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12 Things to Get your S*** Together
12 Things to Get your S*** Together

Simple Country Living In this post we going to consider what if the world worked differently from a personal idealistic standpoint (knowing that it won't happen) Based on the observations what can we do for ourselves. KISSI - Keep It Simple Stupid I… Read more »

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17Aug2014

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Fighting Fear - Part 2
Fighting Fear - Part 2

THE.PasT: "FeaR! I gave THE.CoNTeNDeR a few cure balls in THE.PasT for you. I told him what to do and where to do it. Since then he has gone off the rails a bit. He is not with the system. His choice to stop working - how dare he!  He needs a bit of… Read more »

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23Oct2013

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Who are you?
Who are you?

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 »

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20Oct2013

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Feeling Fear - Part 1
Feeling Fear - Part 1

THE.FuTuRe: "Hey FeaR! Get over here we need to talk. Contender is getting ahead of himself he needs to feel THE.FeaR! Spar with him for a few rounds – probe his weaknesses. Get under his skin and into his psyche" THE.FeaR: "Anything for an old budd… Read more »

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09Oct2013

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Community HELP! Part 2 - 8 Contributions and Develop New Skills
Community HELP! Part 2 - 8 Contributions and Develop New Skills

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 »

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02Nov2012

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Community HELP! Part 1 - 10 Amazing Blessings
Community HELP! Part 1 - 10 Amazing Blessings

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 »

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31Oct2012
 

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)

 
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