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…
My fiancé and I have been working full-time for roughly four years now. This is not a lot considering we will be working until we are 70 and are not even 30 years old yet. Many people would probably think…
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…
