197: 4 Children, a Lower Income, and STILL Hitting Financial Independence

There are a lot of excuses we hear from people as to why they can’t reach financial independence. They needed that new car, they needed that nicer apartment, they needed the expensive vacations. Often, this is what we hear from people making a high income, unlike today’s guest, non-profit worker Nate Forbes.
Nate knew that he liked working jobs that tended to pay less, and with the support of his wife, he stayed at them. When his wife was ready to be a stay-at-home mom, Nate took a job with more pay but was by no means a high-income position. Even with Nate being the only breadwinner for the family, he and his wife were able to max out their retirement accounts, buy rental properties, and start doing BRRRRs.
Since Nate was raised with strong frugality and not much of a consumer mindset, he’s used to living below his means, but his story of wealth accumulation is truly inspiring. From selling vintage clothing to living in a collective household, to hunting down an early 90s Honda Civic to get 50mpg on long commutes, Nate has done almost everything he can to live a life he loves all while reaching “coast” FI!
In This Episode We Cover

The importance of early financial education for young children

Living below your means and striving to invest every year you can

Keeping the job you love and finding ways to make more money on the side

Maxing out your Roth and other retirement accounts

BRRRR investing and doing live-in flips

Realizing that life isn’t about math, and leverage may not be necessary for success

And So Much More!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group

BiggerPockets Forums

Finance Review Guest Onboarding

Scott's Instagram

Mindy's Twitter

Fuel Economy

Dave Ramsey

Mr. Money Mustache

Mad Fientist

Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshow197

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There are a lot of excuses we hear from people as to why they can’t reach financial independence. They needed that new car, they needed that nicer apartment, they needed the expensive vacations. Often, this is what we hear from people making a high income, unlike today’s guest, non-profit worker Nate Forbes.

Nate knew that he liked working jobs that tended to pay less, and with the support of his wife, he stayed at them. When his wife was ready to be a stay-at-home mom, Nate took a job with more pay but was by no means a high-income position. Even with Nate being the only breadwinner for the family, he and his wife were able to max out their retirement accounts, buy rental properties, and start doing BRRRRs.

Since Nate was raised with strong frugality and not much of a consumer mindset, he’s used to living below his means, but his story of wealth accumulation is truly inspiring. From selling vintage clothing to living in a collective household, to hunting down an early 90s Honda Civic to get 50mpg on long commutes, Nate has done almost everything he can to live a life he loves all while reaching “coast” FI!

In This Episode We Cover

Living below your means and striving to invest every year you can
Keeping the job you love and finding ways to make more money on the side

Maxing out your Roth and other retirement accounts

BRRRR investing and doing live-in flips
Realizing that life isn’t about math, and leverage may not be necessary for success
And So Much More!

Links from the Show

Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshow197

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices