Keeping deprivation away on the Journey to FI
You’ll often hear people claim that they have never felt deprivation on the journey to financial independence (FI). Especially from those aiming for financial independence, retire early (FIRE) because the extreme versions of it are what is more often portrayed by the media. I myself have often written about our continuous efforts to enjoy the […]
Guiltless Summer
I initially began the summer with the idea of wanting to work about 10 hours per week on the blog and my business. As such, the first couple of days I created a pretty detailed schedule with the kiddoes of how we would spend most of our time. I felt like I needed to find […]
How to Negotiate a Remote Work Agreement
While the pandemic is far from over, with vaccination rates increasing in a very hopeful way, some employers have started to communicate their desire for their employees to return to work in the office. Perhaps you are dreading this change. You’ve found yourself enjoying remote work through the last year and actually performing better in […]
Second & Third Months of my Sabbatical to test Coast FI
Back in the Fall of 2020, I made the decision to take a sabbatical to test out Coast FI starting at the end of January 2021. The plan is to try out my ideal FI schedule now, which includes 10 to 20 hours of passion work, even though we have not reached our full FI […]
A Positive Approach to Your Finances
What type of emotions come up when you think about your finances? Money might seem like a pretty straightforward mathematical thing, yet money is such an emotional subject. In fact, money is the number one cause of stress for most Canadians, especially so after over a year of living in crisis mode. If you’ve experienced […]
First Month of my Sabbatical to test Coast FI
Back in the Fall of 2020, I made the decision that I would be taking a sabbatical to test out Coast FI starting at the end of January 2021. The plan is to try out my ideal FI schedule now, which includes 10 to 20 hours of passion work, even though we have not reached […]
Simple ways to stick to good money habits
Ever find yourself with a great plan to pay down debt or increase your savings but after a good couple of weeks of making progress, your old habits kick in and you start sabotaging yourself? Pursuing any financial goals requires good money habits and the discipline to keep up with these consistently through time. Even […]
Taking a Sabbatical to test Coast FI
I’ve got some big news. As those on my newsletter found out last week, I will be taking a 1 year sabbatical to test Coast FI. After a rough September of juggling working full-time in my day job, uncertainty with our oldest’s school with the pandemic, a strike in our youngest’s daycare system and various […]
The Challenge of Planning the Transition to FI
I’ve often written about how I try to make the best of the journey to financial independence by integrating my core values and related activities in my present. While all of this sounds lovely and wise, in practice it can get really challenging and even more so when it comes to planning the transition to […]
Practicing our FI Life
Whenever we take time off from work I like to think that we are practicing our FI life. What is our ideal lifestyle if work becomes optional for us? What is the right balance of activities that makes everyone in the family happiest and feeling fulfilled? I know I’m not the only one doing this […]
