Reading Time: 7 Minutes Hallo meine Damen und Herren, willkommen zu einer weiteren Ausgabe der Frugal Samurai… Warte, Warte COUGHS LOUDLY TWICE. Ah, that’s better. Apologies – I had my German voice on. Should be fixed now. Anyway… Hi guys! How’s everyone doing today? Ain’t it yucky here in Old Sydney Town – old mate Harry and his missus Meg brought the British weather down under, CRICKEY! Wait a tick, too much Aussie… COUGHS AGAIN. Sorry guys, having trouble finding my inner voice this morning… Let’s start again shall we? So this week, there’s been a bit of media attention of where the “next” GFC will come from (e.g. here…
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7 Thoughts on How to Approach FIRE (Final Part)
*This is a longer post but well worth it in my humble opinion. Allow 8-10 minutes. 女士们, 先生们 你们好! Welcome back to another edition offfffff… “THE FRUGAL SAMURAI!” Cue drums, and music and elephants and dancers and other wild shit. I hope you all have been loving life the way it should be loved since we met last. What a difference a couple of days make eh – here in Australia, we’ve past an annual milestone date of 30th June – the New Year’s Eve for accountants. Yes that’s right – accountants around the nation were rejoicing and singing Auld Lang Syne under the mistletoe last night. But not you…
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7 Thoughts on How to Approach FIRE (Part 3)
“Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work we…” Oh Greetings there! How are you? Welcome, welcome to my humble abode – where we discuss all things finance and how it relates to YOU. Points finger in your direction. Please, please step inside from the cold. Opens the front door to reveal a warm and welcoming fire burning in the sitting room. I know, it’s freezing outside isn’t it? But don’t worry – we’re in the worst of it now, it will be over soon. Hmmm, that reminds me on the topic in which we are discussing today, “7 Thoughts on How to Approach FIRE”. Now mind you, I’ve already…
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7 Thoughts on How to Approach FIRE (Part 2)
Welcome back guys! I’m a bit saddened this weekend. How come you ask? Well, MrsFrugalSamurai left yours truly yesterday. Nothing long-term (I hope), but she did travel to Europe on a work-trip. Poor her, all that culture and food and warm weather must be tough – hope she’ll be OK. But all good, she can have the warmth of the European sun, I’ve got the warmth of the legions of adoring fans. My friend Bugzy commented on the previous post on the “7 Thoughts to Approach FIRE” in his usual witty and happy-go-lucky manner (he’s a closet leprechaun). But you know, not all of us is blessed with the same green…
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The Millionaire Next Door (Book Review)
What’s up fellow Samuraites! Hope you’re nice and rested for the coming week! MrsFrugalSamurai and I enjoyed a wonderful day out with our friends in the sun on beautiful Sydney Harbour. Surely there are worse places in the world than a relaxing lunch in the late Autumn sun by the water? Seems like half of Sydney thought the same thing, because the sidewalks and restaurants were filled to the brim full of couples, families and friends all enjoying good times and great food. Sometime during our conversations, I looked around me and couldn’t help but notice the amount of bling and designer names adorned across the multitudes of individuals. My…
