Follow your dreams…but what dreams?
Sylvie had, has, the voice of an angel. The sort of voice that you hear in your dreams. I met her at University and even in her late teens, when she sang it would lift your soul, or bring you to laughter, or tears. Sometimes it would do all three in the course of five…
Days of leaves and loss
Everyone has their favourite season. Some live for the long, sultry days and balmy evenings of Summer. Others enjoy the chilled noses, open fires and hibernation of Winter. Still other revel in Spring, the promise of new life, the sense of nature stretching out and walking up in the gentle sun and showers. Personally, I…
The joy of doing Financial Independence wrong
A lot of the time I feel like I’m doing financial independence wrong. Basically I don’t find it particularly hard. Not from a practical point of view anyway (the emotional side is different). From an everyday perspective financial independence is meant to be a slog right? Putting in the hours today for a better tomorrow.…
Work less hard, you won’t regret it
Do you feel like you work too hard? Spend too many hours in the office or commuting? You’re not alone. People on their deathbeds wish they hadn’t worked so hard. It’s a cliché isn’t it? I certainly find myself often saying or thinking: “No one says on their deathbed that they wished they had spent…
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…
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…