In the past (before I temporarily killed this blog back in 2020) I did yearly updates on Box 3 and what impact this had on the Cheesy Index. But it’s been a while since I looked at Box 3 and the impacts on our FIRE numbers. Something to do with our lifestyle inflation. But with all the fuss about Box 3 lately, and because I need to prepare a FIRE 101 presentation for the upcoming meetup, I figured it was time to give it another go. However, not just for me, but also for you my dear reader. So today […]
FIRE Meetup February 2025
After the previous post of “how to organize a FIRE meetup“, and after the previous FIRE meetup in October in Leiderdorp, I have now teamed up with Ms. Hoefnix. And we have news for you! We have now planned FIRE meetup February 2025. See below for the details! Update 17-11-2024 – 21:30: We sold out Saturday in less than 4 hours, so we added a Sunday meetup too. Which we also sold out in a few hours. What the actual F… I’m so sorry for all those that were interested, but didn’t register yet. You can still find a place […]
How to organize a FIRE meetup
In 2015 we started with Cheesy Finance, a year or two after we started our FIRE journey. We primarily did stuff online at the time. In 2016 we (a collective effort between us and Amber Tree Leaves) setup the (for us) first of quite a few meetups. With as a culmination a FIRE weekend in a castle in Landgraaf, Limburg, the Netherlands. I just discovered we already did 12 meetups (and one Castle event), with the upcoming one this weekend as nr 13. We hope to see you there of course! Having said that, we definitely do not have the […]
October 2024 Fire Meetup
Life has been fun (new post “How to un-fire yourself: France Road Trip” is pending) and entertaining lately, hence planning a meetup got put on the backburner. But I’ve been getting multiple emails to do one again. So, here are the details for the upcoming October 2024 Fire Meetup! Where? I’ve been scouting La Place locations for a while now. Finding one that is reachable by both public transport and car, has long opening hours, has enough space to facilitate 20-25 people sitting together and is not too far a drive for us (yes, I’m lazy), is surprisingly difficult! Hence, […]
April 2024 Fire Meetup
As promised, here are the details for the next April 2024 Fire Meetup! Where? In the spirit of the previous meetup, plan is to keep it free and at a public location. Despite La Place being a lot more expensive than I remembered (heck, I am really getting old). They have good facilities, easy access and lots of space. Hence, plan is to meet at the La Place in De Meern (west of Utrecht). Address: La Place de Meern, Meerndijk 59, 3454 HP, Utrecht When? Saturday April 20th, 2024 from 13:00 onwards until…. (closing is at 20:00) What to bring? […]
FIRE Meetup
When we had one of our FIRE buds over for dinner a few weeks ago, we got to the topic of FIRE meetups. We organized about 7 of them plus a Castle weekend. Albeit a lot of fun, they take a lot of work and effort to organise. I’m very lazy by nature, so this naturally works counter productive. We both agreed thou, that it would be great to have a FIRE meetup again. But one without all the hassle (and thus also without presentations or cheap food and drinks). We came up with the following plan, we would meet […]