Where has the year gone? I’ve been investing for a whole year and it has flown by! It’s been another busy month and I’ve not posted as often as I’d like. After my season of stress, I took my foot off the accelerator but perhaps slowed down a bit too much and now I feel … More Progress Update – November 2018
My Season of Stress is over and I’m enjoying a few well earned days off, although much of this has been used catching up with various chores – no rest for the wicked! I’m pleased with how well I’ve coped during this super busy month; I had moments where I felt overwhelmed but I feel … More Progress Update – October
I’m in the middle of my “Season of Stress” so blog posts this month will have to be short and sweet! This month my assets have increased to £399k and my liabilities have decreased to £171k leaving my net worth at £228k a small £3k increase equating to nearly 1.5%. It was quite an expensive … More Progress Update – September 2018
We’ve just got back from another and slightly longer camping trip, this time up to the highlands of Scotland which was brilliant and we got better weather! It was a bit more expensive this time and I will do a full post on camping and its associated finances. We’ve got a hotel weekend away coming … More Progress Update – August 2018
We’ve just got back from a camping trip which was brilliant even though we picked the first rainy weekend for weeks! I’ll do a separate post on the ins and outs of camping but it was definitely more cost effective than our normal holidays. Other than that trip, expenses have been reasonable. I had a … More Progress Update – July 2018
I commute for more than two hours every day and I’ve found that listening to podcasts makes that time more enjoyable. As you can imagine I get through a lot of content, mainly on the subjects on financial independence and health and wellbeing, see here for a rundown of my favourite podcasts. Recently, I’ve heard … More The Importance of Incrementalism
Well this feels like a real summer! I’m getting used to all this sunny weather even if I have to spend most of it at work! This month I’ve spent a weekend in Liverpool for my friend’s 30th birthday which was really fun and then the following weekend we overnighted in Stevenage for a family … More Progress Update – June 2018
