A listing of some of my favourite FI resources including a listing of other Irish blogs/podcasts.
Books
Your Money or Your Life – a transformational book to get you to look at money differently. Even after thousands of hours or reading about FIRE, I still learned something about finances from this book. It is inspirational and has a nice mix of the psychology of money, how to align spending to bring you the most happiness and a step by step process to getting in control of your finances. I also like that it mixes in concepts of minimalism, environmentalism and social responsibility. I wrote a more detailed review/summary here if you’re interested.
Financial Freedom – The story of Grant Sabatier who went from 0$ to 1 million in 5 years. This book gives great tips on how to get the most out of your working years, how to ask for a raise and ideas for side hustles to speed up your time to financial independence. It is US-focused but still a nice read with some key takeaways applicable to anywhere.
Quit Like a Millionaire – The story of Kristy Chen of Millennial Revolution and her guide to getting to financial independence. It is a very easy read with a human story to follow throughout. I particularly liked the chapter on the psychology of money and what actually happens in our brains when we spend money. Some great tips on how to create a sustainable budget without feeling deprived. Also US/Canada focused but a lot of generic advice as well.
Blogs
Millennial Revolution – This is the blog that introduced me to FIRE so has to get a mention here. It’s one of the only blogs I’ve subscribed to and almost always read every post. They have a nice mix of travel (pre-COVID), philosophical, economics, how-tos and reader cases where they review reader’s situations and analyse the best approach for them to get to financial independence. The husband can be a bit abrasive and comes across as cocky at times but if you can look past that, the content is solid.
Jillian Johnsrud – If anyone says they can’t become financially dependent for one reason or another, Jillian is the woman to inspire them. She has 2 biological kids and 4 adopted kids. One of whom tragically died at 20. Jillian shares her journey, her successes and her failures, she is raw and inspirational. She has a free email course on intentional living and how to design your best life – well worth signing up for if you’re into the more philosophical side of FIRE.
Podcasts
Financial Freedom – Grant Sabatier interviews other well-known finance bloggers/podcasters/writers. He also shares his own reflections on life after early retirement, what he would have done differently and how he is adjusting to life without needing to work for money.
Irish Content
- The Irish FIRE Podcast
- FIRE Dave
- Financial Independence Ireland
- An Irish Investors Guide
- Ignite my FIRE
- Informed Decisions Podcast
- Frugal Personal Finance
- Firehub.eu – not exactly Irish but a good source of European blogs on FIRE. They used to have a newsletter which was really great at highlighting popular posts but that seems to have stopped of late.