Hi fight fans, nearly the end of the year already! Where did it all go. Who were the winners in the game of life? THE FUTURE is still lurking there ready to take THE.CONTENDER to the cleaners when he gets the chance. What is THE.CONTENDER to do? K… Read more »
Real Stuff (munkee.com) PLAN.AHEAD: "Where have you been CONTENDER we need to get on with your training?" THE.CONTENDER: "THE FUTURE caught our little tribe out with the evil flu but we are back in the game now" PLAN.AHEAD: "Right C your NEW train… Read more »
Perhaps a leaflet instead.. THE.CONTENDER is on a Scrap in the Savannah! - he is only fighting a has been in UP.TO.HIS.EYEBALLS.IN.DEBT so needs something to hype up the fight. Unfortunately Rhumble in the Jungle has been done.... shame:( Africa's … Read more »
Lots of Rules Today THE.CoNTeNDeR and trainer SORT.YOUR.LIFE.OUT have a look at all of the rules of the Very Early Retirement Fight. Can they be mastered as THE.FuTuRe is waiting in the wings ready to mess up THE.CoNTeNDeRS plans! Our tribe has been… Read more »
Source: A good Day to Live Fight fans it is a Good Day To Live! There is a contender out there with strong credentials, a vision for THE FUTURE and a conviction to see it through to the end. MR WOODPECKER is a fellow European who is lighting up the … Read more »
Look to your community and learn new skills SPENDITALL: "CONTENDER, when you decided to hang up your gloves, you talked about giving back to the community. Have you thought about it more? What are your thoughts now? Are you going to make a comeback?… Read more »
Community guy INTERVIEWER: Rocky you are relatively unknown, a southpaw fighter from the harsh streets of Philadelphia, scraping a living in the lower reaches of boxing. What makes you think you have a chance at toppling the champ? ROCKY: Don't re… Read more »
Bansky - Graffiti Creative Brilliance THE.CONTENDER is writing this post about the respect and humility THE.CONTENDER has for the challenge of writing a readable, engaging and hopefully entertaining blog. What makes a blog attractive? Is it funny, s… Read more »
Evening fight fans your host for the evening is the THE FUTURE here on FREEDOM FIGHT NIGHT. This evening we are interviewing THE.CONTENDER on his extraordinary decision to Retire Early. THE FUTURE wants to know is THE.CONTENDER going to fade into t… Read more »
PERL Hello Fight Fans, welcome to Fight Night on channel CONTENDER! Let's get ready to RUMBLE! Introducing in the red corner weighing in at 13st 2lb THE.CONTENDER! In the blue corner weighing in an impressive 16st 9lb is THE FUTURE. Tonight's figh… Read more »
View from the Sears Tower Chicago - BIG Business THE.CONTENDER 's career has been short and sweet. He is now officially semi retired* after only 13 years on the job - lucky B******. So it is hard to call it a career really. As a graduate THE.CONTEND… Read more »
THE.CONTENDER recently quit his job to be a proud stay-at-home father. This post is about the benefits of having dad at home, the financial adjustments we had to make in particular how we reduced our spending by £269 per month with a surprising end … Read more »
Archimedes in his Bath - UMIST Education, Education, Education! THE.CONTENDER and Mrs C were fortunate to have a very good education. THE.CONTENDER studied sciences and maths before obtaining a masters in Chemical Engineering and Environmental Techn… Read more »
The Hacienda Nightclub - one of my old stomping grounds Live frugally - what does this mean? THE.CONTENDER Tribe is frugal but we do not live in a caravan or a tent. We do not eat rice each day for every meal. We do not stay in all the time and play… Read more »
Financial Armageddon talk is all across the alternative media. Lax lending that caused the crisis for the banks in 2008 has now been transferred to governments worldwide. Unlimited money printing in the US by the Federal reserve will continue until … Read more »
A key part of the CPT (Contender Planning Toolkit) is CALP (Contender Awesome Life Plan). It includes a large section on health which is probably the most important part of the plan - invest in yourself. This post will cover putting a health plan in… Read more »
Welcome to FISH !
You have come here looking for answers. How to get out of debt? How to save and invest? How to retire early and how you want to live in retirement.
Well this is the right place for you as out tribe has been through all of these steps. We no longer work for a corporate employer and have saved enough to retire early. How we did this is shared here on this site for you.
Our little tribe found out these secrets to financial independence in our late 20’s. Since then we have taken early retirement, in our late 30's, in just 7 years. We now live in the South West of France with our two young children.
Along the way I decided to share everything I learnt. My articles and tips on aggressive saving and compound investing are there to help you meet your financial goals fast. I discuss ways to help you decide what you want by building a life plan. This helps to work out how to get where you want to be whilst avoiding the pitfalls along the way.
My expertise was built up working in blue chip corporate jobs, extensive reading and putting it into practice. I have condensed this knowledge into simple strategies to help you meet your goals and not those of the bank or the place you work.
There are free planning tools on this site that help you make a life plan. A plan for your future. The tools calculate how to reach your financial goals in a timeline that suits you. The tools help set out your life goals, make them happen and how to exceed them.
There are tips on how to simplifying your life to remove day to day headaches. These include ways to pay off debt fast buy eliminating wasteful spending habits. How to reduce your monthly bills through choices that actually improve your health and wellbeing. Identifying things you don’t need that sap your time and wallet.
There are little sustainability projects to reduce your dependence on shops and utilities whilst saving money to spend on things you want.
All of these little steps will show you how save 50%+ of your salary so you can meet your goal whatever it is. This huge saving rate can be compounded for very early retirement. I am sure you will find something here for you.
Darren Lee (A.K.A the Contender as in my blog)
