Thinking

Have you decided to start a personal finance blog? Or are you still just thinking about it? Amazing! It is a lot of fun and hard work. I started this blog in 2016 and have learned a ton since, so…

Lately I have been thinking quite a lot about the FIRE movement. A movement I consider myself lucky to have found and proud to be part of. I love FIRE and everything it stands for. I believe taking charge of…

Everybody agrees mostly about what financial independence is (although with some differences), but the term ‘early retirement’ doesn’t really have the same similar use in the personal finance sphere. Personally, I have never felt ‘retire early’ is the right way…

The personal finance community (and increasingly everyone else) write a lot about financial independence and early retirement (FIRE). We often take the concepts’ meaning for granted. But what is actually the definition of financial independence? What do we really mean…

I have managed to hold on to a little secret in the past few months, but I simply cannot keep it for myself any longer. My wife and I are expecting a baby in June next year and we are…

In recent weeks, you might have noticed I have made small adjustments to the site in the effort to try to monetize it slightly more than previously (e.g. by posting this unbiased review). As this blog slowly starts making an…

If you are following my blog and have read my about me page, you will know that I am blogging under the name of Carl, but it is actually not my real name. Everything else on the blog is 100%…

I know you don’t hear this often from a FIRE blogger, but I actually like my job. I know, it sounds crazy. I am on a journey towards financial independence and early retirement. Not because I am tired of working,…

Today’s post is an interview with Andrei Polgar about spotting the next financial crisis. I have previously written my own thoughts about when the next financial crisis is coming, but as opposed to me Andrei is an actual expert on…