I’m often asked whether FIRE* – or FITR**, as I prefer – was my grand plan. It wasn’t. I started investing at 19 because I didn’t want my money to go to waste. Given how much time and energy I’d exerted to earn it, watching it fritter away seemed insane....
Short answer: You may be. But have a crack at it anyway. Long answer: It’s a challenge to capture the attention of twenty-somethings when it comes to financial independence (FI). Retirement seems a loooooong way off at that age. It doesn’t matter how much I bang on...
How to save money is a popular question, and it’s sad that most answers leave people rolling their eyes and changing nothing. The problem with most saving strategies is they’re hard work. You have to think a lot. You have to change habits. Far better to have a...
We bang on about financial independence a lot at Money School. It features heavily in our blogs, and it appears in our education for kids. But what does it actually mean, and why should you care? What does financial independence mean? We define financial independence...
It’s a common misconception that money will fix all problems. If only it were that simple. If you’re comfortable (i.e. earning around $50k a year or more) and you’ve been waiting for a windfall thinking it will be the answer to your worries, it might...
Want to learn how to manage your money wisely? Good news! There are truckloads of solid financial education materials available – for free – to help you get up to speed. We’ve popped them all into a handy eBook you can download by entering your email...
