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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

Monthly Update #42 (February 2022) – The Invasion

  • By That Guy
  • Mar 15,2022
  •  ♦ 0

Just when we thought there was light at the end of the tunnel a certain Mr. Putin sticks a giant…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #41 (January 2022) – A Red Sun Rises

  • By That Guy
  • Feb 8,2022
  •  ♦ 3

A red sun rises; blood has been spilled this night. Indeed! Welcome to another BLOOD RED Monthly update from yours truly….

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Investments

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

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 17,2022
  •  ♦ 0

January is my least favorite month of the year (it’s long, cold, dark and it seems like the Summer is…

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Goals & Dreams

Goodbye 2021 – Hello 2022!

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 12,2022
  •  ♦ 2

Another year is in the history books! And what a year it has been. As is the norm here on…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #40 (December 2021) – Another Christmas in the Trenches!

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 3,2022
  •  ♦ 11

Hola people of the great and vast pool of information that is the Internet! (too much?) It’s 2022! Happy New…

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Thought experiments

I’m done trying to FIRE! (Thought experiment)

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 1,2022
  •  ♦ 8

You’ve decided that you no longer want to save any of your income toward FIRE each month. Instead, you’re going…

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Philosophy

All good things come to those who save (maybe?)

  • By That Guy
  • Dec 23,2021
  •  ♦ 4

As the end of the year is rapidly approaching, I find myself in the philosophical corner as of late. In…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #39 (November 2021) – The drought continues

  • By That Guy
  • Dec 15,2021
  •  ♦ 0

Hello dear readers, good folk, friends and future self! Christmas is almost upon us, and soon it’ll be time to…

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Strategy

My investment strategy (2.0)

  • By That Guy
  • Nov 30,2021
  •  ♦ 3

I often see people asking whether XX or YY is a good investment, and when talking to people about the…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #38 (October 2021) – The temporary cash flow drought

  • By That Guy
  • Nov 2,2021
  •  ♦ 6

It is November already, and it’s thus time to look back at the financials of October 2021. I was happy…

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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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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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