Financial independence =
As Featured In



“A millennial from Australia trying to escape the 9-5 day grind through financial independence”
Want to know how many more years you need to work to reach financial independence (FI) so you can retire early (RE)?


Uses Super and non Super investments to calculate the optimal time to retire

Specifically designed for Australia’s unique 2 phase retirement system

Calculates the year it will be when you have reached FI and can retire early
Into binge reading? Check out all posts from the beginning of time!
Latest Article
A Firebug’s Guide To Moving To London + Investing overseas
I'm writing today's article as if I could somehow post it back in time, two years prior would have been perfect. You see, Mrs Firebug and I were packing up our life in Australia, about to jet off to the other side of the globe with a strong desire to see all the...
Latest Podcast
Podcast – Aussie HIFIRE
Summary Today I invited one of my favourite Aussie FIRE bloggers on the pod, and that’s none other than Aussie HIFIRE. HIFIRE works in finance and is looking to create a higher than average income stream to fund his retirement. Some of the topics we...
Popular Article
Australia FIRE Survey Results 2020
Welcome to the very first Aussie FIRE Survey results! Firstly, I know that half you guys read this blog on your phone but if you can, please come back to this post on a desktop or something with a bigger screen because the visuals look so much better and the dashboard...
Popular Podcast
Podcast – Coronavirus market crash with Peter Thornhill
Summary Recorded and released on the 19/03/2020 (London time). There’s a whole bunch of fear and uncertainty going around within the FIRE community right now. A lot of younger investors, myself included, have never invested through a bear market before. ...