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Welcome to another #AusFIWeekly with handpicked Financial Independence links and events from Australia and abroad. I’m Michelle, a mid-30s semi-retiree sharing my FI journey at FrugalityandFreedom.com
A quick update this week, as I finally move into my new rental apartment and put nomad life aside for the next year. Stay tuned for an upcoming post on my successes furnishing the apartment for under $400 via Buy Nothing groups, Gumtree and FB Marketplace. In the meantime, read this on-theme post by one of my faves, Financial Mechanic: Decorating Our New Home With Thrift Store Finds. Stay safe, everyone. — Michelle
Australian Links
How to Declutter When You Regret Spending Money – Simply + Fiercely
“I didn’t want to face my mistakes, until I realised that the cost of hanging on was worse than the pain of letting go… Here’s the hard truth—if you own something you never use, then your money was wasted the minute you left the shop.”
FastFIRE: The bandaid approach to early retirement – HisHerMoneyGuide
“The harder you work and less you spend the quicker you’ll reach financial independence (barring bad luck). For us, we’re going as hard as we can to hit our targets. We want to get it over and done in one hit.”
A Guide To Managing Money Through Illness – That Girl on Fire
“Everything screeched to a halt – we were in survival mode… But, managing money through illness doesn’t have to be rocket science. We got through (as you will too), and the retrospective effect on our finances has been minimal thanks to a few golden rules.”
The One About Minimalism – FIRE Down Under
“To us it means living with essential items only, having less financial burden, debt and unnecessary expenses. We want to have an abundance of love and happiness in our lives with less objects and material needs.”
International Links
7 Mindsets to Thrive in Financial Independence – MinaFI (US)
“The path to financial independence has two main components: money and mindset… Once you have the money side on autopilot, there’s very little to do. That’s where having the right mindset matters. There’s not just one mindset that determines happiness; you need many! Some mindsets improve your relationships, others your productivity. Some increase appreciation of life, and others let you make more of it.”
Mini-Chautauqua Online YouTube – Alan Donegan with JL Collins, Millennial Revolution & Playing With FIRE (UK/US)
I loved attending the Chautauqua FI retreat in 2016. Hear updates from these popular FI personalities, “answering questions and talking about financial independence, investing, geo-arbitrage and Chautauqua.”
100+ Services You Can Provide as a Virtual Assistant – Digital Nomad Kit (UK)
“There’s a lot of scope for a wide variety of tasks virtual assistants can offer. If you excel at something (almost anything, really), you can probably make a living as a virtual assistant. Here are 100 services you can provide as a virtual assistant, you can do any combination of the below – so don’t feel defined by the categories!”
75 Journal Prompts For Self Discovery – Natalie Bacon (US)
“How Would You Design Your Dream Life? If you could become anything you ever dreamed of, have anything you ever wanted, what would it look like? Describe what your perfect life looks like in as much detail as possible… How Can You Achieve Your Dream Life? What steps have you taken to get where you’ve always wanted to be?”
Thanks for reading! Read the archives here or get in touch if you find new favourite links to share.
Yours in pursuit of FI,
Michelle @ Frugality and Freedom
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