Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all! I hope that everyone has a healthy 2021.
Category: Family Life
FIRE and Family Life are hard to reconcile. We try and make sense of the dilemma with advice and experience.
FatFIRE Christmas Carol
It’s the season to be jolly! And its also the season to spend a lot of money and end up broke by January. Then spend some money on January Sales and end up in serious unrecoverable debt by February!
Blasphemy: I miss the office
If you asked me 4 years ago what I wanted to do when I retired, I would have said “nothing”. My priorities would have been chilling, travelling and spending as much time as possible with my young family. I had dreams of leaving work on my 41st birthday, clearing out my desk and handing in my ID card. Saying bye to the reception staff one last time and turning my back on Corporate Life in the City of London.
Be business class frugal with a Luxury Budget
How to Budget while including Luxuries or Luxury alternatives. I’ll tell you how to grade your Luxury spending by Happiness and search for alternatives that give you the same buzz.
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Our FatFIRE Number
£100k per year in retirement requires a £2.5M FatFIRE number. This is how we are using property and side hustles to shave £1M off that figure.
Why FatFIRE and not FIRE or LeanFIRE?
Why we went the lazy FatFIRE route when the FIRE or even LeanFIRE route would have been easier to achieve. Can’t cut everything!
My FatFIRE journey so far
How a frugal, low income, immigrant upbringing would ultimately lead me on a FatFIRE journey and a path to high income financial independence