What we’re about
Welcome to FIRE Belgium! We're a community of personal finance enthusiasts. We love to learn and share our experience about earning, saving, investing and living a good life.
We believe everyone should enjoy the benefits of investing for their retirement, and feel in control of their personal finance. We believe money is a tool to improve our lives and the lives of others around us.
We focus on building financial security and freedom through simple and effective investing strategies, based on Nobel prize winning academic research: index investing. We are also open to other methods of wealth creation of course, as long as they follow common sense and allow us to spend more time enjoying our lives.
Get your FREE copy of our Beginner's Guide to Index Investing HERE: https://mailchi.mp/b22b0542bb63/beginner-guide
Watch the FREE workshop on how to start with index investing: https://firebelgium.com/investingworkshop/
As we build more financial freedom in our lives, we aim to reach financial independence, a state where we do not rely on work to generate the necessary income to sustain our lives. We believe time is money, and money is time. We invest so that we can buy more time and freedom.
We also believe financial independence is a great enabler of good. We grow beyond our own individual needs and use our FI powers to make the better place.
Aside from this meetup group where we will be posting the events, we also have a Facebook group, where a lot of interesting conversation is taking place online. Make sure you join us there as well as it is more active!
You can also learn more about FIRE Belgium and subscribe to its newsletter on the FIRE Belgium Website.
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Upcoming events (2)
See all- May 10 - FIRE DrinksLe 421, Braine-l'Alleud
In May this year, I am turning 40!
And with this new arbitrary milestone in my life, I have been thinking about what’s important to me in life.
I won’t give you all the details, but this community certainly plays a big role in my life.
So I would like to use my birthday as an excuse to invite you to a casual meetup :-)
Nothing fancy, just an informal gathering to meetup like-minded people and discuss common interests.
The meetup will take place on Saturday 10 of May at 5 PM in “Le 421”, a brasserie in Braine-l'Alleud. (Google Maps)
If you’re coming by car, there are parking options nearby as there is a Brico and a Bio Planet just next door. You can also come by bus.
Event: FIRE Drinks
- Where? Le 421, Chau. d'Alsemberg 421, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud
- When? Saturday, May 10th, 2025 at 5pm
I hope to see you there!
All the best,
🔥Sebastien
- Index Investing Advanced Mastermind 2025 - Private in-person event in BrusselsBruxelles, Bruxelles
IMPORTANT: Please book your spot before Friday 9th at noon as I need to confirm the number of participants with the venue.
Join us on Sunday 18 of May at 2 PM for an exclusive event on index investing!
This is a private event for current and past participants of the FIRE Belgium Index Investing Course and proven index investors.This is a unique opportunity to:
1. Learn about the Index Investing Success Path, identify what stage you are at and how to make progress
2. Review and get feedback on your Personal Investment Plan.
3. Make progress on your main challenges
4. Develop your next step action plan to continue to improve your financial situation
5. Participate in a live call with JL COLLINS, known as “the godfather of financial independence” and author of the top international best seller “The Simple Path to Wealth”. His blog and book have helped hundreds of thousands of people get started with long-term index investing. He has decades of experience in investing and he is a good friend of FIRE Belgium :-)
6. Connect in real life with Sebastien, Toon and other course participantsThis is the ideal event to dive back into your investments, get answers to your questions, connect with like-minded people, hear from the international DIY index investing specialist, JL Collins and have fun!
The event takes place in Brussels at a location that will be communicated to the attendees.
It starts at 2PM and ends at 6 PM. There will be coffee and snacks throughout the afternoon, as well as celebration drinks.
This is NOT an event for
- Stock pickers
- Active investors
- People who are not investing yet, or are at the very beginning.
If you are an established buy-and-hold index ETF investor and you want to join us, then book your seat ASAP:
https://www.eventbrite.be/e/index-investing-advanced-mastermind-2025-tickets-1309538287269Early bird tickets are available until April 30. The price goes up on May 1st and then again on May 10th so that we can manage venue constraints.
If you’re wondering what to expect, here is a recap of our previous in-person event from 2022.
I look forward to seeing you in person on the 18th!
See you soon!
🔥 Sebastien
