The not inconsequential benefit of not caring about work
I have no need to push myself at work, and as a result I care less about work than ever.…
I covertly cleared out my work desk
I recently got a bit ahead of myself and cleared my work desk out … a year before I retire.…
Early retirement is (finally) starting to feel very real
I never stopped being excited about early retirement. But only now, with less than a year of work to go,…
Our 2023 holiday in Western Australia
We went on holiday to Western Australia with an ulterior motive. We wanted to answer: could we retire there? The…
Taking it one day at a time. One foot after another
I see a lot of parallels between the long road towards early retirement and wanting to walk the Camino de…
One secret (and hard to get) key to surviving pre-retirement work (that I lost)
Come back old boss! My new boss isn’t shaping up great, and it made me realise the importance of having…
The uncertainty of the next few years
Isn’t it horrible knowing that some plans won’t go smoothly? Our early retirement plans come with a few big uncertainties.…
Death of a parent, a year on
I thought I would be better prepared for my dad’s death. In a lot of ways, I wasn’t. Here’s where…
2023 reader retirement Q&A – part 2
Credit card churning, countdown clocks, rentals in portfolios, ignored side hustles, not buying anymore shares. Your reader questions answered! The…
Mid-2023 goals progress update
As we hit the middle of the year, our net worth is up overall, and our expenses are up even…
Travel time: Alliance Airways Embraer 190 economy Brisbane to Adelaide
Join me as we go back in the air in the Qantaslink/Alliance Airways Embraer 190 between Brisbane and Adelaide in…
Q2 2023 income and expenses: 78.4% savings rate
Our Q2 income across our salaries, side hustles and dividends grew compared to April-June 2022. However, our expenses completely blew…
Quarter 2 2023 – Net worth update: Up $24,000
Our net worth rose a total of $24,000 between April and June, hitting a new record high. The post Quarter…
Travel Time: Qantaslink Dash 8 Armidale to Sydney flight review
We’re back in the air again in another turboprop! Our Qantaslink Dash 8 is taking us from Armidale to Sydney.…
Planning ahead for a monster 11-week international holiday
How our 11-week pre-retirement European holiday will be 35% longer than originally planned, but cost 25% less than we’d expected.…