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Financial Independence Retire Early UK
What is financial independence retire early all about? Also known as a 'lifestyle' or 'movement', the goal is simple - save 25x of your yearly expenses in a diversified investment portfolio to then withdraw 4% each year with very little risk of ever running out of money. Originally FIRE became a movement back in 1992 via the 'Your Money or Your Life' book written by Wicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, but since then becoming financially independent is an attractive option and growing trend for many in the UK.
In this blog I document my journey to becoming financially independent, focusing on increasing my savings rate whilst decreasing my expenses. The FIRE movement has psychologically assisted me in making better financial choices, re-wiring the need to 'keep up the Jones' or thinking twice about purchasing unnecessary products. I don't live a frugal lifestyle and look forward to escaping the rat race early and getting back that all important spare time and freedom.
I document life hacks that I've picked up along the way, money saving tips, frugal food, and general views on life and other ramblings.
Financial Independence Retire Early Blog
Happy New Year 2022 – Update on Goals
Happy New Year to all of the readers of this blog! I hope that throughout the year…
Reached £300,000 in Investments!
Wahoo! Another £100,000 added to the kitty! Given that it was only back in March 2021 I…
November 2021 Savings Report
Life Update Good day all! It’s been a bit of a roller coaster of a time at…
October 2021 Savings Report
Life Update Good day all! Time must be speeding up as it genuinely feels like I only…
September 2021 Savings Report
Life Update Morning / Afternoon / Evening folks! Apologies for the late blog post update. It’s been…
August 2021 Savings Report
Life Update Howdy Folks! It’s been a rather busy month throughout August for our small family and…
July 2021 Savings Report
Life Update Hey Folks! Another month slides on by and we’re now into August! Can you believe…
I am a quarter of a millionaire!
It feels absolutely bizarre writing this post, knowing that I have over £250,000+ sitting in the account….
June 2021 Savings Report
Life Update Howdy folks! Yikes better late then never I say, sorry about the lateness of the…
May 2021 Savings Report
Life Update Howdy folks! It’s been yet another mad month lifestyle wise. We’ve made a new recruit…
ISA 2021 – All Filled Up!
Just a few quick updates this end regarding month of May…. ISA Filled Up (2021/22) Even though…
April 2021 Savings Report – End of Financial Year
Life Update Howdy folks! Another month goes on by, but fortunately some save and grace it seems…