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...
Category: Wellbeing
Feeling Overwhelmed at Work on the Route to Financial Independence
A couple of weeks ago I texted my boss to say I was struggling to cope and needed to speak to her. I hadn’t been able to stop crying that morning as I thought...
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...
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...