For new and existing readers, this is my journey as an anonymous millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! The last time I posted was exactly a month ago when the coronavirus crisis was still in its early stages. We’re…
March Net Worth & Spending: +$60,134
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as an anonymous millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! Wow. What a year. What a ‘first quarter’ of the year. First there were the worst bushfires in Australian history which…
7 Frugal Wins and 2 Frugal Fails
These last couple of weeks was a big tick for frugal wins for this millennial when it comes to adulting. With recent break-ins to my garage, global pandemics and increasing unease about my financial situation because the economy has been shut down, my focus has been to put some measures in place to help buffer…
Gratitude in the time of the corona-crisis
Life as I know it in Australia changed so dramatically in the past 2 weeks. We have gone from normal, everyday life going to and from work, going out for drinks at a bar with friends and dinner for dates, to being in lockdown in our homes, businesses forcibly shut down, hundreds of thousands of…
10 Frugal Wins and 1 Frugal Fail
This past month was a big win for frugality and for reduced frivolity. It always feels like money just flies out of my hands and down the drain, and then other times I hit some wins. It’s constant battle to be good with money, so reminding myself that what gets measured gets managed is a…
5 Frugal Wins and 2 Frugal Fails
Hi everyone! I’ve been missing in action for over six months and I’m not sure where the time went. While I haven’t been posting for a long time, I’ve been in the background still keeping my spending and net worth spreadsheets up to date. Throughout all the life changes over the past 3 years this…
July Net Worth & Spending: +$43,156
Happy new financial year! The month of July was a great one! What did I get up to? After years of stress in a toxic work environment, I bid so long and farewell to my old job and started a new exciting job I got a pay rise! I had a week break in between…
EOFY June Net Worth & Spending: +$40,241
A wild year in review. June isn’t just the end of a financial year come and gone, it’s represents a big chapter closed. It was a giant year for learning some major life lessons: I learnt that we truely accept the love we think we deserve, in my case, it was from friendships and colleagues….
May Net Worth & Spending: +$38,390
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as an anonymous millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! May was my month of recovery and self-care – there were major changes and realisations in my career and in life….
10 Lessons I’ve Learned after 2 Years into my FI Journey
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as an anonymous millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! It’s been just over 2 years since I started my journey to financial independence and it’s been one of the best…
5 Frugal Wins and 2 Frugal Fails
5 FRUGAL WINS My friend told me about a new ride share app called Didi. I signed up and received 4x $5 vouchers and also receive 30% off. Instead of using Uber, I took a Didi to the train station ($10) and then a public transport airport shuttle bus ($20) to the airport. A much…
April Net Worth & Spending: +$36,890
For new and existing readers, this is my journey as an anonymous millennial from -$20,000 net worth in November 2016 to financial independence and early retirement. Subscribe to my blog to stay posted! April was quite a month! I keep thinking there will be a month where I struggle to find something interesting to…
The Earnest Addiction 