Choosing a home is a daunting task when there is no job or family anchor. Assess your criteria, weigh them, and go visit your Top 3 FIRE places in France you shortlisted for your early retirement to check that reality matches your expectations.
Although our asset mix, portfolio value and CAPE ratio evolved over time, Big ERN’s Safe Withdrawal Rate formula helped us navigate through the past turbulent 3 years, and strategize our distribution strategy. Portfolio valuation needs to be examined with the CAPE ratio to be meaningful.
Holidays and retirement are different, and you should refrain yourself from associating these two terms together. Holidays are critical to the success and happiness of your retirement, and should consequently be budgeted for as any other core expense.
Looking for perfection is an endless quest. Once you accept that perfection is an illusion, you should aim for the utmost compromise that fits your lifestyle and life goals.
Challenge yourself, experience the edges of your comfort zone and push back your self (or socially) imposed limitations. And savour the exuberating self-accomplishment feeling. It is time to go all in!
Dubai has several options allowing you to self-sponsor yours and your family’s residency. Remote Working Visa grants you a one-year visa, renewable. Leaving you enough time to assess if you plan to stay here long term and find your next long term visa scheme.
An increase in revenue or a decrease in expense leads to the same benefit of increased saving and investing. Pivot your point of view, track and reduce expenses and enjoy the extra money.
Why are there so many kindergartens in Dubai, and what are the criteria to look at when choosing one? Understand the different curriculum and the age cut-off for the schools. And let’s find out how to find the best private kindergarten/maternelle in Dubai for your lovely little ones!
Once you take a step back and observe the system, you will understand its mechanics and uncover its rules. Now use that knowledge to your advantage and crack the system to your benefit!
My humble thoughts would be to invest regularly in S&P500 index or All-World index, then add US Treasuries 10 years when you are 5-10 years away from your retirement. Accumulating ETFs are usually more tax efficient.
