In the last few months, I was contemplating my ideas on how to actually evaluate my portfolio for FIRE readiness. I know my numbers (my expense tracking trial of 2 years is coming to an end in December), I know how to diversify my portfolio, but I am still not sure if everything is at the right place... continue reading here.
I received some very good feedback from some strangers in the FIRE community Several people explained to me that the real value of my FIRE journey is the transparency around it meaning that I shared my journey with numbers, explanation on what I purchased... continue reading here.
So I was struggling with some Covid-like sickness for two weeks and then it took me another two weeks to recover. However, finally, I managed to find a sort of new hobby and that is to play basketball... continue reading here.
There was one positive thing about the whole tariff ordeal and that is related to my preparedness to FIRE. Up until Trump's annoucement and the market meltdown, I thought that I have everything I need to monitor my portfolio... continue reading here.
So I was right about the markets being too high up. The only problem was that I didn't expect them to come down like this. Trump with his billboard show managed to make everything plunge in just 7 days. I was actually cautious about this and sold... continue reading here.
I recently did a calculation on my FIRE portfolio and if all goes well, I can pull the trigger in mid-2026, so in about 550 days. My only concerns are the following:
The markets are still overvalued with S&P500 standing over 6,000 and Nasdaq-100 being at 21,500 points... continue reading here.