If you ask most people their top 5 wishes I am almost certain that 99% of people would have “I want to win the lottery” or something similar in there, something that would have them end up extremely wealthy. Having […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been a while since we’ve focused on the long term picture around here, and it’s been noticed by commenter “Is_poss” in his (or her… could be a her) comment here: Hey TFS, big fan of your work and have been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Children, enjoying the future It’s the series that just refuses to die – yes, thoughts on parenting is back and I cannot promise you this won’t be the last one! A great comment from IPM got me writing about what the future […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think it’s important to admit that everyone makes mistakes, even the mighty current president of the USA (no way!?) and even Mr Money Mustache. There is no avoidance of this fact so the best thing is to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A minimalist baby toy area 😉 Welcome to part ii on my thoughts after one year of parenting. In part one we looked more at the financial side, buying stuff for baby and paying for entertainment. This time I’m […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seeing as Baby TFS (pictured above, in case you hadn’t already guessed) turned one year old the other week I thought it would be time to finally publish some of the incoherent ramblings I’ve written down over the year […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The little one turned one in February, don’t they grow up fast!? Don’t worry, we haven’t gone crazy and given her tonnes of money for her birthday present (she would just eat it if left alone for more than […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My last post was rather stupidly called why you should never ask “what if everyone did this?” Of course it is silly to think I meant it literally. I mean, there are not many instances where you should actually never […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have you ever thought when you heard an interesting idea: “Ok sounds good but what if everyone did this? Would society / the economy / the ecosphere collapse?” It’s an interesting question and one I’ve thought about a lot […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What is FIRE? Here is what it means to me… FIRE is… Financial Independence, Retire Early FIRE is… taking your life back from The Man FIRE is… escaping the rat race FIRE is… putting time above money FIRE is… saying […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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