Investment Property 3 Has Been Sold
Our second investment property (IP) has officially been sold 🎉👏 I say second because we first sold IP1 back in 2018, but this IP was actually the third property we bought and I've always referred to it as IP3 on this site so it can be a bit confusing. Selling IP3...
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...
The Importance Of Increasing Your Income
The below article is actually a chapter I wrote for a great collaboration ebook put together by Pearler. I would highly recommend checking out the entire eBook (for free of course) which you can grab here. "A dollar saved is better than a dollar earned" We've all...
Savings/Income Review 19/20
This years review is a bit tricky once again because we (Mrs. FB and I) earnt money in two different countries so some of the tax stuff has not been accounted for (yet). You can check out last years review here where we achieved a savings rate of 56%. So how did we do...
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...
Savings/Income Review 18/19
This years review was a lot more complicated to calculate because we earned and spent money in two different countries which meant keeping track in two different systems. The tax was a bit tricky too and it has taken a lot longer than I would have hoped but better...
Election Results & Strategy… 2.5?
In case ya missed it, earlier this year I published what turned out to be my most controversial article of all time (and it's not even close). The Curious Case of Franking Credits and the FIRE Community of course. The thing is, I actually really don't like...
The Curious Case of Franking Credits and The FIRE Community
Something bizarre is happening and I have no idea why. It's to do with the Franking Credit changes that Labor are proposing to make if they win in this upcoming election. This article is not going to go into whether the changes are good or bad, or even a technical...
What Is ‘Retire Early’ And Why It’s The Most Important Part
FIRE to me is broken up into two parts. Firstly, you must reach financial independence (FI) where you'll need to have enough assets generating enough money to cover your expenses forever. This is pretty straight forward and whilst there are different...
Financial Goals 2019
Just like last year, and the year before that. It's time again to take a step back and see what we achieved over the last 12 months and set new goals for 2019! 2018 GOALS Have a savings rate of 65% or better Achieved = No ❌ Total expenses for 2018:...
