I have to get going with these last few road trip reports. This as we are about to get to the point where the road trip was almost a year ago, already!! Therefore today the 9 Week Road Trip Report[…]
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Cheesy Finance
A journey of a Dutch Family with one kid to Financial Independence and Retire Early or "FIRE".
Happiness is a Bitch
Albeit I was just having a bit of fun with the post “What to buy with €700.000“, it always draws some more “serious” reactions (online and offline). This included about “being happy in the perfect house” and “I don’t mind[…]
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How much does it cost to own a Prius?
I bet this is going to be one of the worst read posts in a long time. Plus I’ve now probably also lost half my readers, I guess. But yes, we actually own a Prius, the wagon version. How much[…]
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What to buy with €700.000?
We have several friends and family that are currently looking at buying of building new homes. The prices they are willing to spend ranges between about €650.000 and €750.000. I personally think they are bonkers, but I still love them[…]
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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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Crowdfunding: the good, the bad and the ugly
Crowdfunding. What to say about crowdfunding? We tried it, but it’s not our thing. Today an overview of our current crowdfunding portfolio status and assessment on performance, yield and more. Crowdfunding: the good, the bad and the ugly! Crowdfunding: the[…]
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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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Minimalism Declutter Challenge
When you get older you get wiser… Well most of the time anyways! I’ve finally learned that living with clutter does not make you happy. It screws with your head too! It also suck when you need to move, and[…]
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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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2018 Dividend Update
We just received the final dividend payments in our bank account for December. 2018 was a good year on the dividend side. Now that the portfolio is streamlined and in better shape, I’m very much looking forward to 2019. Without[…]
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I’d be a horrible sugar daddy!
I’d be a horrible sugar daddy! No really. I’ve always been frugal, but the journey to FIRE really has made me worse. Can you imagine me as a sugar daddy? Yes, that was a trick question 😉 I’d be a[…]
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2018 Financial Overview
Today I’m going to wrap the savings rate, cheesy index and our overall investment performance into one 2018 Financial Overview. For more details on the real estate, check out this post. The post on the dividends will be coming later[…]
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Deprivation: the best thing you can do in 2019!
You know I’m having a hard time without beer when the title of the first post of this year is as follows. Deprivation: the best thing you can do in 2019! Neah, just kidding, or am I? But before we[…]
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Real Estate Report – Overview 2018
Just completed the real estate related finances for 2018 and made a forecast for our real estate investments in 2019. We are in a good shape and 2019 is looking to be an even better year. Here is the Real Estate[…]
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