5th Jan 2026 At the end of the year, Katie and I always get excited because this means a chance to do our annual finance review! How often do you review your finances? Do you check daily, as some [...]

Money is a tool. It buys you time, freedom, and memories with your favourite humans. As we wrap up 2025, we’re looking ahead to financial independence (FI) events in 2026, mapping our travels, and inviting you to plan your [...]

30th Dec 2025 Why bother with an annual personal finance review (and why it’s fun) Every December, Katie and I grab a great breakfast, fire up the laptops, and do the big one: our annual finance review. [...]

Are you doing the basics, or searching for the magic pill? Most people want the shortcut. The pill, the app, the “one weird trick” to get fit, rich, or happy. I used to be one of them. I spent years [...]

SELL SELL SELL! The welcome page on my browser showed me a Yahoo article, with a classic click-bait title: “7 Stocks to Dump Before the AI Bubble Bursts.” It does three things at once: tells you to sell, tells [...]

Katie and I were chatting about the headlines: “AI bubble!” “Tech crash coming!” In the Rebel Finance School Facebook group we see posts asking "Should I sell and go to cash before the bubble bursts?" It’s easy to panic [...]

If you’ve ever felt that sinking feeling when the headlines scream “Crash!” you’re not alone.  And the headlines have been screaming this year, even as the opposite has happened and the stock market has soared! Every generation of investors [...]

Katie and I love talking about investing as we walk alongside Venice beach each night after dinner, and one question keeps coming up: “What if this AI bubble bursts?” The headlines are dramatic, the fear is real, and the [...]

Keep Calm and FI On – The Rebel Guide The UK Budget 2025 just dropped, and if you’re on the path to Financial Independence (FI) or following the Rebel Finance School steps to taking control of your finances, you’re [...]

Katie and I having been staying in Venice Beach, Los Angeles for a while and as I sit on the deck outside our Airbnb I see countless, driverless Waymo cars cruising past. It feels like the future is already [...]

7th November 2025Hey Rebels! How are you doing? It’s been a while since I wrote an update for you all! I used to write these Donegan updates all the time, and then… life happened. So I have a lot to [...]

Can you really trust financial advice when money is on the line? Incentives in finance drive human behaviour and often they don’t work in your favour. From wealth managers to bloggers, affiliate marketers to community admins, the financial world [...]

1st November 2025 Over the past few weeks, some of you have raised concerns about how the Facebook group is being managed. We also saw a post about Rebel Finance School in another personal finance group that was [...]

What happens when you put a Donegan in a room full of index fund superfans? You get this guide: the Bogleheads’ 11 principles, explained in plain English, with a Rebel twist.   Introduction: What [...]

Unlock your extraordinary life with the Donegans’ free Extraordinary Life Blueprint tool. Download the elements, follow the step-by-step process, and start building a life you love - one small action at a time. Don’t get overwhelmed; your extraordinary life [...]

Bogleheads conference 2025 update from San Antonio, USA Katie and I have just landed in San Antonio, Texas for the Bogleheads conference 2025. It is our first time at this event. The vibe? Geeky, learning, technical. The people? Low [...]

The short story of two confused Brits and a very American book We devoured JL Collins’ The Simple Path to Wealth and loved the clarity, the simplicity, the freedom. Then we hit the very first how‑to step and spluttered into [...]

Short version: We first ran Rebel Finance School in 2020 and started a Facebook group so people could finally talk about money without getting weird looks. Then boom! The community took off... The course grew Meetups exploded Hilary in [...]