Should I Pay Off the Mortgage or Invest?
Explore my journey balancing mortgage repayments and investing.
Every dollar invested is a little more time bought back. These reflections explore saving, investing, and mindful spending, and the slow, deliberate work of buying back the freedom to live now, not just later.
Explore my journey balancing mortgage repayments and investing.
Redefine what enough really means. Financial independence is more than numbers: it’s freedom to live with health, time and fulfilment.
Sometimes growth means walking away. When a pay negotiation failed, I walked and it led to an offer 1.3 times higher.
Travel experiences pay memory dividends. Returns of joy, growth and adventure, invested in moments that make life feel truly rich.
Twenty years in Australia. Over a year since my last post. A reminder of how fast time really moves.
My years as a poor medical student sharpened my frugality and inspired The Frugal Doctor. Here’s how I learned saving alone won’t build wealth
Pay yourself first changed how I manage money. Prioritising savings created balance and freedom on my journey to financial independence.
In 2016 I realised my time wasn’t my own, so I stepped off the fast track to choose freedom. The turning point toward financial independence.