So, I’ve cleared out almost everything from my work desk. Over a year before I will officially retire early. What can I say? I’m excited! To be honest, it’s probably not quite as drastic as it first sounds. I had a pair of business shoes that I kept at work…

At this stage we’re about four months away from our final working year. And we have seven months until our six-month sabbatical starts in 2024. And with a final three months of work after we return, in total we have around 10 months of work left until we retire early. …

In recent times I’ve taken to watching videos about ultra marathons. It coincided with my own attempts to get a bit fitter. And no, I can’t run a marathon, let alone upwards of 500 kilometres. But as I attempt to regain some of the fitness I had in my youth…

The saying goes — do a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. I wish I was living that life. But I’m not. Most others aren’t as well. For us early retirement is the ultimate get-out clause. It’ll let us live life on our terms…

Last week I discussed a few thoughts on the year since my father passed away. I said that there were a few uncertainties ahead that we’ll have to face. Unfortunately, despite everyone’s best efforts, the world has a way of disrupting the best laid plans. For us, we’ve attempted to…

We’re fast approaching a year since my father passed away. Although the vast, vast bulk of our blog content is either overtly financial or has financial undertones, this isn’t one of those posts. Early retirement is entirely dependent on your finances. Maybe you were born into money and your parents…

One big reason we wanted a fatter early retirement budget was so we could travel. (The other is general financial security if the worst is to happen.) Both my wife and I have what I’d call curious minds. We love to learn. We love to be active. …

We had a question come in for one of our reader Q&As recently that was worth expanding on. Working towards early retirement is a multi-year journey. One side of the coin requires you to earn money, save it, and invest it. This is a cold, mathematical process. …

Over the past two weeks, we’ve discussed why it’s important to be on the same page financially as your partner when you’re in a relationship. We’ve also shared some personal details about how Alex and I currently organise our own finances, and how they’re (perhaps surprisingly) actually quite separate. Overall…