Until now, food was one of the only topics I had not addressed in terms of financial optimization. We decided to change this for good in 2019 with Mrs. MP!

I have had the plan to tackle our food expenses for many months. The project has now begun. While waiting for the next article, I have a question for you, dear reader.

In this article, I continue the introspection of my childhood from the age of 8 to 13. The goal: to analyze how it has impacted who I am decades later.

After our first years of living together, I started earning my first salaries. We therefore reviewed our way of managing our expenses to move to a pro rata of our earnings. And we also opened our first joint account.

There is an old saying that states that it's important to know where you come from in order to know where you go. So I thought it was important to do an introspection session about my education in order to pass on the best to my children.

I went back to the time when we met with Mrs MP, to see how far we've come. First appointments and first gifts, but completely separate financial life. Then settling together, with the first discussions, discords, and compromises concerning money.

It's pretty easy to have a budget and to pursue your own dreams like financial independence when you're alone. But when you get (or are) into a relationship, it gets a little more complicated. We've come a long way with Mrs. MP on this topic. Let me tell you how I got her on a common budget and on the dream of financial independence.

Since I started my journey toward financial independence, I often find myself dreaming about what I would do when I'll no longer need to work for money. Today, I wanted to push the dream further by imagining my ideal schedule when I will be financially independent.

Would you like to know how you can save more than 70%? Me too! So I asked Oliver from Frugalisten.de to answer a few questions so that we could all be inspired.

"My shortest path to FIRE is the one that brings the most money in, and ensures the same level (or more) of freedom, meaning, and time with family as I have nowadays in 2018." This is the new guiding principle that I follow when I need to assess any new life opportunity.