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Some people are stricken by investing paralysis, unable to commit and waiting for an ideal tomorrow that never comes.

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Kicking off our first interview with Monevator readers who’ve achieved financial independence…

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You can make a lot of money if you already have a lot of money…

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Rich friends, poor friends

Having rich friends may make you richer. But as ever, don’t count on that making you any happier.

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Fixing your financial posture

Just like your approach to your body, your financial posture can be lean, mean, bloated, or self-abusive. Choose wisely!

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Pros and cons of being wealthy

If you’re an oligarch, a millionaire rockstar, a property tycoon or you just struck oil off the coast of Brazil – brother, I feel your pain.

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Inflation is rampant and a convenient scapegoat is needed. I know, let’s blame early retirees!

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Discover how personal vulnerability to financial BS can affect your financial security

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The Accumulator celebrates his one-year FIRE anniversary

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On the plateau

Passive investing is all excitement at the start, but then you hit a plateau and there’s nothing do but keep at it.

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This guide to personal finance for immigrants is by The Learner from Team Monevator. Come back every Monday for another fresh perspective. A new adventure? Relocating for work? I recently moved to the UK, too, from Australia. That meant rebooting my financial life. Moving country is a huge job and so I’ve prepared the following [...]

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Three months in, is The Accumulator bathing in FI bliss or cracking up with existential angst?

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How to set your children up to be financially free in the future.

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Personal finance is at heart a language, that you can pick up like any other…

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Covid restrictions were easing, and I was mildly thrilled to be in the garden of some dear friends – a couple I’ve known for decades. Thanks to lockdown building works, their house had grown since I’d last seen them. So had their twin boys. But my friends still had some personal growth to do. They’ve [...]

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The best person to ensure your mortgage is always paid is staring at you from the mirror…

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