Over this past Easter weekend we as a family went on a 4×4 eco-trip through the Kruger National Park. It was an amazing experience! What wasn’t so amazing was the fact that, the night before entering the park while we stayed over at a guest house, my wife wanted to cool her feet off in the guest house swimming pool, but slipped and in the process dropped her iPhone in the water. Swimming Pool : 1 iPhone : 0 After…
Over the next few blog posts I’ll be sharing a couple of cool financial concepts, principles, rules and guidelines I came across during my research. And as we dig deeper – on our journey to financial independence (fi) – more detailed concepts will be discussed. But a good start is Kristia van Heerden’s ( as discussed over at https://justonelap.com/podcast-five-concepts-will-make-rich/ ) 5 fundamental concepts that will make you rich. Understanding these concepts at a fundamental level will really make you see how the…
To get the ball rolling, one needs to have a plan. You need to figure out what basic rules or changes you need to put in place to start your journey to financial independence (FI). First, let me explain what I mean when I say “financial independence“, or FI for short. I don’t want to be rich, I don’t want to live in a big fancy house and drive a big fancy car. What I’m really after is time. Available…
Hey there! I’ve been pondering the following issue for a few years now: When I first started my working career (about 20 years ago), I tried to do the responsible thing and immediately get a financial advisor to get me covered in terms of my retirement savings. Clever hey? Not so, I came to find out. You see, whenever you speak to your normal friendly neighbourhood financial advisor, they’ll get you to commit to a few things: Get yourself stuck…