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JL Collins’ synthesis of how to achieve financial independence and early retirement (FIRE) is a masterpiece. It’s a book I can’t...

*A word to the wise. When we say the UK's energy production, we typically mean Great Britain. Northern Ireland is connected to the...

Wow. I can hardly believe I'm more than half a year into my "early retirement" - at least my retirement from a full-time desk job. I...

In the blog Investing for your Life , we introduced the concept of consistently investing into the stock market every month, regardless...

This blog post is (not-so) shamelessly inspired by my all-time inspiration into personal finance, Mr Money Mustache . His original blog,...

It all started a couple of years ago when I was browsing in Waterstones and glanced at a copy of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective...

This website covers a broad range of topics that interest me - all within the general theme of sustainability and self development. Since...

This is my occasional reminder that carbon dioxide levels continue to increase rapidly - entirely a result of human-caused emissions....

One of the reasons there is an overabundance of stuff in the developed world is that people manage their money like children. " I want...

There's a lot of bad stuff going on in the world, and the news is usually negative. I've increasingly found myself detaching from all...

This is perhaps the most important tool you can call upon in your psychological toolset, and the earlier you learn it in life, the more...

I have a problem with cars. Too many people own vehicles which are too big for their needs, use them too frequently and buy new ones too...

In the previous blog post, we explored what I beleive to be a healthy lifestyle. The benefits of this go way beyond feeling fitter and...

There's an endless curriculum of information out there on leading a healthy life, something we have been giving advice to each other on...

While I realise this is a contentious subject, with many people feeling a strong emotional reaction whenever they hear the words, it's...

Waste and emissions. Humanity’s existence on Planet Earth is producing billions of tonnes of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per...

Money is difficult to acquire but easy to spend. This is perhaps more true now than ever before - it's so easy to spend money. For...

The Reader’s Digest rules from the previous post are timeless gold dust for success in the workplace. Let’s break some of them down using...

About a year ago, whilst cleaning out my parent's house, I came across the March 1994 edition of Reader's Digest . My mum had saved it -...

When I read The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey, it blue my mind about how purposeful a lifestyle it was...