I’m a disciple of the Church of FIRE. I stick to its 10 commandments and rarely sin. Some say we are a cult, some say we are crazy & doomed, but we have faith in money! Oh, and our holy[…]
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Cheesy Finance
A journey of a Dutch Family with one kid to Financial Independence and Retire Early or "FIRE".
September 2018 Cheesy Index & Savings Rate
All that talk about early retirement, FIRE meetups and more non-sense! Forgot to catch up on savings rates and the Cheesy Index. Hereby the September 2018 Cheesy Index & Savings Rate, including catch-up form the previous month(s). September 2018 Cheesy[…]
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Random Musings
Just came back from ZwolCon 2018. From what? It was a meeting with other bloggers and non-bloggers in a café in the beautiful city of Zwolle. It was great fun, as per usual, to see friends and make new ones.[…]
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The math behind a pension shuffle
Thanks to some discussions on the FIRENL Slack group we have a guest post today! This post from Peter is titled: The math behind a pension shuffle. It’s a topic that is important for everyone in the Netherlands who just[…]
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Should you setup your own local MMM headquarters?
After the feedback on the lonely post from last week (and the “rhythm” post from last month), I had to check this one out. Should you setup your own local MMM headquarters? This idea, suggested in the various post comments (I[…]
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Lonely
Suddenly it hit me. I know what I’m missing now that I’m no longer employed. I need people around me, I need to be able to talk and share ideas, right now I’m lonely! Lonely Let me start to note[…]
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Three years old, now what?
Cheesy Finance is three years old, now what? Three years old, now what? Today marks 3 years since our first post: “what to expect?”. Never expected that I could keep going this long and even have (many?) people follow along![…]
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How to become Rich?
How to become rich? Who does not want to become filthy rich? I know I do. Swimming in money like uncle scrooge McDuck. Endless holidays, sports cars and parties. Beer, and lots of it. Bring it on! However, this post[…]
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August 2018 Dividend Update
This August 2018 Dividend Update is rather boring (boring = good!). More money came into the account, more DRIP’s happened and the value of the portfolio kept on growing. A solid month indeed. August 2018 Dividend Update We had no[…]
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Should you buy an island?
Considering the fun and motivational feedback from your end, here is another installment of the “Should you buy…..” series. This time I asked the question: Should you buy an island? In case you are interested in the other posts in this[…]
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Real Estate Report – August 2018
This Real Estate Report – August 2018 edition a lot shorter than the one from the previous month. The renovations are largely complete, albeit some windows still need to be installed. Not a lot of bills this month, but tons[…]
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Rhythm, motivation, goals & the future
Rhythm, motivation, goals & the future what do these have in common and what am I struggling so much with this? Rhythm, motivation, goals & the future To be brutally honest, I’m struggling with all the free time I suddenly[…]
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