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We are at the end of May and that means that the paycheck has rolled in, the investments are transferring and I have to look through my finances anyway. It is the perfect time to review my journey and just keep myself accountable. What happened this month? I've been very busy, which has resulted in … Continue reading FIRE Update 2: May(hem)
Shoreditch is one of my favourite wonderful areas, especially in summertime I should probably start by saying that I have by no means figured my shit out. That is obvious, since I moved from a country with free education to willingly go into student debt in one of Europe's most expensive cities. That being said, … Continue reading FIRE in London: How I am keeping expenses down in a big city
We are halfway through May and I have somehow not lost my marbles being more or less stuck in my flat here in London. My other flatmates have gone back to their families, and while I enjoy the space and quiet, then I more than ever long to go back to my home country. I … Continue reading About lockdown life and “getting my shit together”
We are at the end of April and that means that the paycheck has rolled in, the investments are transferring and I have to look through my finances anyway, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to start documenting my journey a bit more and just keep myself accountable. What happened this month? I … Continue reading FIRE Update 1: Let’s get started
I have previously touched a little upon consumerism in here, but I have recently read a string of interesting discussions and blog posts about this, so I thought I would give my two cents on it as well. My general theory is that "shopping is symptom" - for everything that is going on for you, really. Now, I am not talking about "shopping" as in "buying food and toilet paper", but when you order another useless gadget on Amazon or browse a string of your favourite webshops "just to see what is new", or you purchase something you semi-like because you have a discount code. Let's try to dig into that a little.
I am not going to ramble off about how humans are screwing over Mother Nature, how the older generation with more money, political influence and better options is fucking things up for us young ones (has done that for years). No, I'll save that for the other blog. All you need to know is that … Continue reading No-Buy August: because shopping will not make you happy
