Why your 30s and 40s are an optimal age to start towards Financial Independence
Does anyone else have a pang of regret that they didn’t stumble across the concept of financial independence sooner? I’ve certainly felt like that. It must be pretty common. A version of the fear of having missed out. So many of the poster children for Financial Independence retired in their 30s or at least by…
Living life true to yourself
Do any of us live life being true to ourselves? I have two questions I ask myself to test that when I struggle to make big decisions. What would 20-year-old Caveman say? And, will I regret it on my deathbed? Now I’m firmly middle-aged I seek wisdom from myself from the bookends of my life.…
May 2019 update: Things are pretty good
Hello everyone. I’m a bit late with my update for May. Sorry about that. I had a few other posts that I wanted to get out first, two of which had a ‘deadline’ of the 15th of June so I popped them out first. Overall though I had a pretty good month in May. The…
Unpopular opinions: Be beautiful and learn stuff
Well kids, it’s that time again when Saving Ninja launches another Thought Experiment. Following on from the last one about what I want to do when I’m financially independent this Thought Experiment is about unpopular opinions. Specifically he asks: “What opinion do you have that most of your peers do not share?” Let’s get the…
Immolate – an act of microfiction
This is my offering for Marc’s first microfiction challenge. The challenge is this: “Write a microfiction story of max 350 words in a genre of your choice and use the word fire, one way or the other” Very different from my normal post so I won’t be offended if you pass this one by! Without further…
Break the routine: The destructive power of unthinking repetition
Those who have been following my story will know I’m doing some serious thinking about what I want from life. As part of that I’ve been contemplating what, exactly, is holding me back from making big changes. Fear is part of that, but that’s too generic to work with. Breaking down my thinking I have…
Love your job: Why I love my job and you should love yours
I love my job. There you go. I’ve said it. I don’t care who knows it. This is my Tom-Cruise-on-Oprah moment. That was amazing. Of course we all know how THAT went, right? …sorry let me just take this call… “Hello…Yes….Yes…What?…They’ve WHAT?!?!?…When??!?!?…Oh….Oh, I see. OK Bye” Um. Anyway. Maybe ignore that last bit. But you…
Investing in rental property. Why I hate the idea.
Investing in rental property. Easy money, right? Put down a deposit. Get someone else to pay off your mortgage. Enjoy a steady income of effortless income every month. That’s even before you think about the returns from the property rising in value. That’s been the narrative for years. While the dream may have been tarnished…