[rizn]

I consider myself as financially independent. I worked for a number of years in London as IT contractor (£400-500pd). Then I moved back to my home country and my hometown in Poland (reasonably affordable, not a capital). I don't have a car and I try to keep my spending to minimum (no fancy holidays, which I don't need. I cook, etc). I try to ensure my spending doesn't exceed equivalent of €500 a month.

I still spend most of the day in front of the computer. The only difference is that I wake up and finish when I want. I work on my personal projects (without aim to make money), which I find more interesting than doing commercial CRUD apps.

My decision was largely influenced by a Danish guy living in the USA, who wrote this blog: www.earlyretirementextreme.com