199 Days | Financial Freedom in 199 easy steps

Growing frustration with big corporate politics, and the desire to spend more time with my young family are pushing me to re-evaluate my options. Is it possible to replace a very (very) respectable salary; large mortgage; and all the trappings of 20 something years of relentless career progression, with alternative income streams and creative investing principles? Read More...

Pensions	£110,217
Residual Income	£0
Liquid Assets	£105,671
Debt	£329,303
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Only smart things have the answer?

Smart homes; connected devices; the Internet of Things. Buzzwords abound with everything from smart refrigerators to wifi pet ball launchers (I kid you not). Let's see if we can turn all these gadgets and gizmos into a revenue stream.

Domains Ideas

Day 27

Picking investments for fun and profit.

I've dabbled in the stock market and various other 'financial instruments' for a long time, but now it's getting serious. If we're going to make this whole 'Financial Freedom' thing work, we probably need to give our investment strategy some thought. Let's do that together.

Investing

Day 25

The writing's on the wall.

Writing used to be simple - draft a manuscript; send to a publisher; get rejected; rinse; repeat. For a small percentage, a publisher would bite, and then stardom beckoned (well, a meagre living in most cases). These days, writers can self-publish; manage their own inventories; interact with their fans via social media and video Q&As. The world has gotten more complicated. Maybe we can simplify it.

Ideas Books

Day 23

Week three recap

Another week bites the dust. Are we keeping to our lofty goals? Are we spreading ourselves too thin? Are we actually starting to make any money? All will be revealed if you open the wrapper and gaze at the wonders within.

Progress

Day 21

Yolt... OK, I can't think of a funny title.

No, it's not some kind of designer yoghurt drink with 'bacteria' in it (I'm sure bacteria used to be a bad thing, and no somehow they're cool). It's actually a rather spiffing app for monitoring your money across different accounts.

Spending

Day 18