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Secret Hobbies and the Big Match

Posted on 7th July 2018 by Mrs Fu Mon Chu

Have you a secret hobby? Something you’ve not mentioned to any friends or family because it would mean too much explanation (and even then they might put you on their People-I’m-Worried-About List?) Mr FU and I have. We’ve all the … Continue reading →

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Little FU#1 – Step 2 The Budget

Posted on 10th April 2018 by FU MON CHU

I’m putting in place a quite simple budget plan for FU#1 that doesn’t need a lot of tracking and doesn’t require every little transaction to be logged. I have broken the budget down to 3 main areas. These are Savings, Essential … Continue reading →

Posted in FU #1 | Tagged budget, compound interest, early retirement, family, financial, financial independence, fire, free money, income, invest, investment, ISA, job, money, retire early, retirement, saving, value | 3 Comments

Does Home Education FIRE your Imagination?

Posted on 9th April 2018 by Mrs Fu Mon Chu

From what I hear and read, people of the FIRE community are really keen to not just retire early or become financially independent, but to buy back time. The freedom created when you no longer need to work means you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Mrs FU | Tagged education, financial, financial independence. fire, home, home education, independence, job, learning, life, retire early, retirement, school, schooling | 2 Comments

School’s FIREd!

Posted on 18th March 2018 by Mrs Fu Mon Chu

In my last post, I mentioned the other Great Leap we’d taken in our lives lately. It’s nothing wildly exciting, but it is a bit different to the norm and it could be hugely relevant to FI-focused parents.

Posted in Mrs FU | Tagged children, early retirement, education, family, financial, financial independence, financial independence. fire, fire, home, home education, learning, life, money, plan, retire early, retirement, school, schooling, teach, teaching | 4 Comments

Little FU#1 – the plan, steps 1&2

Posted on 18th March 2018 by FU MON CHU

In my previous post on Little FU#1, I outlined the steps I am putting in place for Little FU#1 to start his journey to FI. I intend to do a series of posts to expand upon those steps so that anyone setting … Continue reading →

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Little FU#1 – the plan

Posted on 3rd March 2018 by FU MON CHU

Can a young person on an average net salary of £25k buy a property and become FI by the age of 40? “Impossible!” the mainstream media and the regular man on the street would scream. “Young people can’t even save … Continue reading →

Posted in FU #1 | Tagged budget, children, compound interest, debt, deposit, early retirement, family, financial, financial independence, fire, free money, home, house, income, independence, invest, investment, retire early, retirement, return, saving | 3 Comments

The Not-So-Magic Roundabout (more musings from Mrs Fu)

Posted on 25th February 2018 by Mrs Fu Mon Chu

The discovery of FI is, for me, the equivalent of writing out your life plan as a young adult, following it pretty steadily for thirty years and then scrunching the whole thing into a ball and throwing it into the … Continue reading →

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Little FU #1 – Start of a Journey

Posted on 24th February 2018 by FU MON CHU

You hear every day in the news about the housing ‘crisis’, that young people are hard done by, and that they will never be able to afford their own homes, will never be able to retire or will need to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in FU #1 | Tagged budget, children, compound interest, deposit, early retirement, family, financial, financial independence, financial independence. fire, fire, free, house, income, independence, investment, ISA, learning, LISA, online, retirement, saving, teaching, value | 1 Comment

Mrs Fu Mon Chu speaks…

Posted on 16th February 2018 by Mrs Fu Mon Chu

Mr Fu Mon Chu just loves a new project. He is a laidback but enthusiastic kind of guy and I’ve been playing devil’s advocate to his ideas and plans during twenty years of marriage, and ten years of dating before … Continue reading →

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The Bride of FU MON CHU

Posted on 12th February 2018 by FU MON CHU

Mrs FU MON CHU is generally quite cynical. She quite often ridicules my latest interests/fads and it is quite difficult to get her on board to new ideas even though she is very intelligent ; ) . Once she is convinced … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: financial

Secret Hobbies and the Big Match

Little FU#1 – Step 2 The Budget

Does Home Education FIRE your Imagination?

School’s FIREd!

Little FU#1 – the plan, steps 1&2

Little FU#1 – the plan

The Not-So-Magic Roundabout (more musings from Mrs Fu)

Little FU #1 – Start of a Journey

Mrs Fu Mon Chu speaks…

The Bride of FU MON CHU

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