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2020: almost done

This is my third draft for a new post. Life’s corona-induced sameness is ongoing. Is there anything new to say? Let’s see.

This week one of my LinkedIn connections wrote that she got so bored during lockdown #1 that she wrote a book. My first reaction: she had time to write a book?!?!

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By Sonia, 5 years13th December 2020 ago
Women on FIRE

The British woman who became financially independent in her mid 30s in London

I only met N a few months ago but from early on she became a good friend. She is bubbly, interesting, focused and her career in immunology is so wildly different to mine that I am always learning loads from her.

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By Sonia, 6 years26th April 2020 ago
Women on FIRE

The French woman who retired at 49 in London

I first met G at a FIRE meetup, her cheerfulness and confidence makes it easy to talk to her. 

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By Sonia, 6 years7th March 2020 ago
Financial independence

New year, time for the London FI January meetup

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.

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By Sonia, 6 years12th January 2020 ago
Financial independence

The future of work

Some time ago my energy provider sent me an email reminder to take my meter reading, which I diligently did. As I stood in front of these strange boxes showing me some numbers, I had a flashback to my childhood when a man would come knocking at our door every month to do the same for us.

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By Sonia, 6 years15th October 2019 ago
Financial independence

Why do people underestimate others?

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. 

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By Sonia, 6 years15th September 2019 ago
Financial independence

Let’s fill our libraries with personal finance books! #donateindependence

Libraries. Does anyone not like libraries?

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By Sonia, 6 years3rd August 2019 ago
Financial independence

Finding my tribe in Budapest

Early May I went to Budapest to attend the amazing Financial Independence Week Europe (FIWE) 2019. And I found my tribe.

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By Sonia, 7 years19th May 2019 ago
Financial independence

My interview on the Financial Independence Europe podcast

I’ve recently been approached by Araminta and Alvar who asked to interview me for their podcast Financial Independence Europe. Well, here it is! You can listen to my thought on Financial Independence below or visit their website. Let me know what you think in the comments, and share it with Read more…

By Sonia, 7 years8th May 2019 ago
Financial independence

I’ve been featured on FIREhub’s Bloggers on FIRE

I was recently approached by the great FIREhub.eu’s team about featuring me on their Bloggers on FIRE series. Today this post was published on their website – yay!

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By Sonia, 7 years21st March 2019 ago

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I am a 40 something European (now British too!) who settled in London a long time ago. I happily live in the green suburbs with my husband and young daughter.

I’d like this blog to show my thinking and learning about money and financial independence, hoping to inspire women and men of any age and background to get empowered by understanding money and having a healthy relationship with it.

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