The Family Archives
All posts published on The Family Escapes
May 2020
How much should we have? / The benefits of being clutter-free.
Friendhips in 2020 / Forget emojis, and pick up the phone.
April 2020
Lockdown, Month #2 / Homeschooling fatigue, new skills, and other changes in our second month of lockdown.
The Financial Mistakes Series (part #8) / Double whammy: bad for you and your finances.
UPDATED Groceries: from £639 to £200 per month / Our little experiment achieved a 70% cost reduction.
The Good Things about a Recession in Early Retirement / We had a market correction. Then a pandemic. And we still think it was useful.
Market Crash and the Importance of Being Flexible / Cash reserves are good, but not enough.
Early Retirement during COVID-19 / The changes we made to cope with lockdown.
March 2020
The Surprising Reaction to Our Early Retirement / All reactions were expected. Except one.
How some Hackers Kickstarted our Saving Habit / It’s weird, but we need to thank some fraudsters.
The Financial Mistakes Series / A list of money mistakes that can harm our Early Retirement.
February 2020
The 4% Rule: Great in Theory, Not in Practice / We found the safe withdrawal rate is not that safe after all!
POPULAR Rich and Unhappy: the Curse of Lottery Winners / What can we learn from the lottery winners who blew it all?
Earlier Articles
Can Early Retirement be Too Late? / Everyone’s worried about retiring too early. We should be worried about retiring too late too.
Groceries: from £639 to £200 per month / Our little experiment achieved a 70% cost reduction.