We recently upgraded our 2005 Toyota Vitz/Yaris for a 2012 Honda Fit/Jazz. Here is my Irish used car buying guide on how we went about researching and selecting our “new” car. This guide is for people looking to get from A-B for as little effort and money as possible. Do you really need a car? … Read more
See what Meagan has been up to in the last 6 months. From considering a home upgrade, to garden renovations, to upgrading a car. Never a dull moment on the path to FIRE.
See what a family of 3 spend in a year in Cork, Ireland.
This post outlines the concept of financial independence, the different stages of wealth, some basic investment principles and why you’d want to stop working for money. If you prefer to watch, you can also find this video on YouTube.
Going down to one part time income has not freed up as much time as we’d thought. Turns out , no matter how much free time you have, if you do not carve out time for your priorities, you will never have enough time for them.
Read on to see why we made the decision to go down to one part time income with Mr. MH quitting his job to be a stay at home Dad and how it impacts our path to Financial Independence. You may (or may not) have noticed a lack of blog posts. I certainly have felt … Read more
As you may have read, we took a mini-retirement where both my husband and myself would be off from Jan 1 – Mar 20 and without pay until the end of April. We spent 7 weeks in Portugal, to see if the cost of living there would be as cheap as we had read based … Read more
This post will go through my take on how the pandemic market volatility and uncertainty has changed my investment strategy and financial freedom plan. Firstly, before I get into a financial post, I want to acknowledge that people are losing their lives. Front line workers are exposing themselves every day to help fight this pandemic. … Read more
When I was planning our mini-retirement in Portugal I thought I’d chance my arm and try to schedule a meetup with FIRE YouTube stars Amon and Christina from the “Our Rich Journey” channel. Luckily our schedules lined up and they graciously agreed to meet my sister and I for coffee. This post covers most of … Read more
