A life that’s financially independent, value-aligned, and meaning-driven — not just money tips. For QS professionals, expats, and freedom-seekers looking to rethink work, wealth, and life design.
Journey To Freedom
I’m Shirley Druyeh — a writer, creator, and quantity surveyor exploring what it means to build a more intentional, spacious life.
From money and homeownership to identity and creative reinvention, I write about the journey of redesigning your life — one decision at a time.
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⭐️ "You can’t change your past. But you can change how your brain predicts, and thereby change your future.” — Lisa Feldman Barrett
⭐️ “Money is a tool. You can use it to design a life you love.” — Ramit Sethi
⭐️ "You can’t change your past. But you can change how your brain predicts, and thereby change your future.” — Lisa Feldman Barrett ⭐️ “Money is a tool. You can use it to design a life you love.” — Ramit Sethi
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In my 20s, I carried £15K in credit card debt—on top of student loans and a private law school loan I barely understood. But paying off that debt taught me how to live well below my means, and that habit became the foundation for everything that came next. In this post, I share how I went from debt to discipline to financial freedom—and built my first emergency fund without feeling deprived.