What if the world retired early? (Tragedy of the Commons)
Food for thought over at CashFlowCop.
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Reddit Story – “Today I fucked Up. My regrets as a 46 year old, and advice to others at a crossroad” by Stockles
Stockles shares a story he found on Reddit that is a huge wakeup call and reminder that we need to live our lives now.
Drawing Outside of the Lines by @TFSRetireEarly
theFIREstarter reflects on the similarities between choosing the path to FI and drawing outside the lines.
Blog Post of the Month – June 2019
Most of us are somewhere on our way to Financial Independence and Early Retirement. And some have already reached this goal, they stopped working in 9-to-5 jobs. No wonder that bloggers who retired early receive a lot of interest in our community. Erith is one of these early retirees, she quit her job at age 56. That was already some years ago – time for her to look back on what she has done with all of her free time.…
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I Live My Childhood Dream by @MonkWealth
As a child, you have more time, energy and fewer obligations – heaven! Or isn’t it? The monk muses about what happend to his childhood dreams. His dream of freedom and FIRE is still unfullfilled.
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.
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.