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379 | The Hidden Job Market

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan welcome back Bradley Rice and Anita from Talent Stacker to discuss the hidden job market and how you can bre...

378 | Earning Power: The Best Protection Against Inflation

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan dissect the idea of earning power being used as a weapon to combat inflation, and strategies you can impleme...

377 | Glide Path to Retirement During Financial Uncertainty

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss different ways to retain a sense of control along the path to retirement during times of uncertainty...

376 | The Four Backstops to the Four Percent Rule | Sean Mullaney

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan welcome Sean Mullaney back onto the podcast to discuss the four backstops of the Four Percent Rule! While ma...

375 | What is Savings Rate and How to Calculate It?

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan continue along their, "Financial Independence A to Z," journey by examining savings rate and the many differ...

374 | Tools to Simplify Budgeting and Tracking Finances

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss a variety of tools that can help you stay on-top of your budget. Whether you create your own trackin...

373 | Natural Remedies, Startup Economics & Financial Literacy A to Z

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss some natural remedies your may find useful in your life, the economics behind the modern startup scen...

372 | Can I Get an Extension, Please?

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's officially tax season! In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss tax extensions and share some of their experiences paying taxes in the p...

371 | Why Does the Stock Market Go Up? | Brian Feroldi

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by author and friend of the show Brian Feroldi. After spending two years writing the book, Why Do...

370 | Timeline Your Goals | Stacked with Joe Saul-Sehy

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan sit down with Joe Saul-Sehy, co-author of the book "Stacked" and co-host of the "Stacking Benjamins" podcast...

369 | The Unstoppable Force Vs Immovable Object: Clarity and Goal Setting Part 2

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan continue their discussion from last week a...

368 | Declutter, De-noise & De-stress : Clarity and Goal Setting Part 1

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan kick off part one of a two episode series focussed on decluttering, de-noising, and de-stressing your life! ...

367 | FI Number Adjustments

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan unpack the problems that lie within modern retirement calculations and provide examples of how you can work ...

366 | Day 0 Self

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss the importance behind moment you decide it is time to make a change in your life. While making the d...

365 | What If You Didn't Need to Escape?

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan question the notion of needing to escape from your life. While we all get tired of the mundane nuances that ...

364 | What's All the Hoopla About?

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan fixate on many different areas in life where improvements can be made and ways you could go about doing it! ...

363 | First to a Million

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan and Brad talk with Dan Sheeks about exactly what a 17-year-old should know when getting started on their financial journey. A detailed synthe...

362 | Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and NFT's | Part 2

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan continue their discussion from last week about digital asset investment! This time, they are taking a deeper...

361 | Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and NFT's | Part 1

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan take a look at the blockchain and try to find where the actual value is within cryptocurrencies and digital ...

360 | A Primer for Success

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss different ways in which you can position yourself to experience as many positive outcomes in your li...

359 | SWOT Analysis for Financial Independence

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Now that you've done your beginning of the year audit, it's time to look at your finances through the lens of a SWOT analysis! In this week's episode,...

358 | Getting Started Audit

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to 2022! In this week's episode, Jonathan and Brad discuss starting your year by doing an audit of your current financial situation to highlig...

357 | 2021 Year End Wins | Part 2

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode of 2021, Brad and Jonathan pick up where they left off last week as they continue to listen to your end of year wins! It is truly...

356 | 2021 Year End Wins | Part 1

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Holidays! However, the holidays are not the only reason we are festive around this time of the year. Join Brad and Jonathan as they celebrate yo...

355 | Making Bold Moves

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Dominick Quartuccio from "The Great Man Within" to discuss making bold moves while on the path...

354 | Navigating the Possible Vs Probable of Personal Finance

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss planning your short and longterm FI goals in a manner that is realistic to your current situation. B...

353 | Families Fly Free

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Lyn Mettler from "Families Fly Free" to discuss optimizing your travel rewards when traveling ...

352 | The DIY Financial Plan

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Measure Twice Money's founder Cody Garrett! Together, they discuss important details about DIY...

351 | Year End Tax Planning 2021

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Sean Mullaney to get a jump start on 2021's tax planning season. Together, they discuss managi...

350 | Runaway Winners and the Balanced Portfolio

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With volatile assets like Tesla stock, Ethereum, and Bitcoin, how do you keep a level head while investing? In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan ...

349 | Paper Returns Vs. Real Returns

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss the importance of knowing the difference between paper returns and real returns. If an asset has a cert...

348 | The Rules of the Game

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss the rules that financially dictate how we all play the game of life. Together, they point out that k...

347 | How Did You Calculate That Return?

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss how critical it is to fully understand what the statistics and numeric values describing your invest...

346 | How Do I Figure Out the Taxes on This?

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan examine the concept of assets and where they fit in your general tax strategy. Together, they discuss the di...

345 | The Art of the Career Pivot

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan talk about the benefits behind creating the space needed in life for you to challenge yourself. While it may...

344 | Risk Avoidance and Deworsification

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss how risk avoidance can weigh down your returns in the form of opportunity costs. While your savings ...

343 | Firing the Haters

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined for the "many-ith" time by Jillian Johnsrud to discuss her new book, "Fire The Haters." Together,...

342 | Don't Let Good Be the Enemy of Great

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When things are good, is it the right move to settle in place? In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss the nature of good, and how things be...

341 | Worthwhile Splurges

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss the benefits of slightly diverting from the FI mindset and spending more on meaningful purchases. Wh...

340 | Diamonds in the Rough

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan reopen the mailbag which prompts a discussion examining the true monetary value behind collectable items, an...

339 | Close the Loop

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan dive into the mailbag and respond to listener emails! Throughout the episode, you'll hear about some of the ...

338 | 10 Ways to Increase Your Income

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While slashing your expenses can certainly accelerate your path to financial independence, what if it also begins to slash at your own happiness and ...

337 | Ordinary Sherpa

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Does settling down and starting a family really mean that your days of adventuring are over? In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by H...

336 | $1K 100 Ways

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by author, podcaster, and entrepreneur Nick Loper from Side Hustle Nation. In their conversation,...

335 | In a World Where You Can Do Anything, Why Do We Always Do the Same Thing?

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan get introspective and examine the choices that everybody has laid out for them in their lifetimes. Together,...

334 | Experiments in FI: Inflation, Gardening, and Revocable Living Trusts

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's two-part episode, Brad and Jonathan provide personal examples and insight on relatively safe ways to experiment with your FI investment...

333 | Unlocking Your First Mini-Retirement

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Jillian Johnsrud, the host of the Everyday Courage podcast and fellow FI guru. Jillian shares ...

332 | Transform Your Tax Return Into a Springboard for Financial Planning

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by none other than the "FI Tax Guy" himself, Sean Mullaney. Together, they highlight reasons why ...

331 | What Does Inflation Mean for Investors?

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Big ERN (a.k.a. Karsten) from "Early Retirement Now" makes his return to the podcast in this week's episode! With Brad and Jonathan, Big ERN gives us ...

330 | Is there a Housing Market Bubble?

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan sit down with Paula Pant, author of the ebook Escape and creator of the blog and podcast Afford Anything. As a grou...

329 | The Investing Horserace

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan take a look at popular portfolios in the financial independence community and lay down a structure of comparison fo...

328 | Watch the Business Not the Stock

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan discuss investment strategies with Brian Feroldi, a seasoned veteran of the stock market and author for The Motley ...

327 | Where Does Entrepreneurship Fit on Your Path to FI?

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Alan Donegan, an entrepreneurial guru and host of the "Rebel Entrepreneur" podcast. Together, the tri...

326 | Learn to Market Yourself and Your Skills in 2021 and Beyond

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan take a look at the ways in which people aren't properly marketing themselves. By running through a thought experime...

325 | Credibility and Boundaries for Winning at Life

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan reexamine the stages and checkpoints of Financial Independence. In our community, many people are just trying to fi...

324 | The Stages and Checkpoints of FI

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan reexamine the stages and checkpoints of Financial Independence. In our community, a lot of people are just trying t...

323 | Pump and Dump

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Curious about cryptocurrencies? Is it investing or is it gambling? It's a topic the community has a lot of questions on, so in this episode we crea...

322 | Financially Bulletproof in a Pandemic

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dennison, a member of the FI community and recent Salesforce success story, joined the guys today for a special interview. He expressed to us that b...

321 | Discovering the Power of FU Money

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What You'll Get Out Of Today's Show Picking back up with our ChooseFI Households of FI family, Zach and Marilyn to hear about all of the incredible p...

320 | How Many Days a Month Do You Experience Stress Related to Work?

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The nature of work has drastically changed over the last year. Has its impact on you been negative or positive? And does that impact your choices o...

319 | Make Your Kid a Millionaire

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What You'll Get Out Of Today's Show Do you want to give your children the tools they need to guarantee their path to financial independence? If yo...

318 | 100 Ways to Get 1% Better

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After four years of talking about the aggregation of marginal gains and the idea of getting 1% better, ChooseFI has accumulated quite a lengthy lis...

317 | All the Hacks | Chris Hutchins

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Life gets busy when you have a new baby, so Chris Hutchins is on a quest to learn all the hacks, optimize his life, and share what he's learned with ...

316 | Is Your Pension Healthy? | Grumpus Maximus

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Back in another installment of ChooseFI's Households of FI series are Troy and Lindsay. In episode 241, Brad helped them calculate their FI number,...

315 | Is This the Golden Age of Investing?

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In last week's Facebook Live episode with Frank Vasquez, he pointed out that we are in the Golden Age of Investing. In this episode, we explore what ...

314 | Is My Company's Stock Overpriced? | P.E. Ratio Explained

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Households of FI series continues! In this episode, we touch base with Kristi, the single mom from Minnesota who. New to FI, Kristi is working ...

313 | Are You as Diversified as You Think You Are?

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The goal of diversification is to ensure access to a lot of upside without being exposed to an unacceptable downside. But are you as diversified as...

312 | First-Time Home Buyer | Bigger Pockets

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 2008-2009, the American dream of a home with a white picket fence turned into a financial nightmare, sending many families underwater for a deca...

311 | How to Travel for Free | Stereo Live Q&A

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

310 | Get Good with Money | Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"When you are financially whole in the way I'll teach you to be, you won't have to live in fear. You'll have a plan for each area of your finances so...

309 | College Hacking : The Comprehensive Guide | Stereo Live Q&A

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Winter is over, spring is here, and Brad and Jonathan have hosted their fifth live event on Stereo! With the new season and sense of hope, people a...

308 | 102 Business Ideas for Kids |Simple Startup with Arianna and Sheila

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a budding entrepreneur at home? Help them bring their business ideas to life, learn the value of money, and gain future-proof skills. A...

307 | How to Factor My Mortgage Into My FI Number| Live Stereo Q&A

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After four weeks of hosting the live weekly show via Stereo, Brad and Jonathan continue to refine the format and come up with ideas for improving the...

306 | Myths and Misconceptions |Diania Merriam

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Diania Merriam is the Chief Economeist behind the EconoMe conference, a two-day event at the University of Cincinnati whose roots are in the FIRE m...

305 | Finding Your Locus of Control | Stereo Live Q&A

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the third edition of ChooseFI's live and interactive show via Stereo. You can submit a question, feedback, or comment, and find out how to join ...

304 | Mapping Out Your FI Number

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan checks back in with Corinne from the Households of FI series to look at her numbers, goals, and map out a FI plan. Financial independence is...

303 | Structuring Your Emergency Fund | Stereo Live Q&A

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode in the series of taking the show live online via the Stereo app, listeners ask questions and interact during a replay of this l...

302| Navigating a Multigenerational Household | The Financial Tortoise

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are checking back in with Vivan from our Households of FI series who has been paired with mentor, Tae from Financial Tortoise, to go over strategi...

301| Money and Relationships | Part 2

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What are you getting hung up on with relationships and money? We continue the conversation in Part 2 of the Relationships and Money series with Jilli...

300 | Relationships and Money | Jillian Johnsrud

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Money is one of the top three things people struggle to communicate with, falling right below sex and above our reasons and motivations for work. In ...

299 | What's Stopping You from Reaching FI?

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's ChooseFI's first live radio show! Recorded live on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm Eastern using an app called Stereo, the live shows will be replayed for...

298 | Habits For Wealth Building | Rich and Regular

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are checking back in with our Households of FI family, Martin and Ayesha, who have been paired with mentors, Julien and Kiersten of Rich and Regul...

297 | From Pandemic Layoff to $100k+ | A Salesforce Success Story |Anita Smith and Bradley Rice

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What You'll Get Out Of Today's Show If you are willing to look outside your comfort zone, grab good information, and take action on it, you can chang...

296 | Transition Planning from a Military Career on the Path to FI |Doug Nordman

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are circling back to check in with our Households of FI families. First up are Matt and Megan, our international, dual military couple. Having a ...

295 | Emergency Fund for the Zombie Apocalypse

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This Friday's episode continues with the theme of looking back at how our perspective has changed since the show began. What has changed, have we piv...

294 | From Corporate Muzzle to Invested Development | Amanda Holden The Dumpster Doggy

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Holden's approach to educating others includes laughter and shenanigans to democratize information and get it to stick. Amanda worked in corpo...

293 | Gamestop Squeezed to the Max | Brian Feroldi

05 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering what happened with GameStop and confused about what a short squeeze is? The complexity of this kind of trading is far from the simple str...

292 | The Complexity in Simplicity at M1 | Brian Barnes

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

M1 Finance transformed Jonathan's ideas about how simple complexity could be and has quickly become his favorite investing platform, especially for t...

291 | If I Could Turn Back Time

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After four years of working on the ChooseFI podcast, Brad and Jonathan want to share their lessons learned, the list of things they might do differ...

290 | We're Talking Millions | Paul Merriman

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Does your portfolio own enough of the companies that carry a lot of the growth over extended periods of time? When you buy index funds, you aren't as...

289 | The Roth 401K and Meal Planning Made Easy

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For almost 12 months, we've all been trying to do the best that we can. As frequently discussed on the show, we try to do things slightly different, ...

288 | Mad Fientist

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Should you rush to reach FI? Or use it as a map in a lifelong pursuit to master your relationship with time, money, and happiness? Brandon, from the ...

287 | The Examined Life

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you the kind of person who sets New Year's resolutions? Like many Americans, Jonathan used to set weight loss goals for the new year, but not thi...

286 | I Like to Dabble

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many industries we once believed were recession-proof have proven otherwise. What can we do to build multiple streams of income and the resilience n...

285 | Beginning of a New Era

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What You'll Get Out Of Today's Show 2021 kicks off the fifth year of the ChooseFI podcast. Despite being at different points in their own financial j...

284 | JL Collins Returns

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to investing strategies, one of the most influential books available claims that if you keep it simple, you'll actually do better. Here...

283 | End of Year Wins | Part 3

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's Part 3 of ChooseFI's end-of-year wins where we hear directly from our community members. During this live event, listeners shared the actions th...

282 | End of Year Wins | Part 2

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's Part 2 of ChooseFI's end-of-year wins where we hear directly from our community members. During this live event, listeners shared the actions th...

281 | End of Year Wins | Part 1

25 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the ChooseFI Christmas Edition where we hear end-of-year wins direct from our community members. During this live event, listeners shared the ac...

280 | The Debt Free Guys

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is it possible to live fabulously without being fabulously broke? The Debt Free Guys say you can. After a year and a half of dating, John and David...