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LATEST ARTICLES ( 102 )

• FIRE Budget

  

  This is a post asking the question what would a "balanced life" budget look like and a discussion on that ultimate personal question of what makes someone happy. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Rich Times

  

  Ramit Sethi - "I will Teach You to be Rich" can be found on his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ramitsethi/videos and has been featured on a Netflix... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2023 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Permaculture, Resilience and Financial Independence

  

  We have been financially independent for four years now. In that time we have not rested on our laurels. We have changed country and renovated an old farmhouse. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2017 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Fragilista - Part 2

  

  Low cost fuel and no moving parts - a robust heating solutionHave you ever wondered how some people get rich and are able to grow their wealth? Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Fragiliska - Part 1

  

  Our very fragile sink - we are chucking everything at the kitchen sink of 2017 to make it as successful and anti-fragile as possibleWelcome to a New Year of... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2017 BUSINESS, SOCIETY

• Richiitis Life

  

  Puilaurens Cathare Castle I haven't posted for 3 whole months! Tut, Tut, Tut... Response to readers question - what have we been up to. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Being the Best

  

  In life being the best has a lot more to it than a high IQ a trophy degree or even good looks. Skills are developed to be an individual (in school) whilst... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Earnymore V Frugalizm

  

  View of Chicago from Sears tower on business trip – a great city,blues music and ice hockey Should I Just Earn More and Carry On As “Normal”? Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• 2 Years of Financial Independence

  

  It was easy to get carried away by our dream of financial independence but what about reality? What are the cold hard numbers? Are we any the wiser and have we... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Retirement Mis-direction and Tips

  

  Warning Advert!Our TRiBe still read the mainstream press (although the quality of the articles has been reduced in size and quality down the years). Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Spendaholics

  

  A good investment?The Tribe is currently going through a period of EXTREME spending. First up this post is not about idiotic hedonistic spending. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Spendthrift Or Save Bore

  

  Corfe Castle - A bad investment?Bad advice on Spending, Saving and InvestingI have been reading a few posts recently going along the lines:1. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• 2014 Financial Independence Progress

  

  Welcome to 2015 and a new year of FI (Financial Independence) and SH (Seeking Happiness) opportunities!Before ploughing ahead (literally for us) on some new... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Living in France, Are You Mad?

  

  Home (It looks great from this distance!)Our planet is an amazing place. So many different environments, some are idyllic beach paradises, others are rough... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• 4 Happiness Paradoxes

  

  Learning something new, making mistakes and having funWe all have the choice of happiness, it all depends what we choose happiness to be. 1. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• 20 Positivey Stubborn Ways

  

  Learning a new skillI love days when I am put in my place. Learning from an expert and proving to me how little I know.Today was one of those days - a humbling... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• 12 Things to Get Your S*** Together

  

  Simple Country LivingIn this post we going to consider what if the world worked differently from a personal idealistic standpoint (knowing that it won't... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Madness of Housing

  

  How much should we allocate to housing? - Evaluation with the Financial Independence Timeline PlannerBuy or rent your way to financial independence - a tricky... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Generational In-balances

  

  THE.FuTuRe: "You are getting old Contender, you need someone to look after you like the government......."CoNTeNDeR: "Promises, promises, promises - all great o... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY

• Messed Up, Clued Up, Wised Up

  

  As human beings we start off in life learning from our parents who generally protect us from the real world. We make mistakes, do and say things we shouldn't.... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 BUSINESS, CAREER, FINANCE, LIFE COACH, SOCIETY