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Overcoming Limiting Beliefs | Jess - Fioneers

ChooseFI - July 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: limiting beliefs, flipping the script, looking for evidence, empowering beliefs, and imposter syndrome. This week we are rejoined by Jessica from The Fioneers, to discuss the idea of limiting beliefs, from knowing how to identify and define them, to learning to work through an...

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The 6 Pillars of Health | Dr. Bobby Dubois

ChooseFI - July 01, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode, exercise, sleep, nutrition, mind body activities, social relationships, heat and cold exposure. This week we are joined by Dr. Bobby DuBois author and host of Live Long and Well podcast, where we will be discussing health optimization and wellness by deep diving into each of w...

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Your Social Security Questions Answered | Mike Piper

ChooseFI - June 24, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: full retirement age, earnings, spousal benefits, survivor benefits, filing for benefits, and the earnings test. This week, Mike Piper joins the show to talk all things social security and answer listener questions that arose from our last social security related conversation b...

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Mailbag: Roth vs. Trad, $35k Roth to 529, Combining Finances | Rachael Camp

ChooseFI - June 17, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: roth versus traditional IRA, second generation FI, FI and newlyweds, and retirement planning optimization. This week we are diving back into the listener Mail Bag with our returning guest Rachael Camp to answer questions from the community! Today we will be discussing the diff...

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The Lazy Landlord | James Lowery

ChooseFI - June 10, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: real estate, lazy landlording, attracting the right tenants, finding ideal situations, and traveling. This week we are joined by returning guest James Lowery to discuss his “lazy landlord” concept to streamline and simplify real estate investing as well as set processes in pla...

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Money is Your Best Form of Protest | Tori Dunlap

ChooseFI - June 03, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: financial freedom, starting your own business, you can't sprint forever, buying vs renting, and investing. This week we are rejoined by host of Financial Feminist podcast and creator of Her First 100K, Tori Dunlap, to fill us in on her journey with FI over the last few years, ...

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Design Your Extraordinary Life | Alan & Katie Donegan

ChooseFI - May 27, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: doing everything but not at once, building your extraordinary life, optimizing your time, and what to do after FI. This week we are joined by Alan and Katie Donogan as well as my guest co-host Ginger live from the Design Your Extraordinary Life Weekend event in Las Vegas, wher...

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The RRTTLLU Investing Framework | Jesse Cramer

ChooseFI - May 20, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: RRTTLU, actual risk, actual return, balancing portfolios, understanding your timeline, taxes, and legal situations. This week we are joined by Jesse Cramer of the “Best Interest" blog and podcast to discuss “RRTTLLU”, an acronym that provides a framework and guide of some of t...

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Answering Your Questions on How to Access Money Before 59.5 | Sean Mullaney

ChooseFI - May 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: 72t, Roth 401k’s, Roth IRA’s, The Pro Rata Rule, PUQME, HSA’s, Retirement and Education, and Roth Conversions. In one of our faster update episodes ever, friend of the show Sean Mullaney re-joins Brad to follow up on the episode we published back in February, “How to Access Yo...

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The Ultimate Random Show | Ginger

ChooseFI - May 06, 2024 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: events, community, travel rewards, medidations, mini retirements, travel wins, and travel points. This week we are back with friend of the pod Ginger to discuss a mixed bag of topics, such as attending FI events, travel rewards and companion passes, as well as the idea of a “m...

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Freedom Before FIRE | Trip of a Lifestyle

ChooseFI - April 29, 2024 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: connecting points, the power of FU money, the early retirement era, and enjoying the journey. This week we are joined by returning guests, Steven and Lauren Keys from Trip of a Lifestyle, to update us on their FI journey and “early retirement era,” as well as discuss the impor...

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488 | The Courage to Take Action | EconoMe LIVE with Doc G

ChooseFI - April 22, 2024 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: courage from community, what to do next, overwhelm, finding community, and the evolution of FI. Live from the EconoMe Conference in Cincinati Ohio, Brad is joined by Jordan "Doc G" Grumet and a room full of passionate members of our community to discuss finding the courage to ...

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487 | Military FI: Optimizing Your Financial Plan before Military Retirement | Daniel Kopp, CFP

ChooseFI - April 15, 2024 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: survivor benefit plans, VA benefits, VSO's disability benefits, tax planning, healthcare, and blended retirement systems. This week we are joined by Daniel Kopp, founder of Wise Stewardship Financial Planning, to outline ways you can best prepare for military retirement. Toget...

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486 | The Wealthy Educator | Chris Travers

ChooseFI - April 08, 2024 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: public service accounts, side hustles, making FI possible, frugality, giving yourself freedom, and side hustles. This week we are joined by Chris Travers, a New York City public school teacher and FI community member, to discuss his journey from being a natural saver to becomi...

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485 | Mailbag: Spending Down to Zero, High Fee 401k, Mini Retirements | Rachael Camp

ChooseFI - April 01, 2024 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: spending down to zero, the ratcheting rule, the guardrails approach, high fee 401k's, and mini-retirements. This week we are diving back into the listener mailbag with Rachael Camp to address the pressing questions our community has! Whether it's curiosity towards the concept ...

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484 | A Family Journey From Debt to Early Retirement in a Decade | Joel and Emily Allen

ChooseFI - March 25, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: wants vs needs, side hustles, tax planning, college hacking, travel rewards, mindset, and living your values. This week we are joined by Joel and Emily Allen, a married couple with children based out of Iowa who truly embody what the FI movement is all about! Not only have they...

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483 | Effective Giving for the FI Community | Rebecca Herbst & Jack Lewars

ChooseFI - March 18, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: building a giving framework, the giving pledge, compound impact, donor advised funds, and different ways to give. Is it better to give to charity in a lump sum versus incrementally? What are the tax implications of donating? What are the benefits of using donor advised funds? ...

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482 | Update: Are Remote Tech Careers Still Relevant in 2024? | Bradley Rice

ChooseFI - March 15, 2024 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: salesforce, lifestyle design, testimonials and verification, the hidden job market, and talentstacking. Once again joined by friend of the show Bradley Rice, the owner and creator of TalentStacker, to update us on the value of SalesForce and career pivoting in 2024. While on th...

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481 | Mailbag: Long-Term Care, Aging Parents and their Finances | Danielle Miura

ChooseFI - March 11, 2024 05:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: caregiving and FI, retirement planning, reverse mortgages, long-term care, and long-term care insurance. This week we are joined by Danielle Miura to discuss how her experience as a caregiver has impacted her FI mindset, as well as answer listener questions pertaining to plann...

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480 | Update: Healthiest Year Ever | Dean Turner

ChooseFI - March 08, 2024 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: optimized exercise, recovering, machine use, increasing your healthspan, and long-term thinking. This week we are joined by Brad’s friend and personal trainer, Dean Turner, to discuss the changing landscape of strength training, and how principles such as consistency and adher...

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479 | Are You on Track to FI? | FI Roundtable

ChooseFI - March 04, 2024 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: FI in your 20s, the boring middle, compounding, fat FI, compounding, checkpoints, and building a life. This week we are joined by Doug and Carl from the Mile High FI podcast to talk about their respective FI journeys and answer a listener question about pursuing FI in your 20s...

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478 | 2024 Investing Update | Brian Feroldi

ChooseFI - February 26, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: buy and hold, macroeconomics, interest rates, bond investing, when to sell, mindset, and thinking differently. This week we are joined once again by friend of the show Brian Feroldi to discuss the stock market and investing as we head into 2024. As most of you know by now, kee...

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477 | The Hot Seat: Community Edition

ChooseFI - February 19, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: the wonderful ChooseFI community shares advice by taking the hot seat through listener voicemails. Ginger joins the podcast this week for a special “Hot Seat” episode to listen to some voicemails set in from our listeners, in which our community answered questions that we typic...

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476 | Love, Loss, and Money: The Shocking Financial Aftermath of a FI Spouse’s Death | Amy

ChooseFI - February 12, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: what follows tragedy, the importance of wills and beneficiaries, intestate succession, and probate. This week we are joined by Amy to discuss her personal account and experience with estate planning in the event of an unexpected passing, and what this can look like when plans ...

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475 | How to Access Your Retirement Accounts Before 59.5 | Sean Mullaney

ChooseFI - February 05, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: taxable accounts, the 72(T), inherited retirement accounts, 457B's, roth conversion ladders, and the rule of 55. This week we are joined by the “FI Tax Guy” Sean Mullaney to walk through examples and discuss some strategies you could use when accessing your retirement funds ea...

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474 | Social Security Deep Dive | Denis Shapiro

ChooseFI - January 29, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: social security, disability, calculating social security, claiming social security, and due diligence. This week we are joined by listener and owner of Financial Security Advocates Dennis Shapiro, to talk thru some of the insights and misconceptions surrounding Social Security...

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473 | Are We There Yet? 'Retire Early' Case Study

ChooseFI - January 22, 2024 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: calculating when you retire, tracking expenses, health insurance, the importance of planning, and health spanning. This week we are rejoined by Teresa as well as Fritz Gilbert of The Retirement Manifesto to walk us through a case study of how to approach retirement while on yo...

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472 | The Cure for the Boring Middle | Fioneers

ChooseFI - January 15, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: the boring middle, lifestyle design, flow states, moving towards purpose, experiments, and experiences. This week we are rejoined by friend of the podcast Jessica from The Fioneers to the discuss the point of your FI journey known as the “Boring Middle,” and how through action...

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471 | Mailbag: Inflation and FI, ACA Subsidies, Roth vs. Trad and More | Cody Garrett

ChooseFI - January 08, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: inflation, coast FI, early retirement planning, future tax liability, IRA's and 401k's, and diversification. This week we are rejoined by founder of Measure Twice Money Cody Garrett for another installment of the Mail Bag, where we will be talking through questions from our li...

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470 | The Spectrum of Financial Independence | Chris Hutchins

ChooseFI - January 01, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.9K ratings
In this episode: FI versus FIRE, coast FI, lean FI, tools for FI, the skill of spending, dying with zero, and prioritizing health. This week we are joined by our friend and host of the “All the Hacks” podcast, Chris Hutchins to discuss the “spectrum” of FI, and all that falls in between. From t...

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