I believe the one things that stands between you and pretty much everything you want is fear. Being too afraid to start something because of the imaginary consequences we dream up for ourselves. We all get held back by fear from the big things we want, retiring early, becoming a freelancer, starting a business. But sometimes […]
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Millennials Don’t Have It So Bad
I was having my daily check of Facebook this morning when someone shared a rant from Reddit about how terrible life as a millennial is. That has been shared 65,000 times so far and it came from a personal account saying “I’ve not read anything as accurate in a while.” Sigh… NOW HANG ON A […]
What Iceland, Crabs, And Unicycles Can Teach You About Becoming A Spark
This year I’ve been working through a challenge to read 1 book a week for the whole year. It’s been tough going and I’m currently about 10 books behind having read 20 and this is week 30… But I’ll catch up yet. The last book I read was 18 Minutes by Peter Bergman, a book about […]
I Sold My Old Phone! And You Should Too
When I came back to the UK in the summer of 2016 after a 9-month trip away I didn’t have a UK phone, I had an Australian Smartphone that cost me about £15* which wasn’t worth unlocking so I needed a new phone to start applying for jobs with. I was back in my home […]
Minimum Viable Hobby And Avoiding The Fancy Shmancy Start
Being frugal doesn’t mean you can’t have any fun in spare time, it’s not about sitting staring into space because you’re saving money. And it’s certainly not what you want to do if you’re saving for FIRE and want to retire early, because if you find yourself with an abundance of time and nothing to […]