If I Were Not Saving For FIRE
You’ve decided that you no longer want to save any of your income toward FIRE each month. Instead, you’re going to spend it. How would you use your new disposable income? This is a thought experiment proposed by The Saving Ninja. Realistically, the chances of…
FIRE in Portugal – Pros And Cons
Portugal is becoming a popular place to FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) these days. A welcoming environment, good food, nice weather, great vibes, lower costs of living and attractive tax packages, among other reasons, make it a country worth considering before taking any firm decision…
What The UK Has Taught Me About Life & Money
My final day as a UK resident is around the corner. It will be 6 years, 5 months, and 17 days since I first landed at Gatwick Airport. I’ve flown in and out of the country many, many times, but now it’s different as no…
8 Reasons Why I Blog
This is a personal-oriented blog post where I explain my 8 reasons why I blog. A few weeks ago I felt a lack of motivation to keep posting and tracking my journey towards one million euros. The truth is that this has happened to me…
Covid-19: My eye-opener
At the outset of this pandemic I didn’t think there was anything good about this novel coronavirus — you know…, it shuts down business, it kills people, it locks you down indoors, it ruins all sort of plans, it creates fear, uncertainty and it builds…
Have I Promoted A Scam? – Envestio
The short answer is: IT SEEMS SO (legal authorities to decide and confirm) No one enjoys recording bad experiences, and writing about them is challenging but necessary to contribute to the whole experience and learning curve. As a general reminder, the main purpose of this…
My 10 Reasons To Pursue Financial Independence
Some time ago a good friend of mine approached and asked me a question: “Can you tell me at least 10 reasons why you want to pursue financial independence in less than one minute? “ That unusual question caught me off-guard, leaving me with a…
Recovering €45K through Investing in Myself First
Even though I had been mentally preparing myself for the possibility of losing my money, I must admit that my recent loss knocked me out of the way a bit. Seeing 45.000€ flying away suddenly has brought all sort of feelings in a very short…
My little British Investing Empire as an Expat
In the next lines, I would like to describe what I call my British Investing Empire strategy as an expat and how I am planning to build it up (or down!). For British people, this strategy is nothing special as the main idea is just…
The reasons behind One Million
In this post, I would like to talk about the reasons behind aiming to archive a one million investment portfolio. Is it a reasonable goal? Is it worth the sacrifice? Why one million if we could be financially free having less? If you read my…
ABOUT ME
Hi there! It's Tony here and I am hoping to post my journey towards one million euros.
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