Useful Technology? I started out in life fascinated by new tech. I adored the BBC computer in school, learning a little bit of programming and playing the odd game such as Boffin, Manic Miner and Castle Quest. I was in awe with my Commodore 64. Te… Read more »
Who is this guy? THE.FuTuRE: "CoNTeNDeR who are you and what right do you have to talk about real life issues? Are you a qualified life coach, psychologist, philosopher? No. You are just a guy from the UK who's downshifted to rural France. Be a go… Read more »
View of the local Cathedral from our Garden Monsieur l'ail: "Bienvenue la France!" CoNTeNDeR: "ail ail ail what is this guy saying? Can I get some garlic, cheese, a baguette and beer une bouteille de vin please? In this post we are going to have a … Read more »
This is a follow on from the last post Do The Right Thing - is financial independence the right thing to do considering some of the challenges in the world. Here the discussion moves on to whether financial independence is a valid life challenge, … Read more »
wikimedia.com Is the Pursuit of Financial Independence Doing the Right Thing? THE PaST: "Go to school then study a degree that makes a difference to the world" THE.PReSeNT: "Go to school and study a degree to make you rich, all that touchy feely stu… Read more »
One Vision of THE.FUTURE (Eden Project Cornwall UK) THE.FUTURE "Contender I'm out to get ya! Yeh I'm watching you, I'm your shadow, I'm your worst nightmare! THE.CONTENDER - nice bloke THE.FUTURE time to put him in his place. THE.PAST - is a has bee… Read more »
January in London? - So Pretty under Snow THE.PRESENT: "Come on Contender have some fun, get yourself one of those gadgets, go on holiday you need one and the kids do as well, a few more presents - they have not had enough for Christmas" THE.CONTEND… Read more »
La Romieu Gers France THE.PAST: "Well you did not see that coming did ya man!" THE.CONTENDER: "We planned enough of it mate!" This is the first of 3 posts, a look at THE.PAST, the year that was 2012. THE.CONTENDER Tribe 2012 road to Financial Indep… 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 »
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 »
FISH | Financial Independence and Seeking Happiness CoNTeNDeR: "Who is next in the ring?" PLAN.AHEAD: "The future my son he is unforgiving, surprising and always your shadow" CoNTeNDeR: "A venerable adversary what do I need to learn if I am going… 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)
