Needless to say that 2020 is an interesting year. It’s the first year we are rich, stuck and bored all at the same time. Let me elaborate. Rich Albeit we are not FIRE (close though), and we are not millionaires[…]
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Category: BENL FIRE Meetups
Announcements, reviews and details of our BENL FIRE meetups
Castles, Corona and Chaos
What shall I write about today? Let’s go with Castles, Corona and Chaos. Where our overall portfolio had another all-time high in February, at time of writing we are now down to May 2019 levels. Could have been worse, I[…]
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FIRE Meetups
Not too long ago I let a bunch of you know that I was done with organising FIRE meetups. They are loads of fun, but if you have a program, food/drinks and more to organise, they are also very time[…]
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Castle on FIRE – France Edition
With the Castle on FIRE weekend we did earlier this year being a great success, I wanted more! I’ve found a nice “little” castle in northern France and just made initial reservations for next year. What’s the deal you ask?[…]
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FIN-X 2019
As mentioned before, my passion for FIRE is weakening. Hence the slower pace of blogging. Over the last few years I’ve also been involved in over 15 different meetups and FIRE/investing related events. I’ve really enjoyed it, but I discovered[…]
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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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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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Utrecht On FIRE
Me and about 55 others had a rather fun and successful (if I may say so myself) Haarlem on FIRE event. Last week I went to the FIRENL group on Slack to find out what YOU would like to see[…]
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How to be successful in life
How to be (very) successful in life? What do you need to do to position yourself in such a way that you can become successful and excel? How to be successful in life? How to be (very) successful in life?[…]
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Last Call for Haarlem on FIRE
Interested in talking about money, investing, FIRE and life with some random internet strangers? We do! This is your chance to join the party. This is the last call for Haarlem on FIRE! Last Call for Haarlem on FIRE Why?[…]
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Happy Holidays to all you Money Nerds
Happy Holidays to all you Money Nerds! May your excel sheets be great, your stomach be stuffed and may your 2019 be (financially) successful and healthy. Happy Holidays to all you Money Nerds! From me an Mrs CF, happy holidays![…]
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FIRE Meetup Haarlem 2019
With all the excitement on the blog, the holiday season and getting closer to the end of 2018, I’m almost forgetting about the FIRE Meetup Haarlem 2019! FIRE Meetup Haarlem 2019 What better way to start of the new year[…]
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Virtual vs Reality
Virtual vs Reality: the life of a blogger that wants to meet people, because, well being lonely sucks. How my life was enriched by many (non-) bloggers! Virtual vs Reality It was more than 2 years ago already that we had[…]
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Upcoming BENL FIRE Meetups (& More)!
Me and some other money nerds have been very busy lately. Here is an overview of the upcoming BENL FIRE Meetups (& More)! Get your agenda’s ready! Upcoming BENL FIRE Meetups (& More)! Ok, here we go! Get ready and[…]
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