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Welcome to another edition of #AusFIWeekly. You’ll find great handpicked Financial Independence links from Australia and abroad – brought to you by Michelle, a mid-30s semi-retiree sharing my FI adventures at FrugalityandFreedom.com.
I’ll admit I’ve been getting overwhelmed by my freelance workload lately, so have been quiet on the blog. I’m still trying to get the balance right at the end of my first year going it solo, it seems. Shh, no one tell the Internet (Semi) Retirement Police…
That aside, I’ll be taking part in the Live Below The Line charity challenge again this month, living on a food budget of $2 a day for 5 days. See what I learned from this experiment back in 2019. I’m sure this Australian grocery trip will outdo my last challenge’s food shopping, picked up while on my USA slow travel year. More veggies, ahoy! Wish me luck and consider taking part too. Now for this week’s roundup.
Australian Links
Why You Should Think About Financial Independence and Mini-Retirements – Lacey Filipich, Money School at TEDxUWA
“‘Time poor’ is the catch-cry of our era, and yet end-of-life retirement means we have an average of two decades of feeling time rich to look forward to… when we’re old. In this talk, Lacey shares how combining financial independence and mini-retirements is one way to bring that time rich feeling into our youth.”
What If The Whole World Was On FIRE? – FIRE for One
“Imagine a society where, because the citizens don’t need to spend nearly fifty years working a minimum of five days every week, peoples’ time can be spent doing the things that actually keep our society functioning and ensure that those who can’t manage for themselves can be taken care of.”
Starting Your Journey to Financial Independence in Your 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and Beyond: Late FIRE – Frank on FIRE
“As you get older you start to gather more life experience, information and knowledge. You can turn these life experiences, information and knowledge into strengths which someone just starting their FIRE journey at 18 or in their 20’s won’t have.”
Digging up the Past – Thoughts on Past Performance and Asset Allocation – Aussie HIFIRE
“Realistically it’s likely that at some point in our lives the value of our portfolio will go down by a million dollars or more. That won’t be fun, although I guess maybe it’ll be something to talk about at barbecues?”
International Links
Consistency and Planning, Boring Yet Effective. – The Happy Saver (NZ)
“What I want you to take out of this post today is that you need to plan ahead to make your life easy in the future because it will save you scrambling for cash when the actual event is upon you.”
At Career’s End, Maybe We Should Embrace Anti-Retirement – MarketWatch (USA)
“Join the anti-retirement movement by becoming a Resolutionist. Choosing to thrive at this stage of life, with purpose and intention, will inspire you and those around you to embrace each and every day to the fullest.”
Make Fewer Things Matter: My Epiphany From Cutting A Pineapple – The Finance Buff (USA)
“The first emphasis in Make Fewer Things Matter is “make.” Things don’t stop mattering on their own. You don’t just ignore them. You do something to make them not matter. The next emphasis is “fewer.” Some things will still matter, but you reduce the number of them. Make a big list of things you think are important. Look at each item and look for ways to make it not matter. After you go through everything and you try to make them not matter, you’re left with a few things that truly matter.”
How to Overcome the Urge to Quit – For The Interested (USA)
“The battle to see a project through is often decided before it even begins. Because if you embark on a project you’re not passionate about, your odds of overcoming the allure of quitting are slim.”
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Yours in pursuit of FI,
Michelle @ Frugality and Freedom
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