Hello there! This is the third interview of the guest post/interview series by people who are well on their way to financial independence (FI) or have reached it already. I met Mel and Sam in early 2012 in Berlin. Our paths split into different countries and jobs but we still have the goal of FI…
On Expanding Your Consciousness and The Mentors in Life
The world is vast, limitless and abundant. It is, it really is. But we see only what’s around us, our little social bubble. For some of us, it’s bigger, for some – it stays forever a little, cosy bubble. Unexpected events often throw us out of our comfort zone. Isn’t going out of your mother’s…
Honoring My Compass: Interview With Sarah Burch
Hello there! This is the second interview of the guest post/interview series by people who are well on their way to financial independence (FI) or have reached it already. It’s pleasure to invite Sarah Burch to the stage. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did! ****** Can you introduce yourself? My name is…
5 Mindful Shopping Tips Will Save You a Lot of Money
Confessions of a Minimalist Somewhere in-between the 100 Things challenge and decluttering my garderobe I became the opposite of a shopaholic. I get way more pleasure from freeing myself of stuff than shopping. Malls became too overwhelming and I am rarely tempted to make purchases. Online shopping, on the contrary, is still something that I can hardly…
6-Month Sabbatical: What to Expect
Today’s the last day of my sabbatical! I can’t believe it’s been six months since I left the office on a chilly Friday evening in January 2017. A retrospective is due. Where did all this time go?! Our perception of time is a strange thing. Back then, the upcoming half a year felt like a foggy…
Glimpses of the Camino de Santiago
Words don’t suffice to describe what one experiences walking the thousand-year-old pilgrimage route across Spain. The Camino de Santiago is different for everyone and still the same. These are some glimpses of my time on the way. ****** – ¡Hola, buenos días! – ¡Buen camino! There’s hardly anyone awake in this sleepy Spanish village except for…
My Camino de Santiago Light Packing List
The following Camino de Santiago packing list has been tried and tested by myself walking 220km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain for a total of 10 days. ****** Ladies and gentlemen, lo and behold! I just reached a new level of my minimalist game! I walked 220km for a total of 10 days only with cabin luggage. The…
The Minimum Goal I Want to Reach Is 1 Million Euros: Interview with Alexis
Hello there! This is the start of a guest post/interview series by people who are well on their way to financial independence (FI) or have reached it already. I’d kick it off with an interview with Alexis, whose minimum goal is 1 million euros. He reveals his rational and well-thought master plan for reaching FI. I hope…
A Simple Agile Practice Will Help You Get Closer to Your Dream Life
The path to your dream life is complex and unpredictable. It’s very much like software development. How do I know?! I come from a software development background. I have been applying agile methodologies to get projects done for more than 6 years now. That’s how I started using some of the agile practices in my personal life. We do not learn from…
You Don’t Need Financial Freedom To Be Free
When I started writing about financial freedom, my goal was clear – to become financially independent in 5 years – by 2022. As time passed and I dug deeper, I realized financial freedom is only one limited aspect of the broad concept of freedom. It is external. The most tangible. The most easily graspable. Most of all it can…