I still have some way to go – but it’s fair to say I have saved a good chunk of money into my Financial Independence fund.
At the time of writing this I am 89% of the way there in terms of having enough saved to fund the second stage of my retirement (when I can draw down from my pensions) and I have 78% of the savings I need in place to fund the years until then.
If I succeed in retiring in just under 3 year’s time, I will be 49 years old. It’s not super early like some of the people I read about, but it is well ahead of standard retirement age. I have got to this point partly by having an above average salary in the last few years and partly from good habits or particular personality traits (with a few mistakes thrown into the mix).
These are the habits and traits that have helped me save my financial independence fund. Continue reading “How I Saved My FIRE Fund”