What is this site about?
I’m Betsi* and on 23rd December 2021 I decided I really really really want to become financially independent. I don’t know about you but whenever I fix my mind on achieving something, I like to find and follow people with similar goals.
However, scrolling through the blogs on financial independence journeys and FIRE (financial independence, retire early), I noticed the following:
Firstly, women are underrepresented.
Secondly, there are loads of blogs about people who have already achieved their financial freedom but much less blogs focused on following people on the journey itself.
Thirdly, even the blogs following someone on their financial freedom journey don’t usually talk about numbers! I, on the other hand, am all about numbers and like to see how someone’s net worth is improving in real time.
So, I figured I’d create the kind of blog I’d love to follow myself 😉
A couple of facts about me:
I live in Europe but invest mostly in the US stock market.
I work a corporate job that pays okay but that I don’t like too much.
I want to retire by the age I’m 40 – that is in about 8 years.
Scroll down to see my current net worth.
A final side note: English is not my native language so please be understanding in case of weird sentence structures, grammar mistakes and similar 🙂
– Betsi, 27th December 2021
* not my real name though 😉
How far am I on my financial independence journey?
As you might know, there are different terms used for financial freedom in the FIRE (Financial independence, retire early). Lean FIRE meaning the ability to cover all necessary expenses and Fat FIRE meaning being able to support also fun activities from your passive income.
As per my calculations, my Lean FIRE number would be €450,000 (yes, I’m European and that’s about $500,000). And my Fat FIRE number is around €1,000,000 net worth (or about $1,130,000 ).
As of July 2022, my net worth is about €50,400 ($51,300).
Fat FIRE progress as of July 2023
7
%Lean FIRE progress as of July 2023
16
%I also write about my financial freedom journey
Check out my blog if you want to read more about what I’m up to and how it’s going.