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The Long Game – Historical Market Returns & 2022 Expectations
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I hate my job! I’m 50. Here’s what to do next.
‘I sat on the steps outside of the building I worked in.Crying.“I Hate my job. I just can’t do this…
Eudaimonia
“What comes next, when you become independent of finance?” This is a thought experiment was proposed by SavingNinja. The one…
If I Were Not Saving For FIRE
One Million Journey If I Were Not Saving For FIRE You’ve decided that you no longer want to save any…
Dare To Dream In 2022
Happy New Year and welcome to 2022! Some thoughts and perspectives on making the next year (and decade) your best…
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I’m done trying to FIRE! (Thought experiment)
You’ve decided that you no longer want to save any https://totalbalance.blog/im-done-trying-to-fire-thought-experiment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-done-trying-to-fire-thought-experiment
5 lessons humans can learn from dogs
I’ve never really considered myself a dog person, probably because I didn’t have one as a child. Recently, I became…
Personal finance links: treasured items
PodcastsBen Carlson and Michael Batnick dipped into the ‘Animal Spirits’ mailbag to answer some listener questions. (awealthofcommonsense.com)Jim Dahle talks about…
The Big Recap
And just like that, we are about to close out another year. To say it’s been an eventful twelve months…
Deprecated
The battered old fake Christmas tree has been assembled. A seasoned campaigner, it has outlasted the attentions of a decade’s…
Greatest Hits: Volume 25 (Santa’s Favourites)
A bumper anniversary edition of top personal finance articles to read by your Christmas tree. […] The post Greatest Hits:…
Personal finance links: a never ending cycle
PodcastsJeff Ptak and Christine Benz talk with John Rekenthaler about retirement withdrawal strategies. (morningstar.com)Joy Coyne talks with Brian Portnoy about…
When Your “Number” Becomes Irrelevant
Can you really trust the “number” in your spreadsheet when it comes to retiring early? […] The post When Your…
I feel guilty about resting, and it’s a problem
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50 laws of investing
By ROBIN POWELL Investing isn’t easy, but it certainly isn’t, or at least shouldn’t be, complicated either.…
3 things that mattered – 2021
3 Things I’ve learnt1. It’s ok to not meet some goals I launched this project in mid-January 2021 I had…
Weekend reading: Save your Christmas with a good book
What caught my eye this week. Here we are at the end of 2020 2021 – sorry, pandemic brain –…
Hunters, Farmers, And Financial Independence
Does your personality type impact your chances of reaching financial independence? […] The post Hunters, Farmers, And Financial Independence appeared…
Appraised
Recently I was performance appraised. A curious ritual in the world of permanent employment, where a boss sits down with…
Personal finance links: a simpler life
RetirementRichard Quinn, “Living in retirement isn’t about averages.” (humbledollar.com)Retirement spending guidelines are, at best, a rough starting point. (morningstar.com)Nobody needs…
What happened to 2021’s biggest thrill-rides for investors?
Like most people, I can get behind the idea of being rich. Filthy rich. Ideally right now. And if that’s…
Is Index Investing Still Relevant In 2022?
Is it time to abandon the index investing tactic that served us so well in the past? […] The post…
Inflation is right up your street
Few of the universals of personal finance and investing are – paradoxically – as individually experienced and feared as inflation. That’s…
Greatest Hits: Volume 24
Another weekend, another roundup of top-notch reads from finance bloggers around the world! […] The post Greatest Hits: Volume 24…
Weekend reading: Zopa is done with the peer-to-peer business
What caught my eye this week. The granddaddy of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, Zopa, has thrown in the towel on P2P…
Did I keep to my early retirement plan?
Starting at the end I’m going to start with the conclusion. My early retirement plan was remarkedly sparse. Even so,…
Transitioning – musings on 2021
2021 has been my third year since I took that initial leap into the FIRE unknown and for me it’s…
Look how far we’ve come
I received some bad news this week. In the scheme of things, it was nothing major. No terminal diagnosis. No…
Personal finance links: relatively rich
PodcastsLaurie Santos talks with psychologists Joshua Green about how to give money away more effectively. (podcasts.apple.com)Jordan Harbinger talks minimalism with…
Our updated guide to help you find the best online broker
Okay, UK investors, after taking the pain of creating a whopping great comparison guide to the UK’s leading online brokers,…