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Engineers on FIRE

Most people pursuing FIRE are engineers of some sort. I’m not an exception. Many people “unable” to start pursuing FIRE “accuse” engineers of being able to pursue FIRE because of their “high paying” careers. Maximizing one’s income for sure speeds up the process, but achieving Financial Independence is a function of saving more than it …

Bitcoin Price Forecast for 2020 and 2021

I struggled with the dilemma of writing a post like this for a long time. However, I feel like it’s almost a last chance to express my thoughts before it’s too late. But first thing first… Read this carefully: I have zero interest in you investing in Bitcoin. Absolutely nothing. This post doesn’t contain affiliate …

A Letter to My Future Self

Congratulations! After nearly a decade of hard hustle you reached the status of being financially independent. I’m writing this post… This letter, whatever, to address some of the concerns you may or may not have at this moment. To be honest, I’m pretty sure you don’t have them… But being careful as you know we are, let’s …

Yearly Recap (December 2019)

There it is. An end to a great year and eagerness to make the next one even better. But hey, this is both a monthly update and an end of year post. So first thing first – as a personal finance / FIRE blog owner, I have the obligation to report my portfolio performance. 🙂 So …

The Young Monk’s Adventures – Modified Martingale Roulette Strategy

The Young Monk’s Adventures will be a set of posts detailing how the younger me approached earning money or personal finance in general. This post is dedicated to a Roulette strategy I played for a while and ended up with a pretty high ROI while having tons of fun. But before going into the details …

I Live My Childhood Dream

Nostalgia. Catches all of us from time to time and makes us remember vividly how great the things once were. It even makes many people romanticize their past – “Everything was easy and beautiful back then and there, but it’s all tough and ugly here and now. Every single thing!” Okay, although I’d recommend to …

3 Financial Mistakes I Made

Personal Finance mistakes are not just consequences of insufficient knowledge or experience, they’re also part of human nature. We continuously miss out on opportunities or remain ignorant to factors that may improve our financial situation, but also overspend led by emotions, compulsions, or subscriptions. This post is about the missed opportunities and potential gains due to …

On Letting Go and Next Steps

I love consuming educational material. It’s not a bad thing, inherently, but this is an addiction I’ve been battling with for some time. Basically, whenever someone I trust recommends a book or introduces me to a field, or whenever I find a reliable reference that might be of interest, I simply can’t resist. The procedure …

Why FIRE?

If you read some of my posts or followed me for a while, you probably have a pretty good idea what I’m about. You know that I’m advocating frugal living and promoting financial intelligence, in the form of a capitalist embodiment of a Monk on a quest for FIRE. And even if you understood my philosophy and way …

What Is This About?

Well, we’re finally here! 🙂 It’s been a while since I had the idea of starting a blog, but it got quickly buried pretty deep in a large and growing stack of priorities. The more technical reader, knowing that the stacks follow the “first in – last out” principle, will immediately understand that my idea remained untouched …