Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! )

Retired Early @ 43. Sharing the good, bad & ugly - with a hint of humour

Curious about everything.

Unprofessional blogger @ Fire And Wide

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

I didn't have many people to talk to about retiring early back when I was on my own journey.

So after a recent interview, it got me curious - what would I ask someone who had already retired in their forties?

Enjoy!
#personalfinance #Finance
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[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@cirenseagull Ha, yes - Granada is fantastic.

Warning though - lists like that end up making you do odd things like retire early 😁

Thanks for reading it!

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

It must be raining - I've actually written a blog post......🤣

Enjoy!

https://t.co/p2iNafkQbX

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

Wow - somehow it's been 5 years since I quit work and started my FIRE life!! Crazy....

Was it worth it though?

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[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@SoulBarrel Nice! We grow Cascade here too in our garden! Use them in our home brewing (UK). Hoping to call in & taste your beer when we're over next month 😁

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@Monevator @Finumus1 I'd usually agree with this - but there was an interesting piece the other day about how Spain has used something similar pretty effectively.
I guess it's never just black/white or good/bad, right.

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@thewealthster We went to the Quantas lounge instead of the BA one when we flew out to Prague this week

Now that's still a great experience - never busy, especially once the Quantas flight departed!

The trick is to get a cheap reward biz class ticket with BA, valid at all OneWorld lounges....

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@grainbrewery Absolutely!!! One of our fav events of the year!

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

Oh no - has it all gone wrong in early retirement?

What am I doing experimenting with paid work?!?

Let's find out.....

https://t.co/L7S4iGN6Gi

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@SavingNinja Congrats!!

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

Some of you won't be surprised by this topic - some of you will....

AI is fascinating - follow mw down the rabbit hole?!?

https://t.co/yknC6AD9HN

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

Some of you won't be surprised by this topic - some of you will....

AI is fascinating - follow mw down the rabbit hole?!?

https://t.co/yknC6AD9HN

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@pasvcash Yeah - it's not impossible - just more hoops to jump through when you don't fit in the standard boxes anymore.

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

This is me applying for a new credit card in early retirement...

No, I don't have a regular income anymore. I do have a more than adequate pile of assets but apparently that's not of interest....?!?

No, sharing my tax return won't help, it's in ISA's and SIPP's....

Next???

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

My latest AI creation....cool, eh?! This guy will keep the doctor away!!

I have ( I think...) finally mastered not having random limbs floating everywhere at least.... 🤣

#AIart

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@nickfloats Signed up! Cheers 😁

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@nickfloats @nickfloats Defn not a spammer but a newbie to this world. Just back home from 2 months travelling round Argentina and started playing, not stopped yet...it's addictive!!!
Looking forwards to learning more from you & others. This was my first attempt...not awesome I know!

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

This is AI being @elonmusk..funny or terrifying?

Either way, playing around with the tech is addictive, inspiring and slightly unnerving all at the same time!

[Fire and Wide ( Also Known As Michelle! ) @FireAndWide]

@awealthofcs AI is a fascinating topic. Just playing around with it blows my mind as to the possibilities.

Kodak moments coming for some, but others are going to be huge winners. The value of trusted data sets for example?

I hope it stays free for a while yet, we're all learning so much!

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

A lot of people ask me how to effectively use AI to do stuff. So I created this updated guide, with lots of links and resources. https://t.co/uZoD4FJuoM