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Hi @DutchGirl, I am fine thank you for asking. Sorry for the late answer I was trying to climb back for the hole those attacks digged in my soul. Despite knowing intellectually that it happens a lot around the world and Paris is nothing special, it still feels unfair and aweful that YOU specifically...

October update Financial review (All the numbers are combined with my BF) Spending wise, it was best our month ever except maybe when we were students and had so many things for free. Total income after taxes 898,84 € (income is low because we had a huge tax bill of 1361€) Rent 617,56 Transportatio...

Yesterday, I felt a little bummed out, so I did what I always do in this case : open an excel file and pounder about the future in numbers! :) I foud something awesome!! Our forecast for our little shop show that after 2-3 years, we would be able to draw 20-25K€ in dividend quite confortably. If it ...

Hi cmonkey! I just found your journal a couple days ago and read it all from the start I love it! Your garden and hens are wonderful, I always talk with my BF about how I would love to raise our children back home (we both grew up in the caribean but now live in Paris) in a house with a garden in wh...

- September update - Beware, all numbers are for me and my boyfriend combined. We are in the middle of building a business together, I quit my job a little more than a year ago and our only income for now is unemployment. With our business, the first goal is to generate an income that covers our bas...

As for reaching ERE as a self-employed person, I did quit my job last year to do just that (I couldn't fathom to delay enjoying my life for another 5-10 years even if it meant being completely free after that). I obviously can't predict how it will turn out but I will definitely try, and I believe i...

@Quadalupe Thanks for the link! Not quite as good as the AT but definitely seems to be a good place to start

Your journey to ER (and everything after) is so inspiring! A dream of mine is to travel an extremely long distance on foot as I imagined it would feel great physically (good for thé heart) and spiritually (the silence, the communion with nature, the performance), now your experience with the AT look...

Hi DutchGirl, Good job on the investments, if you don't anticipate à n'y interruption in revenue for thé foreseable future, you miche as well but your money to work! :) Now of course, you still need some liquid money as an emergency fund, if you do reach your 36k goal, it should be no problem at all...

Hi Dave, Just wanted to stop by here and say great journal. You mentioned mindfullness and it actually shows in your writing that you make that effort to appreciate/live in the moment and *choose* happiness (correct me if i'm wrong). You are so positive! Kudos! Regarding maintaining both frugality a...

@Great to know that I am not alone out there! :) *Pause to go read your journal* Wow this is uncanny! This is exactly me. I am here writing after reating your explanation about "chasing you tail around in circle" and I do the exact same thing. With the same result of desapointment and frus...

Very cool story! Love the photos and texts, can't way read more!

@Dutchgirl Hi! Thanks for the kind words and encouragement it's so nice \o/

Well, yes I have been MIA for quite some time now. It's kind of my thing to go off the grid when things get tough or hectic. When life is all over the place I just don't know how to talk about it (to friends, to myself in my head, in wirting, in this forum... you get the jist) which can sound weird ...

Thank you very much Chris! Your last sentence is absolute perfection, thanks for this very nice anthem! (Yes, it's now my catch phrase for the year :p)

#12# December review - 2014 Review - 2015 Goals Well well well, it's been a little while! December was a very busy month with my 2 weeks travel and some of my boyfriend's family members visiting too until the first week of january. I spent christmas with my whole family for the first time in 7 year...

Very interesting thread and very inspiring posts from everybody, especially JP. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about it : how I define success, how I define hapiness. At 25 years of age, I feel like I am facing the real challenge of being (becoming?) an adult : knowing myself and finding a direc...

Hi @OpenSpace! You seem to be on a great track! I find very interesting the way you split things with your husband! With my boyfriend, we tend to merge everything, which bring its own challenges. Oh and I can totally understand your attachment to your dream house! I don't have mine yet, but I dream ...

#11# - November review - More reflexion of life/money/NetWorth Financial update : Total income after taxes (severance money) : 61104,82€ Total expenses : 1025,24€ Net Worth : 81589,36€ (there is possibly a 3000€ subvention, but I am waiting for an answer on that, so it's a december issue I guess) No...

@OpenSpace Actually, I took the test a few times and I score INTP or INTJ = I fall somewhere in the middle of the P/J scale. But yes, it definitely is a challenge to find balance between intellectual satisfaction and actually making money doing so. As of now, during my graphic design training, I fin...