Another month in lockdown speeds by and time for my monthly update.
The weeks have gone by quickly and the weather has been fantastic again, meaning the kids can play outside and we can relax a little in the garden.
Another month in lockdown speeds by and time for my monthly update.
The weeks have gone by quickly and the weather has been fantastic again, meaning the kids can play outside and we can relax a little in the garden.
We’ve had a great month, considering what’s been going on in the outside world.
Well, March has been an interesting month in the FU household.
Everything used to be about the B word in the news but now it’s all about the C word.
February has been an expensive month for the FU household, both in terms of money spent and the loss in value of our investments due to stock market drops.
Our first child of 6, FU#1, has been on his own path to FIRE for a while now, so I’ll do a quick update on his progress.
In my December ’19 update, I mentioned that we were aiming to FIRE in 5 years time in 2025.
I was asked in the comments about my FIRE number but due to my laziness I didn’t reply. I appreciate comments on the blog and need to make the effort to respond when I get them.
Anyway this post should answer any of those questions and show my plan and reasons to achieve FIRE in 5 years. Continue reading
January has been hectic as usual and has flown by as a result.
We’ve been busy at work and home, with many things going on as usual in our 8 person family. Continue reading
Happy new year everyone, hope you had a good one.
New years eve didn’t exactly go to plan, with us having to rescue a drunk daughter from a house party, meaning we had to leave our neighbour’s party early and see in the new year trying to sober up an emotional 17 year old.
Another year has flown by and we are now in the 2020’s.
Like many other people have been doing, Mrs Fu and I were looking back over the last decade at the changes in our life. We continue to be amazed at how fast time disappears when you are busy in your day to day life. Continue reading
Christmas is looming fast and we had another busy month on both the work and home front.
The run-up to Christmas on the home front is always manic, as you might expect with six kids in the house.
I also had quite a bit of extra sorting out this month with our rental properties, on top of all my regular work. Continue reading
A short and sweet update this month, no time to do anything else.