I’m stretching the word “Budget” here, as our typical vacations aren’t really what most people would consider cheap. However, given our new found love for the FIRE, we’ve been trying to scale down on the “luxury traveling”, and now spend an awful lot of time, trying to find the best “value for money” vacation spots….
“Budget” traveling
Is your house a liability?
I recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad by the famed author, Robert Kiyosaki. The book is one of the best selling personal finance books of all time, and Robert Kiyosaki has built an empire out of his Rich Dad, Poor Dad concept. If you haven’t read it, I suggest you go pick up a copy…
Less is not always more
When I tell people that I’m currently planning to invest in a real estate project (rental property), their immediate reaction is: But real estate has become so expensive (again), are you sure this is the right time to go into real estate?! This is the typical reaction, because people look at graphs of the real…
HOWTO: Transfer money fast and free of charge
I made my first (ever I think?) international money transfer via my bank in October 2018. I had selected a few crowlending platforms that I wanted to take for a spin. It was scary as hell! I transferred €1.000 to Bulkestate, Grupeer and Viventor via a SEPA transfer in my bank. The fee to do…
The best savings advice I (n)ever got…
There comes a time in every FIRE starters blogging career (career – really?) where you have to make a post about, how you – in your infinite wisdom – manage to save up all that money, which you then use to invest, and ultimately retire early, living off of your investments! Since I’m a FIRE-light’er…