My jobs on the way to FIRE
I like the picture above. I have actually seen Balinese ladies carrying baskets full of rocks building the road on my surfing holiday in Bali. No men around, not sure…
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24/11/2019
How much are you self-made? Role of luck in our lives?
So how much self-made are we? Did we received any help to get where we are? Are we preaching total self-reliance while we got helped a lot? Did we get…
23/11/2019
My hobbies are keeping me sane and are consistent with the journey towards financial independence
Hobbies in FIREToday this should be an easy post. I would like to write about my hobbies. It might look bit irrelevant in the FIRE blog, but it is actually…
19/11/2019
Our house hacking story on the way to financial independence
HousehackingHouse hacking means using property to improve your situation. Considering house is usually largest purchase people ever make and mortgage and rent are often largest ongoing expenditure, it is surprising…
03/11/2019
Financial independence, early retirement (FIRE) specifics in Australia
Financial independence down under Main reason I started this blog was that there was not much of content about Australians attempting FIRE. Most of the things and rules from USA…
21/04/2019
How to plan B on the way to financial independence
Plan B Today I would like to talk about Plan B. I am quite risk averse person and I like to be prepared. For that reason I always consider options.…
16/04/2019
Working time reconsidered
Since I started reading about early retirement one of the first thing I was thinking about was the right work attitudes. Most of the people work because of two reasons.…
26/09/2018
Early retirement test in Australia
We are currently testing lifestyle without work. We got to this point after many years of learning about FIRE on many blogs and in many books which I will mention…
23/09/2018
How to buy a good value used car
Car is large expenseOne of the important decisions while achieving financial independence is about car purchase. Obviously you can get a bicycle or scooter and you might get away with…
26/10/2016
Counting days
NumbersWe are both accountants. Main advantage of this is not the salary (we are just on slightly above average wages currently employed in the public sector), but in the familiarity…
06/06/2016
Good examples of some of my Ebay sales
I would like to give a big praise to Ebay founders. I know they are getting rewarded well for their invention but considering how they made life easy for sellers…
14/04/2013