goals – amber tree leaves

January 2020 Financial overview

2 February 2020

Find out how I did in January 2020. … More January 2020 Financial overview

The 2020 objectives

23 January 2020

2020… I really like how you pronounce this and how grace full and peaceful it looks. For 2020, I have listed my personal objectives. None of these objectives is financial in nature and is not really mesaurable like a savings rate or an amberindex. Why do this? It all comes down to my focus on … More The 2020 objectives

How FI am I now?

19 January 2020

When on the journey to FI, it is always interesting to know if there is progress, standstill or regression. Tracking the status is a very good way to get a view on the trend. Hence, I put the amberindex back in the spotlight. … More How FI am I now?

Financial update – How much do we save?

15 May 2017

Looking at the numbers once in a while is a good habit. And at the ATL house, it is all about habits! So, Let’s see how our summers starts.

Aiming for a joyful life

24 April 2017

A few post ago, I wrote about the fact that FI is not longer my main interest. I came to the conclusion that FI is only a means to an end. And there are many more means to the final end of happiness and joyful life.

FI date update: ouch…!

13 March 2017

As a family, we are far away from FI. The current official retirement age in Belgium is 67. That translates for me into 2043. Every year that I can be free before that is a win! So, what is the current guesstimate?

No more FI for me!

20 February 2017

Life can be more complex that 25 times your annual expenses … More No more FI for me!

My 2017 Goals

16 January 2017

Setting up systems to accomplish life goals! … More My 2017 Goals

I want to break free…!

12 December 2016

I’ve got to break free…. I want to break free, yeah…. I want, I want, I want, I want to break free. (Queen) Don’t we all want to be free?

Beat the FIRE Joneses!

28 November 2016

The FIRE community is great source for both technical investment advice and life improvement. Plenty of excellent sources out there. It is also a community where people FI early: mid thirties, early forties…. Where people share a lot of damn good numbers. Could it be that we now want to keep up with a new set of … More Beat the FIRE Joneses!