Quietly Saving
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I'm Weenie. In 2014, I came across the term FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). I set up this blog, devised a plan, began to save more and invest.
I try to balance enjoying my life in the present while attempting to plan for the future. My plan is to be in a position to not have to work full-time (or at all) by 2025 (or 2024, depending on whether I want to do 'one more..
Quietly Saving
1w ago
Apologies, this post might end up dragging on a bit. I had a great holiday (more on this later), though not entirely relaxing in parts, but enough that my batteries have been mostly recharged and I feel more in control …
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Quietly Saving
1M ago
Just the numbers really as I’m flat out at work and at home. Plus I’m exhausted. But holiday soon though, hence the ‘busyness’. And my wrist is better, though not 100%. Anyway, here goes for October! I saved 22% of …
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Quietly Saving
2M ago
I’ve sprained my wrist badly and have been in pain this past week or so. I’m not having to take painkillers daily any more so it must be getting better, but it’s still quite sore at times. I am slowly …
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Quietly Saving
3M ago
Another blur of a month – busy at work, busy socially. After it all ended, I felt like I had Olympics withdrawal symptoms; I had found watching all the different events just a great way to wind down – well …
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Quietly Saving
4M ago
I am in dire need of a holiday. I’ve not been able to book my annual leave as been trying to sort out the best time to see my family and seems like that won’t be til later in the …
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Quietly Saving
5M ago
June was a mix of work, social activities and work social activities. Oh and watching lots of football on tv (and not always enjoying it, in the case of England!) I also celebrated my birthday this month – another year …
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Quietly Saving
6M ago
May seemed to come and go in a blur of bank holidays. I made the most of the long weekends and the decent weather – all fence panels (front and back) have been wood stained and I even did a …
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Quietly Saving
7M ago
Update is later than usual and I blame the sunny evenings and weekends, which had me spending more time outside, less indoors on my laptop (wi-fi isn’t great in the garden!). April started off well with an evening out at …
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Quietly Saving
8M ago
Well, the wheel of time grinds onwards and last month, my blog turned an epic TEN YEARS OLD! Happy 10th birthday to Quietly Saving! ? Long time or what! Except it hasn’t really felt that way. My blog is positively …
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Quietly Saving
10M ago
As mentioned in my last post and as highly recommended by various commenters, I’ve been tracking all my spending. January was what I expected, but partway through February, I realised that there was definitely going to be variance between what …
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