What does a 30-something retiree do all day? — I retired at 38 for a life of slow, nomadic travel. When I tell people this, their first question is, inevitably, “What the hell do you do all day?” It’s understandable. As a society, we’re so obsessed with being busy that describing a simpler existence sounds alien to most people…

My fast-tracked journey to retirement in my 30s — Retiring less than 18 months after discovering the concept of financial independence is pretty extreme. But that’s exactly what I did. I first learned about FIRE from a BBC radio program in March 2019, and I reached financial freedom in October 2020. Since writing about my experience in Making of…

My brain basically thinks about wine and where to go next — I’m from England but I have no home I’m currently living in an Airbnb in northern Spain. I’m not sure where I’ll be in 2021. Hopefully lots of places. I’m not afraid of making big life changes My wife and I founded a business and bought a house but then sold both of them when we wanted more freedom. I’m now unemployed and homeless. And loving…

And it’s not just about the money — Applying lifestyle deflation — continually pushing for an ever lower cost of living — is the most powerful way to forge a simpler, more meaningful life and achieve your financial freedom. But it takes guts. Society, friends, family, will judge you hard if you reject societal norms and start trading…

Avoid these behaviors and you can live a successful life on the road — The Digital Nomad lifestyle is about as different from a cubicle career as it is possible to get. Gone are the office politics, presenteeism, and all the other corporate BS. Becoming a Digital Nomad was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. But that doesn’t mean it’s…

But here’s a dose of harsh truth — Some people seem to have it all together. In their early 20s they’re already saving and investing, with the goal of retiring by the time they hit 30. I was not one of those people. I had terrible money habits. I blew a $20,000 paycheck in a day. I assumed…

I swept my answers under the rug and my business became a burden — How did I not see it at the time? I was so excited to be my own boss, that I glossed over a lot of the major problems I knew were there from the start. …

Normalizing debt by calling it good is harmful and wrong — We have our ideas about good debt and bad debt all wrong. The argument goes that good debt is debt that makes you money. Buying a house using a mortgage would count as good debt because you are using debt to buy an asset which (should) appreciate in value and…

Would you? — “Sorry, sir, the card terminal is telling me I have to phone the security team immediately. This shouldn’t take too long.” At the register in a high-end audio store, I already know what the problem is. …