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My Investment Strategy Explained In Numbers - Scenario Planning Example to 100!

How is Fire actually going to work? When first hearing about Fire, my mind was opened up to a new light. Disillusioned by the 9-5:30, 3 hour round commute everyday for the rest of your life until you're a shrivelled up prune.  I now had the way to escape this.  At the point of discovering Fire I was adamant I would achieve this through intense frugality whilst still being on a modest income at the time. I would be alone forever and my costs would never change in real terms (adjusted for inflation), even though we was in the middle of the pandemic. Even when going away, I would only ever go and stay at hostels and travel on a backpacker budget like some real life Peter Pan. No issues right....  Now a few years have passed and more life experience has been gained, this isn't quite what the reality will be. But this time has proved that it is almost impossible to predict what will happen the future. However, there is still every reason to try and put yourself in the best pos...

November 2024 Update - Trump Is Back!

General Life Update    Making myself sound very boring now, but it was another quiet month. To be honest it was welcomed with open arms with Christmas coming up and plenty of socials throughout December. My football continues to disappoint and a hamstring injury limited my playing time. Probably being a good thing for myself and the team, but I still managed to miss some sitters along the way. Still, the one win in the month meant a big night out was needed, an opportunity we couldn't put wide of the post, but  there were some shots over the bar! Drinking is so expensive now, but sometimes you need to celebrate the wins.  Highlight in the month was an Alpaca walk with the missus. Already forgotten the fun facts the guide told us but I will forever remember them as being stubborn and greedy sods, much like our doggo! Her future dream for a house farm will only be bolstered by the experience, with the inclusion of alpacas now.  There has been time for self reflect...