Blog Post of the Month – March 2020

March has been the month when the corona virus / Covid-19 hit Europe – including the FIRE and investing blogosphere. While financial bloggers were writing about crashs, bear markets, investing opportunities and so on, other people had other problems. Toilet paper for example! The article that received the most interest here on FIREhub.eu last month deals with the Corona crisis, but not from an investing point of view. From a zero waste point of view. This could be the eco-friendly…

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Noemi

2020-04-01

Blog Post of the Month, kids/family, Saving Money

Things to Buy During the Coronavirus Lockdown | Mrs. Money Hacker

Meagan gives us a rundown of the zero waste measures her family has already implemented which have helped them in the current lockdown. If you want to know how to make yourself independent of toilet paper, read on…

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Emma

2020-03-22

Environmental Impact, Minimalism, Saving Money

(Belated) Full English Accompaniment – Ways to Skin a Bear | The FIRE Shrink

The FIRE Shrink discusses the changes in the markets this week. Animal lovers will find bears, bulls and a black swan in the article.

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Noemi

2020-03-18

Crashes, Environmental Impact, Financial Updates, Net Worth, Saving Money, The Economy

Sweat Those Assets! | The Escape Artist

TV, house, car, PC, gold – assets or liabilities? The Escape Artist sees occasions to monetise assets (and still be able to watch Game of Thrones).

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Noemi

2020-02-28

Debt, Making Money

How To Become Your Home CFO | The Humble Penny

If you don’t become your own Chief Financial Officer, there’s a high chance that other people will take that role and they won’t work in your interests. Ken wrote a great article about how and why to become your own CFO.

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Robert

2020-02-19

Expense Tracking

How Travel Insurance Saved Me 1500 EUR | Fight to FIRE

Travel health insurance is one of those things you shouldn’t really save on. It’s mostly cheap and sometimes one case in a decade more than covers all the contributions you made.

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Robert

2020-02-19

Saving Money

The Simple Truth of How You Become Richer Than The Average Joe | 10 Year Target

10 Year Target gives a summary of the main prinicples of how to reach financial independence.

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Emma

2020-02-16

Managing Money

Quarterly Returns – Q4 and 2019 in Review | The FIRE Shrink

The Shrink is in an early state of the FIRE journey, currently building up his emergency fund and starting investing. He shares his real numbers, progesses and goals with us (including reducing his carbon footprint).