Middle aged father of 3 boys from Copenhagen blogging about financial independence, minimalism and reducing my family’s carbon footprint. Spoiler alert – it’s not an easy task.
I know what you are thinking - this guy is a hoax, right. How can any one with a full time job, a wife and 3 kids, an apartment and a vacation home, find time to also run a blog? Finding time in a packed calendar can be a difficult task, and building out a … Continue reading How I manage to blog with 3 kids and a full-time job
2019 and it is election year in Denmark. Having endured a liberal/nationalist right government for the last 4 years, I think now is the time a lot of people have been waiting for. The potential winds of change have finally arrived, now it just needs to happen. I have been debating with myself if I … Continue reading Something is rotten in the state of Denmark 🇩🇰
Walk the walk, talk the talk. Shine the divine light upon the Minimal5 family, and let us all rejoice in a veggie feast on this very special veggie Tuesday. ~This post contains affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, if you click through an affiliate link and make a purchase, I may make … Continue reading Veggie day at Minimal5
Lifestyle inflation, I think we have all experienced that concept in one shape or form. It is rather hard not to when you go through the various cycles of life. ~This post contains affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, if you click through an affiliate link and make a purchase, I may … Continue reading How to counter lifestyle inflation
Minimalism....the holy grail of our 21st century, that lures you with all its promises. 💵Cut down your cost 🥡Cut down your waste 🧼Clean up and declutter you home 🛍Free your self from earthly belongings 🦶Reduce your carbon foot-print and help save the planet I am all for minimalism as you know. I think it is … Continue reading Failing on minimalism
Middle aged you are thinking - and so was I. There has to be more to life then the regular 9-17 corporate rhythm. Preparing dinner, browsing the web/Netflix/flow-tv/insert your own habit, before turning in for the night. So one day in early April I found my self setting up my first blog on WordPress.com. Not … Continue reading How I managed my first month as a blogger
Hi my name is xxx...and I am a shopaholic. I'll tell you, trying to combine a minimalistic approach to life with being a husband and father of three is not easy. Today I had to buy something, as tomorrow is our anniversary (12.5 year - big thing in Denmark) and half way to the silver … Continue reading Confessions of a shopaholic
It is only natural, as an economist, that I have a reasonable interest in capital. In understanding capital; how it is accumulated, shared, gained, won, put to active use, running idle, inherited, and eventually lost (by either you or your heirs). ~This post contains affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, if you … Continue reading My best reads on capital, investment, risk and uncertainty
Let's face it, keeping daily costs down is not an easy task, and living in a city you are surrounded by possibilities and opportunities. Possibilities that will help your money crawl out of your pocket. ~This post contains affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, if you click through an affiliate link and … Continue reading My top 9 products to help keep costs down.
No financial blog with out an update on the financial portfolios performance, so let's dwell with the numbers a bit. And what better day to do this then the day where the portfolio for the first time hit a magical number - at least if you are a Dane. 2m DKK. Thank you. This will … Continue reading Portfolio Update #1
So the plan is clear right - earn money, save money, invest money. Inch by inch crawl closer and closer to that day when you think you have enough money in the bank to quit the day time job. Watch your investments go higher and higher, while at the same time keep your focus on … Continue reading The broken tv, non-affiliate marketing and Marie Kondo
Easter is coming up, only a week away now, and if you have been following this blog, you might recall that my wife and I bought a vacation house in northern Jutland almost 10 years ago, see earlier post here; Link here The actual time as I recall was actually May 2008, so for those … Continue reading Vacating at the beach house
Continuing from my last blog post about me and my family's income levels, and the tax rate in Denmark, let's use this update to dive into the current state of wealth for the little Minimal5 family. We currently live in a flat in downtown Copenhagen. It is a cooperative housing flat, which basically just means … Continue reading The financial status – part 2
No reason to have a blog about financial independence with out providing some sort of financial overview of the blogger - right, so we might as well get to it. First a bit of background information about this blogger, so you have some sort of context to put it into. Basically, being "middle-aged" means that … Continue reading The financial status – part 1
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