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 am not out of a wealthy family. So no inherited capital here, as Mr. Thomas Piketty concludes is the easiest way to a worry free financial life in the 21st century. No money at all, or lots of money, we cannot escape the topic of how we go about teaching our kids about wealth, … Continue reading Saving for the next generation – why and how much?
Earning season is coming to an end in Denmark. Most companies in Denmark only pay out dividends once a year in combination with the publication of the annual reports and the general assembly. Hence most dividends will be arriving at investors accounts between March and May. This means it is time for a summary of … Continue reading How my DGI portfolio performed in 2019
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
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
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
Remember some years back, when Micro Adventures we're suddenly a thing. I love the concept. It's great. But somehow it seems it was kinda forgotten again. I think the concept deserves to get a renaissance in these times of austerity and sustainable living. If you have followed my blog, by now you will know of … Continue reading What happened to those Micro Adventures
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
When I grew up on the country side in rural 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇰 both of my grandparents had rather large vegetable gardens. My father and mother also had a rather big one for many years. I love the concept of vegetable gardens. I love the whole concept of producing you own organic crops, eating vegetables … Continue reading Homesteading on the 4th floor
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
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
Thank you for joining my blog and hopefully reading my very first blog post. Who am I you might ask; and the answer is very simple; I am a middle aged (41) father of 3 boys living with my wife in central Copenhagen. As a person I am very inspired by the financial independence movement, … Continue reading The start of my blogging career.
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