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Monthly updates

Life update #6 – Judgement day

Nov 1,2025
Hello fellow FIRE seekers and other good folk. Here we go again! This is ... Read More
Goals & Dreams

Goodbye 2022 – Hello 2023!

Jan 31,2023
Well, we made it this far. I remember looking so much forward to writing ... Read More
The FIRE

Four Years Later

Sep 25,2022
About two weeks ago I began getting notifications from my hosting provider; It’s time ... Read More
Investments

What I have learned from 15 years of investing (analyzing my returns from 2007-2021)

Jan 17,2022
January is my least favorite month of the year (it’s long, cold, dark and ... Read More
Strategy

My investment strategy (2.0)

Nov 30,2021
I often see people asking whether XX or YY is a good investment, and ... Read More
Philosophy

Finding your purpose

May 26,2019
It’s no secret that a lot of us (humans) often struggle to find our ... Read More
Investments

Say Hello to my little friend (Property #1)

May 7,2019
It’s been more than 6 months, since I first introduced my plans of purchasing ... Read More
Monthly updates

Life update #6 – Judgement day

  • By That Guy
  • Nov 1,2025
  •  ♦ 3

Hello fellow FIRE seekers and other good folk. Here we go again! This is a big one, people! The one…

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Philosophy

Idle hands are the devil’s workshop

  • By That Guy
  • Oct 25,2025
  •  ♦ 0

We have a similar expression in Danish. In Danish It’s: “Ledighed er roden til alt ondt” When translated (using Google…

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Life update #5 – Unmasked

  • By That Guy
  • Aug 18,2025
  •  ♦ 6

8 months later! And he’s back πŸ™‚ Still alive and kicking, folks! (In case you were wondering HAHA!) I’ve been…

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Life update #4 – When life give you lemons

  • By That Guy
  • Dec 22,2024
  •  ♦ 2

Hello friends & foes and good people of the Internet! Here we are again. It’s been about 3 months since…

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Monthly updates

Life update #3 – Business as usual?

  • By That Guy
  • Sep 5,2024
  •  ♦ 1

Hola compadres! (We’ve just got back from a weeks vacation in Spain, so naturally I’m now fluent in Spanish!…Not). We’re…

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Life update #2 – When one door closes

  • By That Guy
  • May 21,2024
  •  ♦ 7

Hello…? Anyone still out there? πŸ™‚ It’s been almost 6 months since my last post. It doesn’t feel like 6…

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Monthly updates

Life update #1 – Tiny house living

  • By That Guy
  • Dec 26,2023
  •  ♦ 15

It’s been quiet on the blog for more than 3 months now. Which means I’ve missed a couple of monthly…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #60 (August 2023) – Stockholm Syndrome

  • By That Guy
  • Sep 15,2023
  •  ♦ 5

Fall has arrived, people! You know what this means, right?Β Winter is coming! Yes…But also: here is this months (long overdue)…

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Monthly Update #59 (July 2023) – Pivot, Pivot, Pivot!

  • By That Guy
  • Aug 18,2023
  •  ♦ 6

Hello people! It’s time for another riveting update from yours truly. As is the norm these days, there has been…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #58 (June 2023) – Double trouble

  • By That Guy
  • Jul 26,2023
  •  ♦ 5

It’s JULY already! In the words of my 8-yo daugther: OMG! Time is flying by and I really try to…

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Hi, I’m Nick!

I’m working towards becoming financially independent – while still living as “normal” a life as possible.

You can follow my progress towards financial freedom and early retirement here.

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My Total Balance goal is €400.000Β (for now…)

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Consider the content here as entertainment, not as investment advice. Should you choose to invest based on something I wrote, I implore you to do your own research and consider your own risk profile, before you invest your money in anything.

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