Yesterday something interesting happened. I decided to tell a few friends of mine about FIRE. I’m from a business background and work in management consulting. Most of my friends have studied something similar and also have a corporate life. This…
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In my work as a management consultant I get to work with some of the biggest companies in the world. I have worked on more than +30 projects with +20 clients. Amongst them several Fortune 500 companies. In a normal…
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Working as a management consultant, I spend a lot of time with ambitious people. People that are exchanging a lot of free time for work, and who always strive to become better. One of my colleagues said the other week…
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It is time to discuss safe withdrawal rates for early retirees, or what is sometimes known as “the 4% rule” – if the safe withdrawal rate is 4%. The basic definition of the safe withdrawal rate is the share of…
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Most people pursuing financial independence, such as myself, do it with a clear purpose. That purpose is often to change life for the better. I generally believe that the FIRE community is really good at focusing on the things that…
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Last week, I went on vacation to a sunny island with my girlfriend (temperatures have been close to 0 degrees Celsius in the past months in Denmark, so it was highly needed!). We decided to do something different this vacation and…
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In the past year, I have struggled with finding the balance between pursuing financial independence and being happy at the same time. I have recently read a few things by Tal Ben-Shahar who is a Harvard University lecturer that teaches and writes…
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Today, we are going deal with perhaps the hardest subject I know of: the purpose of life. I am no philosophical mastermind, but I am spending a great deal of time thinking about what the purpose of my life should…
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I pay more than 50% of my income in taxes – and I love it. I live in Denmark, a little country in Northern Europe with borders to Germany and Sweden. I live in a welfare state. This means that…