The wedding bells have finished chiming, the once-chinking glasses are all back in the special cupboard and it’s time for a little one-on-one, just you two. But how do you think about honeymooning on a budget when everything seems geared to cost so much? On one of the most memorable trips of your life, the […]
A lot of folk say that financial independence doesn’t follow a linear path. That the stages of financial independence change. I disagree, because actually, if you look at common themes in people’s finances across the spectrum, the trends are clear. Personal finance is of course, always personal, but the “stage” we find ourselves in at […]
There’s a common acronym within the financial independence, retire early (FIRE) community – and it’s used often. FU money. For many, it’s a pipe dream they’re diligently working toward being able to say to a specific person, and for others, it’s a general vernacular they’ll carry in their arsenal for when the time comes. FU […]
When I was younger, I took issue with working until the age of 70. Even as a child, the concept was uncomfortable. I knew people who died before they were 70, yet no-one ever seemed to think of working as anything other than a necessity, and a “preservation age” retirement as anything other than normal. […]
We’re well into the first quarter of 2019, but many of us still have our minds turned to money. For some, it looks like paying off debt, for others it’s saving, with specific goals in mind around owning homes, businesses, retiring early or travelling more. Whatever it is, most of us can agree – we’d […]
Minimalism and money are two things that go hand-in-hand. And while you might think that the notion of having fewer things, or maintaining more simplicity in your life has little to do with the way you manage your cash – you’d be wrong. In fact, minimalism has everything to do with money. Minimalism is about […]
To start off our financial independence story, I’m going to take you back to a smaller version of me. Still as curly-haired, still as gappy-toothed, but much less wrangled by the world. I would read books widely and voraciously (thanks for making reading such a big part of our lives, Mum), and had a particular […]
I sing to the high heavens about side hustles. They are powerful ways to up-skill, fill your time productively and of course, bring in a few extra dollars outside of your regular income. If your day-job is wrangling kids around town, a side hustle can still be one of the most flexible ways to earn […]
