A Year to Work Freedom: First Quarter Update
Earlier this year I shared how I’m aiming to achieve “work freedom”. For me this means transforming my career to have a more flexible working pattern and more time with my children. As my...
Category: Parenthood
Why taking care of our home will get us to FI faster
I know that we’re not the only ones for whom trips to the dump have been one of the highlights of lockdown. I know because a few weekends ago as we were gleefully loading...
FIRE and Life Lessons from a Star Wars Jigsaw Puzzle
Ever since having children the idea of completing a puzzle (i.e. a grown up one with more than 50 pieces) has seemed like the ultimate indulgence. It stems from when we went away on...
Enjoying the route to FI and staying healthy during lockdown
Saturday is chores and play-with-the-kids day – especially during times of COVID. As I was cleaning yesterday I was listening to Episode 288 of Choose FI. They spoke to Brandon from the Mad Fientist...
Christmas Children’s Gift Guide for 2020
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Preparing for the best Christmas ever, on a budget
Last year we decided to simplify Christmas by just getting one gift for each other and the kids. We all – even our three year old – got as much pleasure from that one...
Maternity Leave Money Series: Pregnancy and Preparation
I remember the pleasure of buying new things for my first baby. I didn’t really think about what that money represented. It meant finishing my maternity leave earlier than I wanted to, partly because...
Online resources for mothers
This is a very intense time to be a parent. I imagine this is even truer for very new mothers. They’ve gone through the experience of giving birth during a pandemic and many will...