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By: Court and Nic

Court and Nic — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:25:51 +0000

In reply to Bob Wen. Thank you Bob for chiming in and hope you’d kids enjoy this one! That is WILD that you were able to back track for 20 years! Impressive!

By: Court and Nic

Court and Nic — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:23:14 +0000

In reply to Chrissy @ Eat Sleep Breathe FI.

Sadly the internet retirement police will come after the bloggers and podcasters of the world and reach the conclusion that anyone who reached FI isn’t retired as they now have this new source of income. You and I both know what a joke the “income” is. And we are the vocal/seen members of the community but I’d say the large majority are non bloggers/podcasters just doing their thing!

I too am so fascinated by others stories, especially when it comes to different countries and costs/ways of living elsewhere.

Sarah and her partner truly are hustlers and I have no doubt they will reach their numbers on time while their kiddos are young. Thanks for tuning in and for the thoughtful comment!

By: Bob Wen

Bob Wen — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 15:20:16 +0000

Thank you Sarah for sharing. I’ll be passing your interview along to my adult kids.

I too had wished I’d started tracking our net worth earlier. Fortunately, being a document hoarder, I was able to reconstruct our financial history from 20 years ago. It might not be 100% accurate, but it’s close enough. It was and remains rewarding to see the full picture. If you have nothing else to do, which I highly doubt, it might be interesting for you to see if you can do something similar. My first 10 years of the tracking is just end of year asset and debt balances for each account/asset.

By: Chrissy @ Eat Sleep Breathe FI

Chrissy @ Eat Sleep Breathe FI — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 00:41:17 +0000

Hi Sarah—thank you for sharing your story here. I always love hearing from people who are not bloggers. I enjoy showing the Internet Retirement Police that “regular” people can and do reach FIRE without blogs or podcasts!

I especially enjoyed reading about the differences between France/Europe and the US (which is very similar to my country—Canada). I’m oddly curious and interested in FI in other countries, so I find that aspect fascinating.

It’s amazing that you’ll reach FIRE while your kids are still young. It’ll be so nice for all of you to have more time together while they’re still kids. Mine are teenagers now, and while I was a stay-at-home with them from day one, I dearly wish my husband could have been there with us too, especially in the early years.

It sounds like you’ve been doing all the right things with your money. Bravo on all your success so far and best wishes to you and your husband as you keep working towards your goal!