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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 #19 (March 2020) – The Chaos Continues

  • By That Guy
  • Apr 1,2020
  •  ♦ 2

Here we are again, dear readers! Another month has passed, and it’s thus time to look back and see how…

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Reviews & Howtos

5 (free) ways to keep in touch during a lockdown

  • By That Guy
  • Mar 25,2020
  •  ♦ 0

Hello dear readers and followers of the Total Balance household! While we all try to practice safe “Social distancing” these…

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Market outlook

History in the making

  • By That Guy
  • Mar 9,2020
  •  ♦ 0

As if we didn’t have enough troubles already, today added another nail to the coffin of the bleeding stock market….

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #18 (February 2020) – Bloodbath

  • By That Guy
  • Mar 7,2020
  •  ♦ 4

Update #18 is about to go down, which means I’ve now been doing these for 18 months! Of all the…

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Goals & Dreams

Make a plan and stick to it! (Or change it?!)

  • By That Guy
  • Feb 14,2020
  •  ♦ 2

In my Goals for 2020 I outlined my plan to boost my Total Balance in 2020, by diverting funds from…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #17 (January 2020) – The Domino Effect

  • By That Guy
  • Feb 3,2020
  •  ♦ 4

The first month of 2020 is already over, guys – and thank God for that. January is usually my least…

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Dilemmas & Paradoxes

If it sounds too good to be true

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 30,2020
  •  ♦ 5

It probably is (too good to be true)… In case you missed the latest development in the Baltic crowdlending industry,…

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Investments

Lessons from the past (analyzing my returns from 2007-2019)

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 13,2020
  •  ♦ 8

As is the norm when we enter a new year, I like to look back at the returns of my…

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Goals & Dreams

The goals for 2020

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 6,2020
  •  ♦ 5

A year has gone by in what seems almost as a blink of an eye. As per usual (I love…

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Monthly updates

Monthly Update #16 (December 2019) – Miracles & Obstacles

  • By That Guy
  • Jan 2,2020
  •  ♦ 9

It’s 2020 already! Happy New year, everybody! Time flies, when you’re counting pennies! It’s 2019 no more, and this is…

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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.

My Total Balance Progress

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

34%

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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.

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