the 5 steps to financial independence
accelerate your progress to financial independence in the UK
It’s now just over one month since I decided that I was going to retire early! It’s been a great month and it’s exciting to already see the progress that I’m making on my path to financial freedom. I decided that I was only going to keep on in the rat race of corporate life … Read more
Most people, myself included, initially think of retirement and financial freedom as a time when you completely stop working and just do whatever you want. Empty days stretch ahead of you to be filled with things that supposedly fill you with joy. Holidays, reading the paper, gardening, holidays. I love golf but it takes so … Read more
One of the things that makes planning for retirement difficult is that it is so far away. I’m trying to accelerate my retirement to be in 10 years rather than 27, but even then ten years is a long way off. Most people don’t even budget for something happening next month, let alone decades away! … Read more
One of the first steps to being able to retire early is to know why you want to retire. What do you want to get out of retirement that is different to now? What is the point? In other words – what are you aiming for? There are two main reasons why I’ve included the … Read more
Hello and welcome to my first post on 5 steps to retiring early. This website is going to track my progress as I aim to retire early in just 10 years time. That is 16-17 years earlier than my statutory retirement age. On this website I will share everything I have learnt to hopefully help … Read more
