before in detail until this weekend. So what if we had a 0% savings rate? What kind[…]
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What if you are 50 and drop dead?
If you are on your journey to FIRE (or simply better finances), you make sure you efficiently use you money. Whatever you can save from your income, you mindfully invest. This all seems rather logical to all of us that[…]
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5 Reasons why you should not pursue FIRE
Those that know me will have wondered by now what’s wrong we me. Reason is that I hate “lists” of things or tips. They give me a strange and instant rash. I utterly despise blog posts with lists like: 10[…]
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The Rat Race to FIRE
During a rather fun weekend with 19 other FIRE enthusiasts in a castle in Limburg, the Netherlands, we had many conversations about FIRE. Primarily the “soft” side of it. There are many aspects of FIRE that are simple, such as[…]
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Should you buy 1 horse or 300 horses?
I was walking around the neighbourhood the other day, with Mrs CF, Miss CF and our dog. When we came across a place where they keep horses. Most of these were taken care of my women (there were no men[…]
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Drinks on FIRE
We had a blast again last weekend with a whopping 52 people (!) joining us for Utrecht on FIRE. Below are the details of last Saturday and the upcoming event in June: Drinks on FIRE! Drinks on FIRE Before we[…]
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Creative ways to FIRE sooner
Nope, we are not dead just yet. I came across a post the other day that got my brain going again. How can we get to FIRE sooner? What can we do to get to the finish line just a[…]
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It’s fucking simple!
Becoming FIRE? It’s fucking simple! Spend less money than you make, and do something useful with the rest. It’s not that hard, now is it? So why are there still thousands of personal finance blogs right now? Do we still[…]
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How much does a 9 week road trip cost?
In 2018 we went on a 9 week road trip through Europe. We took the car and just drove with a rough route in mind. We booked an apartment for the first few nights, and did the rest “from the[…]
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Post number 300: full of energy!
Today marks post number 300 and it’s full of energy! Today is also the 1257th day that I’m/we are official personal finance/FIRE blogger(s). Did we get anywhere? Not really 😉 Post number 300: full of energy! What to write about[…]
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Should you buy an electric car?
Should you buy an electric car? This was a very good suggestion from a reader to review. An honestly, I am pretty interested in that question too. Time to find out! Should you buy an electric car? Actually the answer[…]
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