What we plan to do with our money when we die
There’s no point denying it: we’re gonna die. So what will happen to all of our wealth when we pass…
This is the worst time of the year
I honestly can’t say I’m looking forward to the next little while for the rest of the year. But I…
Dangling a huge early retirement carrot in front of us
A stroke of genius or an accounting trick? Here’s how we plan to avoid work in the final 12 months…
Did Australian finfluencers get their comeuppance?
How will the Australian finfluencing landscape change off the back of new regulations? We offer some thoughts. The post Did…
Why I’m giving up
Early retirement is about quitting work to improve your quality of life. But what can you quit before then to…
Q1 2022 income and expenses: 89.4% savings rate
Here’s how our savings rate reached 89.4% between January and March 2022. Our active income, passive income and expenses report…
Quarter 1 2022 – Net worth update: Up $86,000
The start of the year was … pretty awful. War, stock market stumbles, Covid and flooding. Despite that, we hit…
Just how important is your savings rate to reach financial independence?
A high savings rate isn’t the be-all and end-all. It’s ultimately an indicator – a rough gauge of how efficient…
Is the public or private sector better for chasing FIRE?
Public or private? Today we’re talking about whether jobs in the public or private sector are better for helping you…
Is early retirement really for you?
I guess I’ll never definitively know if early retirement is really for me until I’m living it – for many…
I’ve been struggling to get up lately
I’m not asking for retirement to be perfect, but flipping things on their head and looking forward to getting up…
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Thoughts on finfluencers
Today is a day to bash finfluencers. And don’t you worry: we’re counting ourselves among them. The post Thoughts on…