Once a year, we share our annual spending, so readers get an idea of how much our lifestyle as a semi-retired family of four living by the beach in Sydney costs us.
We are definitely not super frugal, we enjoy life and spend money on things that give us value and enjoyment. We don’t believe that you have to deprive yourself to reach FIRE. The journey to FIRE should be enjoyable. If that means that it is a slower journey, that is fine with us.
It’s that time of the year again: Here is our 2021 spending report. A quick warning – our living expenses now that we are a family of four have gone through the roof. You might be a little shocked by how much our lifestyle here in Sydney is costing us each month. But I can assure … Read more
Baby Flamingo #2 turned 1 recently. I thought this would be a good moment to share my thoughts on a hotly debated topic in many FIRE Facebook Groups and on podcasts and Financial Independence blogs: the cost of having a baby in Australia!
We are back! It has been over 3 months since our last post and I can report that we survived our first few months as a family of four. Today’s post is our overdue 2020 spending report (how is it March already??).
We don’t usually share our numbers. However, we’ve decided to make an exception for our annual expenses. In today’s post we share the Money Flamingo household’s 2018 and 2019 spending breakdown.