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...
Category: Wellbeing
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...
Learning Languages on a Budget
I’ve been learning languages since I was a little girl. I’ll be forty next month (yippee!) so that’s at least 30 years. My parents enjoy learning languages too. Once my dad and I ordered...
Yoga on FIRE: how yoga will help me reach financial independence
Although I’ve practised yoga for many years, and have even spent three years training to be a yoga teacher, I still have an on-off relationship with it. I turn to it when I’m in...
Ways to make the most of a commute
One of the silver linings of this really challenging period has been the opportunity to work from home. Normally my commute costs about £20 a day and can take up to four hours in...
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...
Ways I (try to) stop obsessing over money
I’ve always been careful with money (following in the footsteps of two frugal parents). However, I only started becoming really interested in personal finance and how I could build wealth when on maternity leave...