Recently and as per every such break, I have been giving extra thought to my life. I am turning 35 next year and am pondering on how my life will or rather should turn out in the near and distant future. Amongst the things that I have been thinking about are of cause lifestyle and cost related. I asked myself, do I really need alot of money to lead a decent and simple lifestyle? Are there things in life that I can give up in order to lead a more stress free and happy life? Too many questions, increasingly more answers. One thing is for sure though, I'm thoroughly glad I started my investment portfolio even though markets have been erratic. Once you have a long term horizon, things like this don't really matter anymore. What matters is peace of mind and letting nature take its course - You really ......