Total Balance

Ignite your FIRE

Total Balance

Ignite your FIRE

Primary Menu

  • Home
  • What is this?
  • The updates
  • The Background
    • The Beginning
    • The Name
    • The Story
    • The Life
    • The Plan
    • The FIRE
    • The Dough
  • The Facts
    • The Guy
    • The Budget
    • The Strategy
    • The Portfolio

Featured Posts

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

Monthly Update #50 (October 2022) – Back in Black

  • By That Guy
  • Nov 27,2022
  •  ♦ 2

Update #50! Oh my, where did time go? We’re finally back in green territory this month – but just barely,…

Read More Continue Reading

Monthly updates

Monthly Update #49 (September 2022) – The “fun” continues

  • By That Guy
  • Oct 23,2022
  •  ♦ 4

Here we are again, and this is getting a little old by now, isn’t it!? Let’s just get it over…

Read More Continue Reading

The FIRE

Four Years Later

  • By That Guy
  • Sep 25,2022
  •  ♦ 2

About two weeks ago I began getting notifications from my hosting provider; It’s time to renew your hosting plan! When…

Read More Continue Reading

Monthly updates

Monthly Update #48 (August 2022) – OMG, When Will It End!?

  • By That Guy
  • Sep 18,2022
  •  ♦ 2

Another month, another update! 🙂 I’ve been pushing this update in front of me in hopes that there would eventually…

Read More Continue Reading

Monthly updates

Monthly Update #47 (July 2022) – Resurrection

  • By That Guy
  • Aug 26,2022
  •  ♦ 2

Here we go again! A bit delayed this month due to summer holidays and what-not. But better late than never,…

Read More Continue Reading

Monthly updates

Monthly Update #46 (June 2022) – Cash is King

  • By That Guy
  • Jul 23,2022
  •  ♦ 11

Another month – another update from yours truly! It’s summer holidays, and thus I’ve spent quite some time in the…

Read More Continue Reading

Monthly updates

Monthly Update #45 (May 2022) – The Curse of The Black Pearl

  • By That Guy
  • Jun 25,2022
  •  ♦ 7

Here we are again! It seems the months fly by faster and faster during the summer season. In the winter-time…

Read More Continue Reading

Monthly updates

Monthly Update #44 (April 2022) – Rough Seas & High Waters

  • By That Guy
  • May 17,2022
  •  ♦ 4

Folks, I know I’m a little late to the party this month – but it’s time for another update. Summer…

Read More Continue Reading

Monthly updates

Monthly Update #43 (March 2022) – Damage Control

  • By That Guy
  • Apr 9,2022
  •  ♦ 7

Another month has gone by and we’re now 1/4 into the new year. My oh my how time flies! As…

Read More Continue Reading

Danish series

[DK] The-Many lancerer nyt projekt (DE 4 BYER) – uden at imponere

  • By That Guy
  • Mar 23,2022
  •  ♦ 6

Flere af mine læsere har skrevet til mig og spurgt, hvad jeg synes om The-Many’s nyeste projekt, De 4 Byer….

Read More Continue Reading

  • NEWER POSTS
  • OLDER POSTS

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.

My Total Balance Progress

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

34%

What’s yours?

Recent Comments

  • SavingNinja on Life update #6 – Judgement day
  • Johan on Life update #5 – Unmasked
  • That Guy on Life update #6 – Judgement day
  • SavingNinja on Life update #6 – Judgement day
  • That Guy on Life update #5 – Unmasked
  • Johan on Life update #5 – Unmasked

Recent Posts

  • Life update #6 – Judgement day
  • Idle hands are the devil’s workshop
  • Life update #5 – Unmasked
  • Life update #4 – When life give you lemons
  • Life update #3 – Business as usual?
  • Life update #2 – When one door closes

Follow My Ramblings

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I promise I will guard it with my life!

Join 41 other subscribers

Archives

Disclaimer

I’m not a financial advisor. The content that you read on this blog is my own personal preference, and is merely intended as inspiration for you to pursue your own goals and dreams.

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.

Popular articles

  • A night out - with Rich Dad (Property investing)
  • Monthly Update #9 (May 2019) - Taking the plunge!
  • Monthly Update #48 (August 2022) – OMG, When Will It End!?
  • Life update #1 - Tiny house living

Categories

  • Beginner series (7)
  • Danish series (2)
  • Dilemmas & Paradoxes (10)
  • Goals & Dreams (18)
  • Health & Fitness (1)
  • Hobbies & other (1)
  • Investments (30)
  • Market outlook (6)
  • Monthly updates (66)
  • Philosophy (22)
  • Reviews & Howtos (14)
  • Saving money (15)
  • Shower toughts (21)
  • Strategy (20)
  • The FIRE (27)
  • The simple life (12)
  • Thought experiments (4)
© 2025 Copyright | All Rights Reserved | Totalbalance.blog