Photo above by Hanna Skoromna on Unsplash Everyone: Well, 2019 was a crap year. Surely 2020 will be better. 2020: Hold my (Corona) beer! Well, this year went south really quick, didn’t it?! The religious amongst us might be wondering if the End of Days is upon us here in Australia – first we have … Continue reading Calm in the time of COVID-19
For those of us who’ve come to the FIRE movement later in life, the pension is more likely to be a factor in our financial planning for retirement than it is for those young whippersnappers who reach FIRE by their 30s. This is particularly relevant for women, who generally retire with less superannuation than men, … Continue reading Giving Indue consideration to the pension in your FIRE plans
“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”Jean Cocteau A memorial to my cat, the soul of my home I'm going to state out the outset that this post has almost nothing to do with personal finance; I’m writing it purely because I need to talk … Continue reading Farewell, my sweet baby girl
I've been thinking a bit about why I hadn't figured out much earlier that there's a better way to live than through working. Don't get me wrong - I happen to think that work is essential for our health as human beings, in the sense of having a purpose in life. And I actually do … Continue reading Working for a living
I discovered the FIRE concept fairly recently, through my Barefoot Investor membership. It seems there are a few Aussie FIRE bloggers who are also Barefooters, and their comments in the community forum led me down quite the rabbit hole! The more of their sites I visit and start reading, the more FIRE bloggers I discover. … Continue reading Getting started
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