FIREwire

Money Diary: Achieving FIRE on £35K Salary

at EDT by Joshua Holt

“I’m a senior medical writer living in Berkshire and following the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement with my husband (A). We hope to be financially independent by the time we reach our mid 40s,” in today’s edition of the Money Diary.

“8.30pm: Home again. Snuggle on the sofa to watch a film, then head to bed where we listen to The Planets audiobook before falling asleep.

Total Spent Today: £0″

About FIREwire

Joshua Holt is the founder of FIREwire, a site that aggregates personal finance, investing and financial independence stories. He is also the creator of Biglaw Investor.

Joshua spent more than a decade as a corporate lawyer in New York City representing sovereign nations and private equity clients in mergers & acquisitions.

He earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and Boston College, while also spending a year at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.

Praise for FIREwire

“I can’t stop reading it.”

– A man on the street

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. FIREwire is the first site I check in the morning and the last site I check before I go to bed.”

– Joshua’s mother

“I intend to fill this with real testimonials in the future. Until then, I’ll write sentences about how I’ve always wanted a curated collection of the personal finance, investing and financial independence news of the day and I hope this site scratches that itch.”

– Joshua Holt