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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #60 (August 2023) – Stockholm Syndrome

Sep 15,2023
Fall has arrived, people! You know what this means, right? Winter is coming! Yes…But also: ... 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

Monthly Update #60 (August 2023) – Stockholm Syndrome

  • By That Guy
  • Sep 15,2023
  •  ♦ 2

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

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Monthly updates

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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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #57 (May 2023) – The renovation begins & The FIRE project pauses

  • By That Guy
  • Jun 19,2023
  •  ♦ 6

Hello everyone! It is now June already! – This means that I’ve yet again fallen behind (as usual) with the…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #56 (April 2023) – The Offer(s)

  • By That Guy
  • May 17,2023
  •  ♦ 6

Hello everyone! It’s that time of the month again 😉 As you can probably read from the headline it has…

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Philosophy

Being sober in a drunken world

  • By That Guy
  • May 8,2023
  •  ♦ 0

Alcohol is an embedded part of the western culture – especially in the Nordics. Whenever we go to social outings…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #55 (March 2023) – Another meltdown(?)

  • By That Guy
  • Apr 15,2023
  •  ♦ 3

It’s Easter already! Once again I’m a little late with my monthly update, but better late than never, right?! I…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #54 (February 2023) – The Promised Land

  • By That Guy
  • Mar 18,2023
  •  ♦ 0

Hello dear readers and good folk. Here we are – yet again – as it’s time for another riveting update…

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Beginner series

Your journey is going to be hard, long & difficult

  • By That Guy
  • Feb 19,2023
  •  ♦ 0

Sorry to have to be the one to tell you this; but if you have embarked on the journey to…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #53 (January 2023) – The Gold Standard

  • By That Guy
  • Feb 11,2023
  •  ♦ 0

2023 is off to a flying start! By the end of 2022 everyone was screaming about a looming recession (even…

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The FIRE

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 €400.000 (for now…)

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  • Monthly Update #58 (June 2023) – Double trouble
  • Monthly Update #57 (May 2023) – The renovation begins & The FIRE project pauses
  • Monthly Update #56 (April 2023) – The Offer(s)
  • Being sober in a drunken world

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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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