Life has been up and down in the last two to three months. We decided to move into a rental. It is amazing what value you can get outside of Sydney. We are very happy with where we are, and though our plans have been thrown a curve ball, we continue down the path. In … Continue reading July Update

Hello all, Hope you are keeping safe during these different times! Apologies yet again for a delayed post, it has been a trying time of late, and a lot has changed for us. Two major things have happened to us during the last 5 weeks. My wife was sadly made redundant, and I was relocated … Continue reading April Update

Greetings all! Apologies for the late post. A lot has changed in the world over the last 5 weeks. The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of how lucky we are to live in Australia. Not only are we dealing with the fallout of this virus outbreak, we have also been faced with immense changes … Continue reading March Update

Welcome to the January update! We have had some veterinary expenses this month that slowed us down, however they were necessary! February we have car registration, and we've decided to take a very cheap international holiday, which should set us back around $1,000. We have been on this journey to eliminate our debt since June … Continue reading January Update

Another month of slow progress, but we are edging toward $10k! We should go below 5 figures for the first time in a long time next month. Here's how November stacked up: Forecast November Consolidation Loan  $4,712.79 Credit Card A  $ 0 Credit Card B  $ 3,918.30 Credit Card C  $ 0 Total  $ 8,631.09 … Continue reading November Update

Welcome to the October update. We had hoped in the last update to crack the $10k mark this month but unfortunately had a lot of unexpected expenses, to the tune of around $1200. Nonetheless we have paid down as much as we can, and will keep working toward $0 by February. The numbers:   Forecast … Continue reading October Update

Another month of progress behind us. We are getting very close to being debt free now, and let me tell you looking back on all my posts it is a very satisfying feeling. We continued to make good inroads in September, paying down more than our monthly goal of $3,400. Forecast September Consolidation Loan  $ … Continue reading September Update

August has been and gone, and I am happy to report we are back ahead of our original forecast. Lets get straight into the numbers this week! Forecast August Consolidation Loan  $ 9,170.42 Credit Card A  $ 0 Credit Card B  $ 4,293.21 Credit Card C  $ 3,614.67 Total  $ 17,078.30   Actual August Consolidation … Continue reading August Update

It's hard to believe it has been over a year since the beginning of our journey to financial independence. In that time we have paid down $31,096.56 in debt, averaging $2,591.38 per month. This is a huge achievement for us, and at times it hasn't been easy mentally to stay the course. There have been unexpected expenses … Continue reading July Update – One Year On

Another month down on our path to FIRE! It is crazy to think that it has already been 10 months since we started tracking our financial position, and during that time I am happy to say we have paid off $27,194.73 at an average of $2,719.47 per month. This is a great achievement that we are very proud of. … Continue reading May Update