How to think about your side hustle income
Originally published at Millennial Money Guide: It's no secret that millennials are a generation of hustlers. Many of us have, or are looking to develop, side hustles to supplement the income…
The Secret Superpower of a (Relatively*) Low Salary
When I accepted the job that allowed me to move to Ireland, I was acutely aware I was taking a pay cut. Cue the shock and disbelief! How could someone…
Damn the man. Start investing.
When you hear the word “investing”, what comes to mind? Do you think about old, rich, white guys talking about mysterious (and possibly shady) things involving acronyms? Or does it…
Taking the leap into self employment: 5 things I won’t miss about my 9-5
One of my goals is to transition away from my current 9-5, salaried employment into freelancing and self-employment. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time, but had…
…and taxes
Given that taxes are one half of the oft-cited only two certainties in life, you might expect my humble profession to have a more glamorous, or at least dramatic, reputation.…
The Perks of Being an Outlier
I’ve recently started using Twitter. Re-started, rather. I was an early adopter but eventually found it a strange combination of information overload and dull, and gave it up. What I've…
Something something The Dow!!!
I’m embarrassed to say that I only recently learned what the Dow Jones Industrial Average actually is. A few weeks ago, on a podcast (Jim Collins on ChooseFI, eagerly anticipating…
Financial independence as a radical act
I am continually inspired and impressed by the quality of the content that is produced by the personal finance bloggers and podcasts I follow. It's especially cool seeing so many…
Little expat wins: my €0.02 on car ownership
I recently listened to a great podcast by the amazingly informative and thorough lads over at www.ChooseFI.com. I've enjoyed all their podcasts so far, but the topic of their…
Location independent vs. financially independent
I have two internet obsessions. One is the roaming, globe-trotting nomads of Instagram (some of my favourites are Divergent Travelers, How Far From Home, Goats on the Road). I love gawking at…