Lifestyle

In this post I share what we’ve been up to this year. We bought a house, continued volunteering, I wrote a book, we kept investing + lots more.

Financial independence can seem complex, but is easily broken down into simple actions. In this article, I explain how to beat procrastination and take your first steps, building momentum, and how surprisingly powerful it is.

Our debt recycling situation, beefing up our share portfolio after selling an investment property, investing a lump sum, simplifying our accounts & going ‘all-in’ on shares.

We discuss the huge overlaps between Minimalism and the pursuit of financial independence.  The benefits, the possible drawbacks, and how to put these lessons into practice in our everyday lives.

There’s a huge amount of ways we can spend our spare time which are fun, meaningful and also help us save.  Here’s a list of 50 enjoyable low cost activities I came up with.

We discuss different insurance options and discuss whether they’re worth having, strategies for reducing your insurance costs, other ways to protect yourself and more.

Dealing with common fears and anxiety around leaving work, awkward conversations about FIRE, managing debt in retirement and convincing yourself it’s safe to step into freedom.

We discuss transitioning from full time work to semi-retirement. Dealing with employers, managing your finances, and how Pat is approaching it as he plans his transition right now.

My advice on how to get yourself ready for early retirement, lessons and reflections from my own experience and what I would do differently.

In this episode we zoom out and look at how much our lifestyles and spending have changed in the last 20, 50, 100 years, and see what we can learn from this.

Advice and tips on how to become recession proof, so you can live life without fear, knowing you’re financially prepared for anything.

An epic post full of great advice on reaching financial independence when you have kids (from someone who is doing it!).