Hi there! Had a good month of September? I can’t complain, I was really happy to come back to France and visit family and friends. How did I do on my goals… well, here is the detail. You can see my September goals here. BLOGGING GOALS WIN 5 FAIL 2 I changed the… Read more
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My depleted emergency fund
This month, I have a lot of expenses. Because my flat didn’t sell like I expected, I have to pay over $400 a month in condo fees and taxes. This has been the case since March, and I thought it would stop in September. September in France is also taxes time, and I have to… Read more
On which date do you display financial information?
I have read a few articles lately about frugal dating and talking money in a relationship, yet I am still not sure about that one. BF and I finished our motorcycle trip last month and he flew back to Guatemala, so we ended our relationship and I am thinking about dating again. Right now, I… Read more
Step 26: Let compound interest work for you
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. Have you ever hit the enter button when using the calculator on your computer, so that the multiplication gets executed over and over, reaching huge numbers? Well, that is compound… Read more
Step 12: Find how to get what is important cheaper or free
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. Yesterday, I talked about priorities on your spending, and making a list of what is important to you, hence dedicating a bigger portion of your income to it, and what… Read more
Step 8: Automate your finances
This post is part of a 30 days series called the 30 steps program to financial independence. You can check the list of other posts here. Step 8: Automate your finances In order to reach financial independence, you now are aware that you need a considerable amount of savings, as well as a handful of… Read more
Step 3: Figure out how much you will need
Step 3: Figure out how much you will need This third step to financial independence is one of the most important, because if you don’t know how much you will need then you don’t know when you can actually stop working and enjoy your lifestyle and independence. One of my cousins works in finance. He… Read more
Step 1: Start Saving
Step 1: Start Saving In order to reach financial independence, you need to have a certain amount of money in the bank. Unless you vowed never to use money ever again, like some people chose to, but the most likely is that you will rather need plenty of it. We will see in the… Read more
My most valuable possessions (as a traveling minimalist)
I have been traveling on and off for the past 10 years. My whole life belongings, including my bicycle fits in a small 3-doors car. I took that limit even further last year when BF and I embarked on a 6 months motorcycle journey from Guatemala to the US. We did it again this year,… Read more
How I Almost Lost $250 For Not Being Careful
Yesterday I was supposed to go on a Hot Air Balloon excursion. The price, about $125 per person, was high but I thought it was lower here in Turkey than it would be to ever do it in Europe or the US, so I went for it. Our hotel manager had offered to book it… Read more
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