Being a 1% – Guilt and keeping it real when making a ton of money by @CashflowCop
The CashflowCop feels guilty about earning and having so much money. He explains why and what he’ll do to keeping it real on his way to FIRE.
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Status Anxiety
For some people, owning a French car is not an option, they need a Porsche to keep up with the Joneses. Katrin’s book (and film!) review of Alain de Botton’s work about status anxiety.
Blog Post of the Month – May 2019
Which blog post featured here on FIREhub received the most interest last month? Well, it had a title beginning with “get rich”, this promise is always an eye catcher. It also mentions a private jet, a Lamborghini and a bottle of Moet et Chandon. However, the blog post then talks of the “wooden leg” syndrome, to stop making excuses and start taking responsibility for our own situation. It then dives deeper by citing a passage of a psychology book published…
Financial Independence: The Ability To Go In And Out Of Situations by @Route2FI
Female guest poster Sam makes a connection between financial independence and digital minimalism, silence, boredom and a non-religious Shabbat.
Get Rich…Without Excuses by @TheEscapeART1ST
The Escape Artist reminds us that we’re responsible for our own lives and should stop making excuses.
9 Qualities You Need To Reach Financial Independence by @TheHumblePenny
Ken from The Humble Penny reflects on the kind of person you need to be to reach FI.
Reader: “I can’t believe I’ve gotten away with having Impostor Syndrome” by @TheEscapeART1ST
A guest writer reflects on how her imposter syndrome affects her pursuit of FI.
Choose your poison by @TheIndeedably
The topic of FOMO in FIRE movement and swapping one poison for another one by @indeedably makes us rethink our approach to pursuit of alleged permanent happiness in early retirement.
Will I ever be content with where I am on my path to Financial Independence? by @Route2FI
In addition to the question in the title, Route2FI also asks himself if the FI movement is obsessed with tracking net worth, earning more, saving more and therefore is a bit selfish?
If You Lost Everything
In his latest Thought Experiment, SavingNinja invites fellow bloggers to consider what they’d do if they lost everything they had. Here’s his take on what he’d do.