Notes from my Campaign to achieve financial independence in the UK.
Ugh. Half my links have set to a side hustle website I was working on! I’m tracking them down one by one but I’m just one person and doing this manually. Sorry! Should be a temporary issue.
To be truly independent, you need financial independence
You don’t know if you really love what you’re doing until you have the choice not to do it.
Why is this a Financial Independence Campaign?
You might have heard of Financial Independence Retire Early. I’m willing to bet you’ve read the books already. You might even be part of a FIRE community.
“Earn money, live cheap, invest in index funds, stick to the path – just this path.” Sound familiar? “Just trust us.” Trust. Hope. Don’t question, don’t deviate.
Hope is not a course of action.
A Campaign is a deliberate cycle of assessing the situation, setting up for success, trying new tactics and evaluating ready for the next cycle, heading towards the goal.
That’s why this is the Financial Independence Campaign. I firmly believe in being open-minded, adaptable and experimental.
The objective
By December 2031, I want to have sufficient income or assets so that I have the freedom to do whatever the hell I want without having to worry unduly about jeopardising my financial future.
Campaign cycles
The Financial Independence Campaign is reviewed frequently.
Every year, there is a strategy for the upcoming year. At the end of the period, that strategy is reviewed.
However, there are three core lines of operation that form part of the Financial Independence Campaign:
Lines of operation
Invest in myself
Earning potential is tied to skills.
More skills mean more opportunities.
Opportunities might be fun, but might also speed the Campaign up.
It is always right to learn.
Spend intentionally
There’s nothing wrong with buying stuff.
There’s a lot wrong with buying stuff you don’t even like.
I try to make sure I spend intentionally and get rid of knee-jerk purchases.
Invest my money
If I want to make money to live off, I must invest wherever I can in assets that raise my wealth.
Opportunities to invest my money or my time should be considered.
There is more than one way to invest.
This isn’t financial advice. This is just one person on the Financial Independence Campaign, talking about things they’re trying out. Steal the ideas, go crazy, whatever – but do your own research. Don’t trust your future to some random on the internet.
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