15 Jul Is my early retirement relatable?
Is my early retirement relatable to others? I think I'm a normal guy, but did do some things differently, so am I as relatable as I think?...
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02 Jul Happy Birthday Campervan – were you a good buy?
Two years ago, we spent a chunk of money of a campervan. Has it been a good buy?...
29 Jun Early retirement costs & targets
After 77 months of early retirement costs and targets posts, I wonder if it's time to stop - surely I've written most of what I've got to say on these subjects. But then I remember how fundamental these topics are. Tracking my costs helped get...
24 Jun Tour du Mont Blanc Hike
Tour du Mont Blanc...
22 Jun A dud of an idea, or a new early retirement adventure?
Two things on my early retirement targets list for this year were:Imagine a new adventure for Sally and me, andVolunteer for somethingSeven months through the year, I've made zero progress on the first item and actually removed the second one from my targets list -...
19 Jun Early retirement costs & targets
The executive summary for this month is that it was good for progress on my early retirement targets and boring for our early retirement costs. That's a summary I'm happy to take!Early retirement targetsMaybe I should call time on my targets for this year -...
12 Jun Early retirement – losing direction, purpose and motivation
It's fair to say that I have a positive view of early retirement. I'm in my seventh year of it and haven't regretted it for a second. That's the case today - I don't feel that I have the same sense of drive that I...
10 Jun The grey haired bus – why you should retire as soon as you can
The grey haired bus (Image by Freepik)On our campervan trip in May this year, we stopped outside Barcelona. The campground had a bus service to the city, so we didn't have to deal with city traffic or battle to...
09 Jun Early retirement costs & targets
I'm writing my August early retirement update while enjoying the late summer weather. For those of us living in more temperate or continental climates, it strikes me that spring or the beginning of summer is an ideal time to start a new phase of life...
02 Jun Luck helped me retire early. Is that unfair?
That's not to say the journey was absent of good fortune. My parents taught me to live within my means. My first boss sent me to college one day a week to do my accounting exams. Boss number three gave me the opportunity to work...