Welcome,
I'm Mr sound. I'm a 30-year-old software developer with the ambition to reach financial independence and perhaps even retire early. This blog is to keep a history of how I got there. Which will help me keep focus and hopefully will also help others reach the same goal along the way.
I'm currently living in the netherlands together with my partner and 2 dogs. Our shared goal in life is to have our own little farm on the countryside where the dogs can run free and play. This paired with us having being able to supply ourselves with some food. I've only recently learned about FIRE, but I have already learned a lot. Mostly things I've been doing wrong. The last 10 years I've mostly been spending all the money I bring in on shiny toys. While these things bring joy in my life I was annoyed by stress about money every now and again. A few years I ago I decided to take action. I started tracking my income and budgets in YNAB4. A few years of budgeting and burning myself with stupid decisions I've managed to get a hold of my spending habits. We now have a stable buffer which prevents any worries about money. Now we're ready for the next step and reducing our expenses and moving towards financial independence.
Now I can imagine you're still wondering. What's with the domain name? This is related to my old spending habits. Every time I would have an idea for a cool website I would lock in a domain. However, I would rarely actually start building something. In the end the domains just sit there and get paid for every year. So I've decided I would use one of those domains instead of just buying a new one.
If you have any further questions or suggestions. Let me know at sound@soundsthesameas.com