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Expensens May 2020

8 June 2020

May expenses overview. a new confinement month … More Expensens May 2020

My version of the FIRE journey.

28 January 2020

Becoming FI has long been a dream of me. I guess it is the dream of a lot of people FiIRE enthousiasts. And yet, I do take a lot of actions that go against the FI journey logic. My steps in the other direction I take steps away from FI. To become FI, you should … More My version of the FIRE journey.

My Housing Story

19 March 2018

Inspired by Geldnerd and Meneer and Mevrouw, I share with you my housing story. There are some ggod lessons in here, and I want to document these for my kids and interested people. I hope you can avoid my mistakes

Leuven Meetup – Thx for the great weekend

26 February 2018

The last weekend of February, a group of FIRE enthousiast met in Leuven for a weekend of FIRE fun and discussions. Who says Leuven, also says beer, so a bar was part of the plan.

How to invest your time wisely

19 February 2018

A few meetups ago, it became clear to me that the end goal of the whole FIRE journey is not hitting a well calculated number. The whole point of the journey is to discover yourself and design a life that is perfect for you and your family. In essence, it comes down to writing an … More How to invest your time wisely

BENL meetup – Leuven

14 January 2018

Meeting likeminded FIRE people is always great fun. That is why Mr Cheesy Finance and I setup up another meetup.

Speaking FIRE to others is a challenge

23 October 2017

As soon as I am passionate about something, be it FIRE, a hobby, a holiday, I want to speak to many many people about it. And that is all wrong…

Tasting Fire // Being absent from the blogs

16 October 2017

Last Monday was great! I had a day off and got to experience what FIRE could be like. It is sweet.

The cost of 2 weeks Croatia.

21 August 2017

Travel is high on our list of experiences that we are willing to spend money on. This does not mean that we splurge the YOLO way. This first “big” travel with our kids now can serve as a benchmark for future travels. What was the cost of all of this?

Lessons from one month off.

10 August 2017

At the start of the year, it was one of my objectives to be 1 month free from work to spend more time with my wife and kids. Time for a review and a look ahead. Things are not what they were planned to be.