Many smart people have said that your choice of life partner is one of the most important choices you will make in your life, one that will also affect your finances. Imagine a FIRE disciple who falls in love with a spender and shopaholic!
(more…)A few days ago I went to a London FI meetup – as usual it was a breath of fresh air for me! Meeting like-minded people, talking openly about financial independence, and exchanging ideas in a positive atmosphere is invaluable, especially as most of us FIRE seeks tend to keep this interest a secret.
As the old year was coming to an end a few weeks ago, once again I realised just how tired I was. Why do I always get to the end of the year exhausted? All the very good reasons I can think of taste like sweet and sour excuses… yet it happens regularly.
In recent years I have put on weight, one pound at a time, and somehow – with the significant exception if having my daughter – I am not quite sure how and when. It just happened.
At various points in time I noticed that people underestimate me. I would come to the realisation in what appeared to be harmless conversations, but the result was that people – normally people who don’t know me well – see a very different person when looking at me.
Libraries. Does anyone not like libraries?
Social proof has always been around. It is the result of a deeply rooted psychological bias which implies trust in other people.
Another Thought Experiment by the Saving Ninja:
What opinion do you have that most of your peers do not share?
