How Do I Want to Feel Today?
Moving from doing to being in semi-retirement. Choosing to ask myself how do I want to feel today?
🌿Intentional Living
Living with intention means slowing down and choosing what truly matters: time, health, freedom, and connection. These reflections explore how aligning values, habits, and money can create a life rich in purpose.
Mind Lost: Crisis During Mini-Retirement
I lost my mind during our mini-retirement, or did my mind lose me? My life will never be the same.
The Brevity of Life: A Lesson from Medicine
Monday he collapsed on the ward. By Thursday I was holding his heart in my hands. A lesson medicine taught me about time.
The Slow vs Fast Path to Financial Independence
What’s the point of financial independence if you forget to live? Fast FIRE versus slowing down.
Milestones on Financial Independence Journey
A sea-change lifestyle, Coast FI to retire at 52, and semi-retirement: the milestones on my financial independence journey so far.
Ways of Thinking About How to Live an Intentional Life
Which of the five regrets of the dying hits hardest? A funeral visualisation and deathbed reflection to live more intentionally.
Does My Stuff Own Me or Do I Own It?
Does my stuff own me, or do I own it? Some thoughts from packing a 40L bag for four months away.
Simplify Your Life: Embrace Minimalism?
Less is more, less is enough. A few questions about clutter, clarity, and letting go.
How do I Live Life on my Own Terms?
I dreamt of being a neurosurgeon. I became a semi-retired GP living by the sea instead.
How Much Is Enough?
Redefine what enough really means. Financial independence is more than numbers: it’s freedom to live with health, time and fulfilment.
Am I Taking a Hot Shower for Granted?
Gratitude for the luxury of a hot shower. It’s a privilege that should not be taken for granted.
How Much Does a Frugal Wedding Really Cost?
How we planned a meaningful wedding on a budget: creative, personal and frugal without sacrificing style.
Travel Experiences and Memory Dividends
Travel experiences pay memory dividends. Returns of joy, growth and adventure, invested in moments that make life feel truly rich.
Turning point: Choosing Time Over my Roster
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.