A live trading journal

Trading to buy forty acres of land

North Yorkshire  ·  East Riding  ·  Gwynedd

£2,143
Portfolio today
32
Countries we could buy in
0.48%
Of the way there
£0 £450,000
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The Why

Forty acres,
an Airstream,
and freedom

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." — Benjamin Franklin

Grow a portfolio from ~£2,000 to a level sufficient to purchase forty acres of land in North Yorkshire, the East Riding, or Gwynedd — and live on it in an Airstream. This site is a live, transparent record of that journey — every trade, every strategy, every lesson learned along the way.

The strategy is driven by research, patience, and compounding returns. The journal documents the journey as it happens.

£1,948
Starting value
North Yorkshire
Primary target
£2,143
Portfolio today
Aug 2026
Mission start
Live Portfolio

Current holdings

Updated after every trading session. All figures in GBP.

The Question

Where in the world could we
buy forty acres today?

Hover a country to see the price. Bright green means we could buy there right now.
As the portfolio grows, more of the world lights up.

Affordable now
Getting closer
Not yet

Currently affordable — 0 countries

Places where forty acres costs less than the portfolio's current value

The Journey

Milestones to forty acres

Each step is a step closer to the land.

£2,500 First milestone — on the board
£5,000 Serious money, serious intent
£10,000 Five figures — the pace is set
£25,000 Twenty-five thousand — momentum building
£50,000 Halfway to six figures
£100,000 Six figures — no longer a dream
£200,000 Could buy land in parts of Wales now
£350,000 North Yorkshire within reach
£450,000 Forty acres. An Airstream. Done.
The Journal

Latest entries

Every trade, every thought, every lesson — written in real time.

Day 1
1 August 2026

The mission begins — £1,948 and forty acres to go

Day 1. Portfolio mapped, platform understood, strategy set. Here's where we stand, what it costs to trade, and how compounding gets us to the land.

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Strategy
1 August 2026

August strategy briefing — the plan from here

Full portfolio audit: ISA overlap identified, GIA fragmentation problem diagnosed, and five precise September trade proposals ready for approval.

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