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Category: Shower toughts

Dilemmas & Paradoxes

F*CK Capitalism

  • By That Guy
  • Feb 8,2019
  •  ♦ 4

I came across this sign in a town close to where I live. It’s supposed to be a nice neighborhood too! 😉 The sign indicate that a new apartment complex is going to be build in the near future – it even says “climate friendly”. Apparently, someone did not approve of this message. This someone took…

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Shower toughts

Lost & Found

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 25,2019
  •  ♦ 5

So, last week I made a bold statement, and accused my wife of stealing my stones (No, not those! – But I like the way you think! 😛 )… It turned out that I still had them! They were tucked away in one of those moving boxes that you never get around to unpack (we…

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The side hustle

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 17,2019
  •  ♦ 23

If you’ve red The Story you know that I’m a saver. I like to save – but not just money – anything that can be accumulated. I’ve always been a bit of a collector, really. I’ve collected bottle caps, DVDs (before that, it was VHS tapes), stones (no you idiot, not the ones you find on…

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Investments

My 3 Biggest Crowdlending Mistakes

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 11,2019
  •  ♦ 14

I realize that the topic of my past mistakes has been a little over-represented on the blog lately, but this time I’m going to keep it a bit more relevant to the theme (of investing) 😉 I promise I’ll be done talking about my mistakes after this one (yeah, right). A couple of my friends…

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Shower toughts

Haunted by the past

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 8,2019
  •  ♦ 6

Since I started my FIRE journey, I’ve become more and more aware of my past mistakes. I tell myself it’s a good thing, as this should help me avoid making more of them in the future. Every quarter, I’m painfully reminded of my past mistakes in an annoying physical form; Wrapped in cellophane in my…

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When the Universe throws a curveball

  • By That Guy
  • Dec 21,2018
  •  ♦ 5

– Do you try to hit it out of the park, or do you move the fuck out of the way, to avoid getting it in your face? I apologize for the baseball analogy (and the foul language), but it seemed appropriate, giving the topic I’m going to ramble about today! You see, I believe…

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Investments

Is your house a liability?

  • By That Guy
  • Dec 13,2018
  •  ♦ 1

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…

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Dilemmas & Paradoxes

To FI, or not to FI…

  • By That Guy
  • Dec 4,2018
  •  ♦ 0

Inspired by one of my “role models” in the FI community, I felt like writing my thoughts on this topic today (the topic has been in my notebook for a while). I’ve noticed a change in my own behavior, since I started this FIRE journey that I would like to put out there to emphasize, that…

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Shower toughts

Beware of the currency…

  • By That Guy
  • Nov 26,2018
  •  ♦ 2

In the wake of Black Friday (yes, it’s in Denmark too – unfortunately) I thought I would “lighten the mood” a little, with some “FUN FACTS” (they’re actually more opinions than facts – but since more than 50% of the worlds population still believe in some form of religion, I guess the facts vs. fiction…

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Saving money

The best savings advice I (n)ever got…

  • By That Guy
  • Nov 15,2018
  •  ♦ 4

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…

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