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ChooseFI

685 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratings

How would your life change if you reached Financial Independence and got to the point where working is optional? What actions can you take today to make that not just possible but probable. Jonathan & Brad explore the tactics that the FI community uses to reclaim decades of their lives. They discuss reducing expenses, crushing debt, tax optimization, building passive income streams through online businesses and real estate and how to travel the world for free. Every episode is packed with actionable tips and no topic is too big or small as long as it speeds up the process of reaching financial independence.

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Episodes

047 | The Cult of Home Ownership & Crushing Geoarbitrage | Millennial Revolution

October 30, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB

047 | Today we have Kristy and Bryce from Millennial Revolution on the podcast to discuss home ownership, international geographic arbitrage and much more... In Today’s Podcast we cover: A discussion with Kristy and Bryce from Millennial Revolution They initially were contemplating buying a house and were shocked by the process This is what led them to finding the Financial Independence community Home ownership seemed like a “cult” to them What did their financial life look like before findi...

046R | Selectively Hardcore

October 27, 2017 05:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MB

046R | In today's podcast we discuss our takeaways from Episode 46 with Ms. ONL from Our Next Life plus community feedback and voicemails and a discussion of travel rewards. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A recap of Episode 46 with Tanja from Our Next Life Brad and Jonathan are on their way to Fincon – the annual financial bloggers conference Jonathan’s upcoming trip to South Africa with his family using travel rewards points Tanja’s reveal of her identity after being anonymous for the entiret...

046 | Our Next Life | The Reveal | Are you Ready for Early Retirement?

October 23, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

046 | In today's podcast we have a wide-ranging conversation with Ms. ONL from Our Next Life on her decision to stop being anonymous on the blog to what their journey looked like to FI plus what they expect life to be like after FI and much more. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A financial independence discussion with Ms. ONL from Our Next Life The big reveal: Their names are Tanja and Mark What does it feel like for them to come out behind the veil of anonymity? Why have they been so strict ab...

045R | The Journal

October 20, 2017 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

045R | In this podcast we discuss our takeaways from Episode 45 with JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly, including the big news that he just purchased GRS back, as well as our frugal wins of the week and the elegance of simplicity. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A review of Episode 45 with JD Roth from Get Rich Slowly and Money Boss Jonathan’s frugal win of the week on purchasing a new stove/oven What is the utility of Jonathan’s new oven over a standard oven? Jonathan’s insourcing to install the oven...

045 | JD Roth | Get Rich Slowly | Breaking News | Full Circle

October 16, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

045 | Today we discuss JD Roth's backstory behind his financial journey, Get Rich Slowly and Money Boss, plus JD's philosophy AND a very special announcement... In Today’s Podcast we cover: A discussion with JD Roth from Money Boss and Get Rich Slowly How JD impacted Brad’s life and put him on the trajectory to becoming a travel rewards expert JD’s backstory and how he found the personal finance community JD started Get Rich Slowly to document his process to clawing out of $35,000 worth of...

044R | The One Way Ticket

October 13, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

044R | Today we discuss our takeaways from Episode 44 with Brandon Pearce from Pearce on Earth plus feedback from the community and our thoughts on international travel with our families. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A discussion of Episode 44 with Brandon Pearce from Pearce on Earth Jonathan’s frugal win of the week by having a potluck dinner and a movie in the backyard for his friends and neighbors Jonathan is on a 3-day fast and his explanation The importance of mentally anchoring when un...

044 | Brandon Pearce | Into the Wind

October 09, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

044 | Today we discuss how Brandon Pearce went from a call center job to being a full time entrepreneur, traveling the world with his wife and children and how he started the Family Adventure Summit. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Episode 44 with Brandon Pearce, who was recommended to us by Andrew from the ChooseFI community Discussion of geo arbitrage, starting your own business and designing your future all wrapped up in one person Brandon realizing that you have no control over your futur...

043R | Mega Backdoor Roth | Should I Ever Consider Using the Roth?

October 06, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

043R | In this podcast we discuss our takeaways from Episode 43 with Fritz from the Retirement Manifesto plus an in-depth discussion of the Roth IRA conversion and Mega Backdoor Roth, and taxable income scenarios for retirement contributions.  In Today’s Podcast we cover: Our big takeaways from Episode 43 with Fritz from Retirement Manifesto Brad as a ‘Mystery Reader’ for his daughter’s class plus their trip to Natural Bridge State Park and a FI lesson for his daughters How to tackle drawdow...

043 | Drawdown Strategy | The Retirement Manifesto

October 01, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

043 | In this podcast we have a far-ranging conversation with Fritz from the Retirement Manifesto about retirement drawdown strategies, his 'buckets' system, and his upcoming retirement. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Retirement drawdown strategies with Fritz from Retirement Manifesto How Fritz focuses on what life is about after retirement such as how you’re going to spend your time Fritz is 9 months away from retirement himself A background on his story in corporate America and his path ...

042R | Perfect Utilization

September 29, 2017 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MB

042R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 42 with JW from The Green Swan, plus various discussions about community and feedback from the audience. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A discussion of Episode 42 with JW from The Green Swan Scott Rieckens and his crew from the documentary Playing With FIRE were in Richmond this week filming our podcast, lives and a Richmond FI get together The importance of community in the Financial Independence world and the volunteers we’ve received to be...

042 | The Green Swan | Why Start a Business, When You Can Buy One?

September 25, 2017 05:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

042 | In Episode 42 we have a wide ranging discussion with JW from The Green Swan about his FI path, going into business with family, buying an existing business and much more. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A discussion with JW from The Green Swan about financial independence and busing buying and ownership How JW got involved in the FIRE community A discussion of life insurance and how much someone in the FI community really needs to think about They were already on a path to financial i...

041R | Extreme Ownership

September 22, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

In this Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 41 with Paige and Sam on extreme frugality, radical insourcing and the high cost of living path to FI plus a voicemail from Big Ern and members of our community. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The discussion of Episode 41 with Paige and Sam about reaching early retirement through extreme frugality and radical insourcing in a high cost of living city like Los Angeles Jonathan’s story about visiting his childhood library and trying to find old computer g...

041 | The High Cost of Living Path to FI

September 18, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

041 | In today's podcast we discuss the High Cost of Living Path to FI with ChooseFI community members Paige and Sam who live in Los Angeles and have been pursuing FI in a HCOL with sub-$50,000 per year jobs. I n Today’s Podcast we cover: Episode 41: A conversation with Paige and Sam about pursuing Financial Independence in a high cost of living area on a lower income Paige pushed back on our limiting belief that you “can’t” achieve financial independence on a low income in a high cost of ...

040R | The Power of the Reset Button

September 15, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

040R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss our takeaways from Episode 40 with Noah and Becky from Money Metagame, plus voicemails from the ChooseFI community and our in-house expert Keith from the Wealthy Accountant. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Discussion of Episode 40 with Noah and Becky from Money Metagame about the Gap Year Jonathan took action and followed Geoff’s advice to start culling his closet and decluttering his life Jonathan is struggling with how to categorize and track his do...

040 | Take a Gap Year | Money Metagame

September 11, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

040 | Today we have Noah and Becky from Money Metagame on the podcast to discuss their story, their upcoming 'Gap Year' of travel plus an incredible college hack they used to get full-tuition scholarships. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A discussion with Noah and Becky from Money Metagame Noah and Becky’s history behind their path to FI Travel Rewards was what initially got them into the world of Financial Independence How Noah introduced this idea to Becky originally Becky was originally hesi...

039R | Cruise Control

September 08, 2017 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

039R | In today's podcast we discuss Episode 39 with Gwen from Fiery Millennials, plus a 'Cruise Control Path to FI' case study example and voicemails from our community members. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The Friday Roundup after Episode 39 with Gwen from Fiery Millennials A whole new FI world for Brad and Laura after their youngest daughter went to kindergarten They have the opportunity to live more of a FI lifestyle and have to now figure out what that looks like Second Generation FI an...

039 | Millennial path to FI | Fiery Millennial

September 04, 2017 05:00 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MB

039 | In today's podcast we have a conversation with Gwen from Fiery Millennials about her millennial path to FI plus some hacks that she used to save on college and increase her savings rate. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Our guest on Episode 39 is Gwen from Fiery Millennials Was Gwen from the generation that grew up with electronics from day 1? A background on Gwen’s story saving money when she was younger. She saved 50% of her income Gwen pursued dual enrollment classes and entered colle...

038R | Firewalker

September 01, 2017 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

038R | In today's podcast we discuss Episode 38 The Why of FI plus we announce three of the finalists for the business building competition with Alan Donegan of PopUp Business School and a voicemail from community member Geoff. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Discussion of Episode 38 on the Why of FI Jonathan’s Frugal Win of the Week at Costco by saving on protein bars Jonathan’s nutrition goals and the underlying concepts of simplicity and removing decision fatigue How unusual it is that the F...

038 | The Why of FI

August 28, 2017 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

038 | In today's podcast we discuss one of our most important topics: The Why of FI. Why we pursue this path, why we think it's a life 'superpower' and how it can help you escape the hamster wheel of life decades earlier than most people could ever dream. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Discussion of the Why of FI as an introduction to the concept of Financial Independence and why we’ve chosen this path and this community Jonathan’s explanation of the “hamster wheel” and what the normal ‘Amer...

037R | Slow Travel

August 25, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

037R | Today we discuss Episode 37 with Scott Rieckens, the filmmaker behind the FI documentary Playing with FIRE, plus emails and voicemails from the community and a discussion of reaching FI in a high cost of living area. The great American Eclipse and our viewing Brad’s vacation and how they spent $0 on hotels for 16 nights The value of slow travel and why it makes vacation dramatically better. Vacation doesn’t have to be stressful How expectations management is so crucial to life and...

037 | Playing With FIRE | Documentary | Scott Rieckens

August 21, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

037 | In today's podcast we speak with Scott Rieckens, the creative force behind the upcoming FI documentary called 'Playing With Fire' and we learn about his FI journey and this exciting project. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A discussion with Scott Rieckens, the creative force behind the upcoming FI documentary ‘Playing With Fire’ we’ve discussed on previous episodes Scott is devoting the next year of his life to create this documentary about the FI community Scott’s background story and ...

036R | The Country Club of FI

August 18, 2017 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB

036R | In Today’s Podcast we cover: Discussion of the community aspect of Episode 36 with JL Collins There is a yearning and desire for community meetups with other members of the Financial Independence community The spread of these community meetups and longer Chautauqua and Camp events throughout the world The ever growing FI community in the Richmond, VA area where Jonathan and Brad live How much money could we all save if we had like-minded people in our communities? Discussion of Mi...

036 | Community, Chatauqua & AMA with JL Collins

August 14, 2017 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MB

036 | In today's podcast with Jim Collins from The Simple Path to Wealth and JL Collins NH, we discuss the Chautauquas, in-person events plus an 'Ask Me Anything' series of questions from our ChooseFI community. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Part 3 with JL Collins from JLCollinsNH, the Simple Path to Wealth and Stock Series fame Jim’s discussion of Alan from PopUp Business School and how the UK Chautauqua came to be The value of in-person events like Camp Mustache and the Chautauquas Ask Me A...

035R | The 4% Rule

August 11, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

035R | In today's podcast we discuss our takeaways from Episode 35 with Big Ern from Early Retirement Now, plus paying off mortgages and student loans early and frugal wins of the week from the community. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The Friday Roundup after Episode 35 with Big Ern from Early Retirement Now This episode was long awaited, but was necessary to wait for until we provided the background of FI for the audience Ern’s information made us both feel more hopeful for the future of FI ...

035 | Sequence of Return Risk | Early Retirement Now

August 07, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

035 | In today's conversation with Big Ern from Early Retirement Now we discuss safe withdrawal rates, sequence of returns risk and much more. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A wide ranging discussion with Big ERN from Early Retirement Now on sequence of return risk and safe withdrawal rates This is Big Ern’s first podcast! And a thank you to him for helping with Paul’s case study Ern’s thoughts on social security Ern’s origin story and his thoughts on early retirement He had a student loan...

034R | What’s Your Risk Tolerance?

August 04, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

034R | In today's podcast we discuss our thoughts on Part 2 of the Stock Series conversation with JL Collins, risk tolerance, doomsday scenarios and rebalancing. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The Friday Roundup and the episode Part 2 of our discussion with JL Collins from The Simple Path to Wealth and JLCollinsNH What do you do when there’s a large crash in the stock market? Big takeaway from Jim’s episode You can’t sell at the bottom, so you need to steel yourself mentally beforehand I...

034 | The Stock Series Part 2 | JL Collins

July 31, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

034 | This podcast is Part 2 of the Stock Series discussion with JL Collins, author of The Simple Path to Wealth and the website JLCollinsNH; we discuss the Great Depression and the mindset you need to be a successful long-term investor, plus how to allocate between equities and bonds. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Part 2 of the Stock Series conversation with Jim Collins If you have not yet listened to Part 1 you can listen to it here Be sure to check out the associated Friday Roundup here ...

033R |Highlighting the Hamster Wheel

July 28, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

033R | In Today’s Podcast we cover: Unpacking Episode 33 with Dominick Quartuccio and our takeaways from the episode Intentionality allows you to purchase your freedom, and we want to expand that intentionality beyond just personal finance Our focus on living a happier, more content and optimized life The ultimate luxury is the ‘perpetual money making machine’ to provide time and focus on what matters in life How Dominick spent $28,000 this year on personal development. Have you spent ...

033 | Design Your Future | Dominick Quartuccio

July 24, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

033 | In today's podcast we speak with Dominick Quartuccio from DominickQ.com and the author of the book Design Your Life about disrupting your behaviors and 'creating a future you can't wait to live into.' In Today’s Podcast we cover: Our guest is Dominick Quartuccio the author of Design Your Future who is here to talk about ‘designing a future you can’t wait to live into’ This is a very personal episode for Brad, as Dom is a close friend and the person Brad goes to for advice and motivat...

032R | The Checkpoints of FI

July 21, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

032R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 32 with Joel from FI 180 on the 'Milestones of FI', plus a life hack voicemail from Noah and Frugal Wins of the Week from our Facebook community. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The Friday Roundup after the Milestones of FI episode with Joel from FI 180 We’re having a FI get together in Richmond and hope to expand beyond Richmond The gamification aspect of personal finance and the milestones When your ‘financial freedom clock’ starts and d...

032 | The Milestones of FI

July 17, 2017 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

032 | In today's podcast we discuss the Milestones of FI with Joel from FI 180; this is a new look at the path to FI and the milestones along the way. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The ‘Milestones of FI’ with Joel from FI 180 We welcome Joel as our first repeat guest on Choose FI The Milestones of FI as a ‘master’s degree’ journey after Dave Ramsey’s baby steps Joel plans to be fully FI in January 2018 Joel is completely debt free and is shooting for $25,000 per year in other spending FI crea...

031R | FI Documentary?

July 14, 2017 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

031R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss travel rewards, flipping holidays upside down, buying presents, the upcoming FI Documentary and much more. Submit your applications for the contest to win a one-on-one business coaching relationship with Alan Donegan from PopUp Business School Brad’s slow travel vacation through New York State this August How we’ll publish episodes while on vacation and living a FI lifestyle Discussion of Episode 31 on travel rewards What to do with your stra...

031 | Travel Rewards What Comes After Chase | Teach Me How To Disney

July 10, 2017 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

031 | In today's podcast we discuss Part 2 of our Travel Rewards series including what to do after you've focused on Chase credit cards plus whether you should focus on one trip or a general strategy. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Part 2 of the travel rewards podcast series on where to go when you’re done with the Chase credit card options Does it make sense to go after cards for a particular trip like Walt Disney World or should you focus on Chase cards while you are under the “5/24 rule?”...

030R | The Side Hustle “Unpacked”

July 07, 2017 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

030R | In today's podcast we have the biggest announcement in the history of ChooseFI thanks to Alan from PopUp Business School, so be sure to listen and get your responses in ASAP.   Brad’s thoughts on not doing what everyone else is doing: July 4th, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, etc. Jonathan’s wife loved the episode with Alan and she is going to use these skills on a side hustle herself You don’t need a lot of money to start a business – the big takeaway from the episode for Brad...

030 | The Side Hustle | The Unspoken Lever of FI

July 03, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

030 | In Today’s Podcast we cover: How Alan Donegan of PopUp Business School has turned starting businesses on its head similar to how FI has turned personal finance on its head and caused us to think differently How starting a business is truly one of the ‘pillars of Financial Independence’ Brad and Jonathan started up their own business with ChooseFI based on similar principles to what Alan is teaching You need to know what you’re running to in FI and not just what you’re running from wi...

029R | Valuist

June 30, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

029R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss our key takeaways from Episode 29: The Reluctant Frugalist vs. the Aspiring Minimalist, plus feedback from the audience as well as two of our in-house experts. How Jonathan used travel rewards points to book two round-trip flights to South Africa to visit his wife’s family. Only 128,000 points! How to think through a travel rewards redemption and where to start The essential nature of the psychology when considering financial independence How...

029 | The Aspiring Minimalist vs the Reluctant Frugalist

June 26, 2017 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

029 | In today's podcast we go through a discussion of the mindset differences between a 'reluctant frugalist' like Jonathan and an aspiring minimalist like Brad. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The reluctant frugalist (Jonathan) vs. the mindset of the aspiring minimalist (Brad) How both these mindsets are valid and strong approaches to the concept of Financial Independence How do you talk to your spouse or significant other about financial independence? Voicemail from Royce about how he can ...

028R | Lending money to Family

June 23, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

028R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss tax-deferred accounts, the Roth IRA conversion ladder, frugal wins of the week, an 'expert answer' from the Millionaire Educator as well as the Hot Seat with community member Chad! In Today’s Podcast we cover: The Friday Roundup after Episode 28 where we discussed the order of operations for savings as well as the available ‘buckets’ Brad’s discussion of his new health targets: CrossFit and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and how he saves money through a Grac...

028 | Order of Operations | The Buckets | The Roth IRA

June 19, 2017 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

028 | In today's podcast we discuss the four different "buckets" available to savers plus an in-depth look at the Roth IRA and the 'Backdoor Roth.' In Today’s Podcast we cover: The order of operations for how you should approach the different “buckets” available to you both for retirement accounts and for your taxable savings Four basic ways for your retirement and investment funds to be taxed Best case is an account similar to the HSA which is not taxed when you put the money in nor when yo...

027R | Debunking the Value of the Mortgage Deduction

June 16, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

027R | In today's podcast we highlight our takeaways from Episode 27 with Jay from Slowly Sipping Coffee, plus we discuss the 'Mount Rushmore' of FI and help debunk a lot of the misinformation surrounding the value of the mortgage interest deduction. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The Friday Roundup bringing in many aspects of our audience and community plus our thoughts on the Episode 27 with Jay from Slowly Sipping Coffee How to join the Choose FI Facebook group Looking at the great team...

027 | Slowly Sipping Coffee | FI vs Risk Tolerance

June 12, 2017 05:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB

027 | Today we welcome Jay from Slowly Sipping Coffee to the podcast to talk about his reluctant path to FI, the amazing Mrs. SSC and a Fully Funded Lifestyle Change. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Our interview with Jay from Slowly Sipping Coffee How they came up with the name of their blog and how they’d enjoy ‘slowly sipping coffee’ in a more relaxed and free Friday morning The origin story of their Financial Independence journey: SSC googled and found Mr. Money Mustache SSC already had a...

026R | Case Study | Part 5 | Final

June 09, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

026R | In today's podcast we discuss our takeaways from Episode 26 with Physician on FIRE plus some exciting developments in the Financial Independence world as well as feedback, questions and comments from the ChooseFI community. In Today’s Podcast we cover: The Friday Roundup after the Physician on FIRE interview from Episode 26 Information for the high income professionals and how it’s important to give details for that aspect of our audience Does the perfect answer exist for high income ...

026 | Physician on FIRE | FI for Medical Professionals | Financial Freedom vs Financial Independence

June 05, 2017 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

026 | Today we welcome the Physician on FIRE to the podcast to talk about his path to FI as well as tips and hacks for other high income and medical professionals to get on the path to Financial Independence. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Our guest on the show today is Physician on Fire, who is here to tell us his story as well as some Financial Independence hacks for doctors and other high income individuals His message is for people with high incomes who aren’t looking to live an ultra-fr...

025R | Case Study | Part 4

June 02, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

025R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 25 with Keith from the Wealthy Accountant, Part 4 of the case study with Paul including a look at his line-by-line expenses, plus questions and feedback from the audience. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Friday Roundup after Episode 25 with Keith from The Wealthy Accountant The firehose of information that Keith unleashed was incredible! Feedback from the audience about Keith’s episode The value of an S-corp election for small businesses How t...

025 | The Wealthy Accountant

May 29, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB

025 | In today's podcast we have Keith from The Wealthy Accountant on the show to discuss tax optimization for individuals and small businesses with plenty of tax tips for your FI tool chest. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Keith from the Wealthy Accountant presents his tax optimization strategies for individuals and small business owners Keith is the most knowledgeable accountant we have ever met. We met him in Florida at Camp Mustache and his exuberance for tax optimization was infectious...

024R | How to Hack Your ESPP

May 26, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

024R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 24 with Joel and Alexis from FI180 as well as some expert voicemails from Chad Carson about real estate plus Ken talking about ESPP options. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Friday Roundup after Episode 24 with Joel and Alexis from FI 180 Camp Mustache tickets for January 2018 are available for sale, so come and join us! The letter Joel wrote to his younger self and the emotional value of it The sacrifice for living an opulent lifestyle is too ...

024 | FI180 | Make a U-Turn and Choose FI

May 22, 2017 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

024 | Today we have Joel and Alexis from FI180.com on the podcast.   They changed their financial lives dramatically, going from spending over $100,000 per year to having an 85% savings rate and on the path to FI in just a few short years. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Joel and Alexis from FI180.com tell their story of how they went from spending over $100,000 per year to having an 85% savings rate FI can only be a few steps away and this story is the perfect example They bought new cars,...

023R | Case Study | Part 3 | Paul

May 19, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

023R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss career hacking with ESI Money, Big ERN's analysis of Paul's case study, plus hear our answers to an interesting question posed by audience member Jason about the value of frugality. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Friday Roundup after Episode 23 with ESI from ESI Money Looking at compound interest on the earnings side of a career instead of just on the savings side ESI is now an author on Business Insider. Our question of how he made that connection...

023 | Career Hacking with ESI Money

May 15, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

023 | ESI from ESI Money is on the podcast today talking about Career Hacking and how you can set yourself up to earn millions more over a working career with seven simple steps. In Today's Podcast We Cover: ESI from ESIMoney.com is here to discuss ways you can increase your earnings through Career Hacking ESI retired at 52 and reaching “financial independence” in his early 40s. He lives in Colorado, which is where many FI bloggers live Your career is a multi-million dollar asset and it is...

022R | Inhouse Expert

May 12, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

022R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss the True Cost of Car Ownership, how to maximize your travel rewards points plus a big announcement on a new in-house 'expert' for ChooseFI! In Today’s Podcast we cover: Episode review of our podcast Episode 22 on The True Cost of Car Ownership Your best-case scenario is buying a 5 to 10 year old gas sipping car Even a low cost car is going to cost you at least $2,000 per year Your fixed structural expenses move the needle significantly on your path...

Guests

Paula Pant
3 Episodes
Andréa Motenko
1 Episode
Andy Hill
1 Episode
Cait Flanders
1 Episode
David Hauser
1 Episode
David Sawyer
1 Episode
Edmund Tee
1 Episode
Jaime Masters
1 Episode
Jamila Souffrant
1 Episode
Jean Chatzky
1 Episode
Joe Saul-Sehy
1 Episode
Jordan Harbinger
1 Episode
Kyle Mast
1 Episode
Lisa Duke
1 Episode
Nick Loper
1 Episode
Rich Carey
1 Episode
Rob Berger
1 Episode
Rocky Lalvani
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Roger Whitney
1 Episode
Scott Rieckens
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Shannyn Allan
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Tori Dunlap
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Travis Hornsby
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Tyson Koska
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Vicki Robin
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Wendy Mays
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Zeona McIntyre
1 Episode

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Playing with Fire
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