Warning, the is not a financial post and filled with positive items. I’m only going to be looking at the bright side today. Read at your own risk and discretion, it might enhance your (long) weekend. Side effect might include[…]
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Warning, the is not a financial post and filled with positive items. I’m only going to be looking at the bright side today. Read at your own risk and discretion, it might enhance your (long) weekend. Side effect might include[…]
Read moreYes, it’s true. I’m a scammer and I’m a FIRE Failure! How could it have gone so wrong?! One moment I decided to quit my job. The next moment I get a new job again. Why, oh why? What’s wrong[…]
Read moreThank you all for (still) being (regular) readers of our little blog in the finance and early retirement corner of the interweb. As the year-end is closing in, it’s not a bad idea to quickly look back at an uneventful[…]
Read moreIt’t time for a very Cheesy story. Why? Because I just did an interview with a woman’s magazine. I’m not sure when the interview will be posted and the magazine comes out, but I wanted to have this post ready[…]
Read moreOffice 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[…]
Read moreHave 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[…]
Read moreIf 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[…]
Read moreDuring 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[…]
Read moreBecoming 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[…]
Read moreToday 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[…]
Read moreAlbeit 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[…]
Read moreI 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[…]
Read moreWe 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[…]
Read moreHow 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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