Welcome to FI Fiend. If you’re new here, this is the place to start.
I’m Billbo, 32, mortgaged to the hilt, father to a one year old with another on the way, and still dragging myself into a corporate job where people unironically say “thank god it’s Friyay.”
FI isn’t about sitting on a beach doing nothing. It’s about having the freedom to spend time on what actually matters: family, friends, and the stuff that makes life worth living. Less grinding for the weekend, more actually being present for it.
Am I starting late? A bit. Am I making up for lost time? Fiendishly.
This blog documents the journey. The numbers, the strategies, the wins, the setbacks. No fluff, no get-rich-quick rubbish. Just honest tracking of what it takes to get to financial independence from a pretty normal starting point.
If that sounds like your situation too, stick around.