Reading Time: 7 minutes What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? The best question you’ve ever been asked. Too bad it gets asked when you’re four years old, and all you want to do is eat ice cream and play with ninja turtles. Do you know the best time to ask yourself that question? Right now. […]
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August 2019 Income & Expenses – Savings Rate: 61 % !
Reading Time: 3 minutes Another great month in terms of savings! Here is my income & expenses for august 2019! Seems like you loved the flow diagram from last month, so I’ll make it this month as well! The flow diagram visualizes both my income, expenses & savings in the same figure. The currency is as always USD $. […]
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10 Essential Things I’ve Learned That Made Me A Better Investor
Reading Time: 8 minutes I’m getting older by each passing day. At the time of this writing it is my birthday, I’m now 32 years old. Here are 10 life lessons I’ve learned that made me a better investor. 1. Compound Interest Still Blows My Mind It’s hard to believe that $65.7 billion of Warren Buffett’s $66 billion net […]
July 2019 Income & Expenses – Savings Rate: 64,9 % !
Reading Time: 3 minutes Another great month in terms of savings! Here is my income & expenses for july 2019! Seems like you loved the flow diagram from last month, so I’ll make it this month as well! The flow diagram visualizes both my income, expenses & savings in the same figure. What do you think of it? The […]
How I Am Going To Quit My Job And Be Financial Independent In Only 5 Years
Reading Time: 7 minutes Twitter: @Route2FI Why do most people spend decades in careers they don’t like? The norm is to go to school, graduate, take a job, climb the corporate ladder and stay there for 30-40 years. Then you are free to enjoy life when you’re 67 years old. Have you ever wondered if this is the life […]
The BIG Reason To Why I’m Still Chasing Financial Independence
Reading Time: 7 minutes Twitter: @Route2FI I now feel confident that I eventually will reach my FI goal. My net worth is starting to approach $200,000.I’ve made a routine where I consistently save more than 60 % of my income every month.I track my income, expenses and net worth every month.I’ve got a promotion several times. I’ve raised my […]
June 2019 Income & Expenses – Savings Rate: 78,6 % !
Reading Time: 3 minutes Another great month in terms of savings! Here is my income & expenses for june 2019! Seems like you loved the flow diagram from last month, so I’ll make it this month as well! The flow diagram visualizes both my income, expenses & savings in the same figure. What do you think of it? The […]
May 2019 Income & Expenses – Savings Rate: 64,2 % !
Reading Time: 3 minutes Another great month in terms of savings! Here is my income & expenses for may 2019! Seems like you loved the flow diagram from last month, so I’ll make it this month as well! The flow diagram visualizes both my income, expenses & savings in the same figure. What do you think of it? The […]
Experience the Hard Years of the 9-5 Before You FIRE
Reading Time: 8 minutes A month ago I recieved an email from a reader who had just finished university. He told me he had a job in a corporate company during every summer holiday for the last three years, and that he hated it. He told me that there was no way he wanted to start working in a […]
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Stop Trading Your Time For Money
Reading Time: 6 minutes I spent almost one month in Thailand/Australia/Singapore in december. One of the most shocking and surprising discoveries I made during my trip was that I spent less money while traveling, compared to how much I spend while I’m working 9 -5. This got me think really hard about why. During the trip I could spend […]