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10 FIRE Saving Tips to Retire Faster

These 10 FIRE Saving Tips will help you save more, maximise your investments, and a retiring earlier than you ever thought possible. Saving is difficult. When people...

My Fire Journey in 5 Easy FIRE Lessons – Part 2

If you haven’t already, read the Part 1 of the series for the previous FIRE Lessons. FIRE Lesson 4 : The Fire Number Disappointment Around a couple years ago, I was...

My Fire Journey in 5 FIRE Lessons – Part 1

I guess my FIRE lessons all started when I had finally landed my first job. It was at a startup and I was one of three developers in a barebones building on the outskirts...

What is your FIRE Flavour?

My FIRE Flavour is a bit different. Today, I am staying in a villa on Koh Samui. Water trickles from a fountain above the pool. I’ve just had a morning walk and an iced...

How to Easily Calculate the FIRE Number

How do I calculate the FIRE Number? Let me start with a story. A few months ago, I stood motionless inside my Sydney apartment. The place smelled faintly of cardboard and...

3 FIRE Principles – A Beginner’s Guide

In the previous blog post, I touched upon what FIRE means to me and the freedom it offers. In this beginner’s guide, I would like to expand on how to make a start...

Financial Independence, Retiring Early (FIRE) and Me – From Frustration to Freedom

 It’s 1AM and being financially independent, retiring early is the furthest thing from my mind. I am staring at my screen, I have four console terminals up on my...