Financial Independence, retire early and travel
Financial independence or FIRE has become a buzzword these days. A lot of people want to retire early. In my first post, I have written about some of the reasons I want to retire early which might be valid for you too. In this post I want to write about some of the other reasons…
Now a days, there is great connectivity from India and because of competition airfare is cheap. There are a lot of amazing cheap destinations from India which you can cover with a budget of under Rs. 1 Lakh. Let us have a look at the 10 countries that you can travel with a budget of…
Apparently, a lot of people have great ideas but they just don’t know how to start a new blog. There are a lot of quick ways to start a blog. For starters you can go to www.blogspot.com and get a free public blog like yourname.blogspot.com. If you want a personalized domain like fireforty.com, then of…
A lot of my readers and friends have asked me how to save more. While I tell them to buy what you need not what you want, it seems like all things these days people want a quick actionable shortcut. Of course, things to understand with thumb rules and shortcuts is that there would be…
We watched the movie De de pyaar de yesterday. The movie is a good watch and is worth the money spent. However, being travel buffs my wife and I were more interested to know which resort or cottage was the shooting location for De de pyaar de. Of course, being the anxious soul that I…
There are countless people who say that they don’t want to work. What they essentially mean (in most cases) is that they hate their job. While working is essential to like and it could take many share and forms. During the cave-man era working meant going out and hunting for food or foraging through edible…
A lot of people stress about visa requirements when travelling to other countries from India. You may not know this, but if you have a valid US visa, there are a lot of countries you can visit from India without requiring additional visa. US visa is a valid visa for around 40 other countries. Of…
I was speaking with a colleague about financial independence and early retirement the other day. One of the question he asked and a question I have seen a lot on the web as well was, “What sacrifices are you making?”. And the only answer I gave was, “nothing”. But he probed further and asked that…
I love to travel to new places and that is my only expensive passion. As a FIRE or early retirement enthusiast, it is a challenge for me to lower my expenses yet fulfil my passion. I am sure there is at least one other soul who loves to travel and wants to retire early. Hence,…
While it is best to start your early retirement journey as early as possible, but it is not always possible. So is it possible to retire early if you started late, say in your 40s? Can you retire in another 7-10 years? Let’s figure out what are some things that will work in your favour…