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Financial Independence Blog
Keep up-to-date with all the news and ideas on how I am progressing on my journey to Financial Independence. Learn about me and what I am doing to make it possible to retire early.
I discuss side hustle ideas, how to invest, review finance books and all the things that will help you bring your point of Financial Independence Retire Early even sooner.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Oct 24, 20225 min read
How to Survive a Recession
Do these 5 checks to make sure you are ready for any uncertain economic future.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Contrepreneur - my favourite new show!
Mike Winnet and his Contrepreneur videos are a breath of fresh air calling out the conmen of the internet.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Sep 9, 20224 min read
Travel Hacking For Beginners Part 2
Travel Hacking Part 2 where we look at more credit card options and some strategy on how to apply it.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Aug 23, 20225 min read
Travel Hacking For Beginners – Part 1
Part 1 of the UK Travel Hack guide - maximise your spending for travel rewards!
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The FIRE Adventurer
Jul 31, 20226 min read
How To Increase Your Income
On one of my earlier posts I mentioned that one of the ways you can bring your FI date closer is by earning a higher income, or bringing...
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The FIRE Adventurer
Jul 25, 20223 min read
My Crypto Reluctance
My reluctance with cryptocurrency and why I won't be joining the band wagon.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Jul 18, 20224 min read
How I received an £870 Tax Rebate
Find out how I got an £870 tax rebate from HMRC!
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The FIRE Adventurer
Jul 10, 20222 min read
Make The Effort for FREE Money
Why taking advantage of FREE money offers makes sense.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Jun 15, 20224 min read
Wolf of Wall Street Watered Down
This post explains why I don't pick individual stocks.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Jun 13, 20224 min read
My Side-Hustle Options
I spoke before about you can bring your FI date closer by doing one of two things; earning more or spending less. One of the ways I have...
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The FIRE Adventurer
Jun 6, 20223 min read
I WON the Premium Bonds......sort of...
I won the Premium Bonds - but did it change my life forever?
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The FIRE Adventurer
May 23, 20225 min read
How to bring the FIRE closer
Find out how to bring your retirement sooner. Some simple steps to follow so you don't have to work for longer.
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The FIRE Adventurer
May 9, 20224 min read
What is your Retirement Age?
Time to work out when we can retire!
Monthly budgets, net worth and FIRE calculator - it's all happening.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Don't let the influencers influence your plan
The first wobble on my investment journey happened a lot earlier than I expected.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Apr 14, 20225 min read
What is F.I.R.E to me?
Find out what FIRE means to me and what I hope to achieve.
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The FIRE Adventurer
Apr 1, 20229 min read
Where I save and invest my money each month
Some detail on the different pots I send my money to each month
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The FIRE Adventurer
Mar 14, 20225 min read
From zero to now - joining the cult.
My introduction to the world of financial independence (FI) was in April 2021. This is the story on how I got into this cult. I knew...
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The FIRE Adventurer
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Why have I started a blog?
Why did someone with zero financial qualifications and minimal savings or assets decide to start a financial independence blog?
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