Thinking

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…