ETF Vanguard vs. Fidelity

Gypsyblood · 24th Sep, 2020

Nodrog said: ↑

I hope you’re a quicker learner than me. Bloody embarrassing how slow I’ve been to not just learn this stuff BUT take control of my psychological weaknesses and implement it! It’s a lot harder than it seems especially with my obsessive nature. But rest assured despite mistakes and with perserverence you will get there and be far better off than the vast majority of the population when it comes to that all important time of having to live off one’s own investments.
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Thats such a kind and nice thing to say to someone starting out @Nodrog. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and learnings so freely and openly and helping out, very grateful.

Gypsyblood · 24th Sep, 2020

orangestreet said: ↑

Thanks for that @Nodrog. I was obsessively tracking finances, reading investment strategies etc. up until about 12 months ago. Before that, it was a decade of reading Somersoft/PC, investment books and forums of every sort. For the last few months, I have begun to realise that mastery over life is the most important ingredient in leading a satisfying and contented life. I still read copious amounts of FIRE material but it is mostly about the more esoteric aspects of FIRE such as living a more natural life, finding purpose, self-improvement, self-awareness etc. Optimising investing finances to the absolute hilt does not cut it for me anymore. In fact, my biggest focus is one that I have the most control over – a high saving rate. Apart from that, I just invest in the one index for now and keep at it till I feel I have enough.

It will be a long time between now and FIRE for me and I want to make sure that I utilise the time to develop myself and become the best version of myself.
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Is that index VDHG?

You seem to have achieved something I always imagine people get after achieving FIRE.. the contentment of "enough".

Well done on being able to appreciate the journey as much as the destination.

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