After returning from our first tour, we settled back into life in the UK with the goal of earning enough money to be financially free. But, earning it wasn’t enough – we had to financially educate ourselves so we could invest it and use it to its maximum potential. Jay chartered his education in this part of our blog called The Money Muppet.

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2015: The Year We’ll Crush It

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Things are going really well on our journey to financial freedom. In fact we think that in 2015 we should reach our goal and be 'retired' at 43.
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The Three Truths of Financial Freedom

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I'm getting a handle on what it takes to get financially free now. Our assets are appreciating. We're closing in on our goal, and it's massively exciting.
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Are we mad?

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We're planning on giving up high-income, relatively secure careers, and taking a path of far lower income. Why would we do this?
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Scary Stock Market Investing Simplified

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Whenever I'd think of the stock market I'd see huge crashes where anyone stupid enough to be actually investing in this thing would lose their shirts.
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Laid off and laid back, the benefits of financial freedom

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Recently the contract I was working on came to an end at short notice. I found myself jobless. A few years ago, this would have had me panicking, big style.
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Pushing On!

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Our madcap journey to financial independence is slowly coming together. Some things are going well, some not so well, but we're moving along the path.
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Shop for Let!

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Things are moving along slowly but surely! The shop embedded in the front of the house and the old cellar's up for let. It's a new experience for us.
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Keeping Sight of the Blinding Light

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Our journey to financial freedom continues. Six months in and we've now invested in property, buying a former butchers shop to renovate and live in.
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First Timer’s Foray into the Stock Market

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We're actually making progress on our strategy, even after just 6 months of being back home. We've started to invest in the stock market!