Many PF/FI bloggers seem to have a name for theirs and I guess there is some power in naming and defining the goal – making it personal.
Some call it their ‘F.U. or F*** You Money, which I guess is what they want to say to their bosses/the establishment/everyone once they’ve reached their goal!
Anyway, some names I considered included:
‘Happy Fund‘ – I like this one but it suggests that I’m not happy now and that’s not true!
‘Swag Bag‘ – I was really going to go for this one but it’s got dodgy connotations!
‘Money Pot‘ – my Plan B name if I couldn’t think of a better one!
So after racking my brains for a bit, behold my….
Well, I like my science fiction, so I thought it sounded a bit cool in a geeky sort of way, haha!
If I stretch myself with my annual goals, it’s possible that I may get there sooner, so I intend to give myself challenging yearly goals.
Based on end of November numbers, my Future Fund stands at £41,884.52.
At 16.75% of my target, there’s still some way to go but I will be giving it my best shot!
I’m heartened by my own progress so far and greatly encouraged and inspired by others in the PF blogging community.
I am aware however that in maintaining certain aspects of quality in my life (eg my holidays, my social life), I need to ensure I control my spending in other areas, being frugal where I can so that I can continue to save and invest as much as I can.
I’m up to the challenge!
Future fund sounds interesting. It feels like you are back to the future. Time machine. Alll those geeky stuff happening at the universal.
Hi Weenie,
I like your Fund name. I didn't give mine much thought, and it is a little generic. I wish I had given it a little more time and creativity. Oh well.
I think you're doing very well with 16.75% of your total. This is your first year of saving/investing whilst you're Blogging about it. You're now consistently saving 50% of your income, and see this getting higher and higher each year.
I'm pretty sure you'll achieve your goal before 2029. You'll have 3 x hover boards and a personal assistant robot by then too! 🙂
I wish you the best of luck with your goal. You have my full support!
Cheers
Huw
Hi B, I love stories about time travel! If I had a time machine, I would go back in time and tell my 22 year old self to start saving and investing and not get into debt!
Hey Huw, thanks. There were some other names I'd considered but they were way too wacky to even include here! I think your 'Freedom Pot' is quite apt for you!
Thanks for the encouraging words – I do think 2015 should be a good year for me, I only have the usual expenses to consider, no weddings or big birthdays to account for and I'm quite excited about having a whole year to play with!
2029 sounds so futuristic…we could well be on hover boards by then lol!
Thanks very much for your continued support, Huw!
Weenie,
I like the name! Very cool and very apt. 🙂
I named my portfolio many years ago. I noticed most "funds" had a name to them – Sequoia Fund, Magellan Fund, etc. So I figured I'd title mine what it was really for: freedom.
You've got a nice portfolio there. That's an impressive balance. Keep it rolling!
Best regards.
Great name. I haven't given one to our dividend portfolio yet. Maybe I should think about that.
Future Fund is a good name! I always give everything an inspiring name – it helps with the motivation. We have similar 'future' savings goals. We're at 9.17% and like you don't include pensions etc. This is just the investments pot!
Good luck in 2015 – here's hoping we all have a good one 🙂
The great thing is that no matter what you call it, it will always represent the same thing: freedom. Good to see you are having fun with it. The name of my fund is called….. "portfolio." 🙂
Great name weenie – it says what it needs to do – "Fund the Future".
I see my own combination of pensions, investments and savings as a bit of a magical mix needing careful attention to get the balance right and produce the desired result. That's why I call it "The Cauldron" 🙂
Hi Jason
Thanks! I didn't know what to call my investment portolio + savings etc and as you say, many funds have names and I noticed that many bloggers had names for their funds so I joined the club!
Thanks for your kind words and for stopping by!
Hi Tawan, thanks. Good luck in thinking of a name for your dividend portfolio!
Hi Laura, thanks! Yes, I found it good to give it a name finally – it's become properly personalised!
All the best for you too in 2015 and yes, let's hope it's a good one! 🙂
Hi DivHut, yes, that's what it means ultimately, freedom to do whatever!
Thanks for stopping by and good luck with your 'portfolio' in 2015! 🙂
Hi Cerridwen, thanks!
I've always loved the 'wiccan' references in your blog so The Cauldron is totally apt for your investments lol!
Here's to you mixing a great spell for 2015! 🙂
Hi Weenie
Love the name, does what it says on the tin!
Great to see your progress, and I am sure that you will enjoy receiving your dividends on an increasing basis as you add funds to the Freedom Fund.
Best Wishes
FI UK
Hi FI UK, thanks and yes, I very much look forward to receiving dividends to add to my fund! Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by!
Good name! One of my accounts is named the Serenity Fund – because its purpose is to bring peace of mind and I didn't want to call it an emergency fund because who wants to put that idea out into the universe. Maybe I need to find a name for my retirement fund? Hmmmm
I like the name!! 🙂
I think this should be very manageable indeed – maybe even too manageable. At 8% p.a. growth in investments, you'll only need to be saving £360 per month.
Looking at your November savings report, you saved over £1,400 in November.
Even if you only assume a 5% annual investment return, that is still only a £630 per month contribution, which is much below your current level.
Have you thought about bumping up your goal at all?
Additionally, if you want to join a larger community who are all saving towards these similar goals (net wealth and savings rate), come take a look at our 2015 savings challenge.
It would be awesome to have you on board!! 🙂
Hi May, thanks! Ooh, Serenity Fund is a great name and does bring to mind peace and calm! Good luck in thinking of a name for your retirement fund!
Hi moneystepper, thanks! As this is my first proper year investing/saving properly, I've probably been more on the cautious side when I set my initial goal, so yes, I shall be reviewing my goal but after I've got a few years under my belt. Growth-wise, I think I've used a very conservative 4%!
Let me take a look at your 2015 savings challenge – I don't really have a goal as such for my net worth but I guess I could set one up for your challenge. Thanks for inviting me and thanks for stopping by!
All jokes aside I think by 2029 the World will be radically different than it is now (hopefully in a good way!). Productivity could go so far through the roof even the average person might only have to work 10 years by then, or we'll all be doing 20 hour weeks and have more than enough money to get by (having said that, that is what people said we'd be doing about 20 years ago wasn't it!)
I like the fund name as well weenie, I will have to think of a name for my "stash" and actually put it up on the blog for all to see as well!!!!
Cheers and good luck to you as usual.
I don't really have an official name for my fund, since it's really kept in like 5 different places, but sometimes diversification requires you to have accounts at multiple places…. Anyways, if I had given it a name it would be my "F<3ck Yeah!" money because it's money saved for awesomeness.
Hey TFS, yes, who really knows what things will be like in the future but may as well try to plan for it, eh!
Thanks and I'm sure you'll come up with something inventive and witty to name your 'stash' – looking forward seeing your updates and all the best to you too!
Hi Zee, my investments and savings are in half a dozen places…just that I'm collectively calling them all my 'Future Fund' for simplicity!
Lol, that name is an awesome one – good luck with it!