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076 | Planned Spontaneity | Mrs Adventure Rich

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

076 | Mrs. Adventure Rich talks about making the choice to live an adventurous life, her family's pursuit of financial independence, and finding a bal...

075R | Mainstream Adoption

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

075R | "Personal finance is becoming financial independence." Financial independence doesn't necessarily mean retiring early; it means allocating your...

075 | The Unfair Advantage of the Individual Investor | Brian Feroldi

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

075 | Brian Feroldi talks through the advantages and disadvantages of individual investing, the realistic expectations for performance, and his strate...

074R | ChooseFI Scholarship

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

074R | An update the community on recent activities, discussion about the opportunity cost of college and potential alternatives, a ChooseFI scholarsh...

074 | Ryan Carson | Learn to Code | Treehouse

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

074 | Ryan Carson's tech-education company, Treehouse, teaches computer coding as a trade skill, giving students an opportunity to enter the work forc...

073R | How to Make Money Online

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

073 | How do you make money online? We discuss the 7 most common ways to make money online, plus a review of Monday's interview with Jamila Souffrant ...

073 | Jamila Souffrant | Fail Forward

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

073 | Jamila Souffrant tells us about college internships, buying real estate right out of college, a few failed business ventures, and her decision t...

072R | The Five Most Important Financial Conversations you need to have with your Child

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

072R | Lively discussion about cryptocurrencies as investments, review of last week's MidAtlantic Camp FI, and several exciting contributions and ques...

072 | Bitcoin| What Am I Missing? | Myles Wakeham

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

072 | Bitcoin, should you Buy it? Myles Wakeham tells us how he discovered Bitcoin, how and why cryptocurrencies have to value, and gives us a nuanced...

071R | The Real Value of Soft Skills

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

071R | Brad and Jonathan compare their college experiences to Chris Hutchins' from the Monday episode, they discuss the importance of owning your own ...

071 | Silicon Valley FI | Chris Hutchins | Grove

16 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

071 | Chris Hutchins, founder/CEO of Grove, a new, optimized financial planning company based in San Francisco, talks about how a life and career of e...

070R | Left Behind

13 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

070R | Updates from Brad and Jonathan, review of Vickie Robin's episode, discussion of how ChooseFI aims to handle politics, and more updates from the...

070 |Your Money or Your Life | Vicki Robin

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

070 | Author and FI pioneer Vicki Robin discusses the cultural development of overconsumption, how much is enough, and what else, besides good investm...

069R | How to Start a Blog

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

069R | We discuss why and how of starting a blog or website. What you'll hear on today's show: Review of Monday's episode How Michelle lives her life...

069 | Make $100K a Month Blogging | Michelle from Making Sense of Cents

02 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

069 | Michelle has a very successful blog, Making Sense of Cents. She shares her lifestyle as a digital nomad and how she currently manages not just h...

068R | 2 Worlds Collide

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

068R | The next steps after Dave Ramsey's Peace University, the importance of being present and food budget hacks. What you'll hear on today's show: ...

068 | Financial Peace Graduates | What Next? | Andy Hill

26 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

068 | Bringing your spouse on with FI, the benefits of paying off your mortgage early and how to follow Dave Ramsey's steps Highlights from the show i...

067R | Finding Your Superpower

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

067R | Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, hacks to save money on everyday electronics and using donor advised funds to optimize tax payment...

067 | Raptitude and Free to Pursue

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

067 | David and Helene talk about consumerism, getting out of one's comfort zone and the importance of simplicity. What you'll hear on today's show: ...

066R | Letting Go of the Emergency Fund

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

066R | Understanding emergency funds, investing in your house and some college and library hacks. What you'll hear on today's show: Review of Monday'...

066 | The Emergency Fund...Is it a Bad Idea? | Big ERN The Reveal

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

066 | Big Ern reveals his identity, explains the different risks when retiring and why a home is a good investment. Highlights from the show include: ...

065R | Don't Waste It

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

065R | College hacks, a great credit card debt hack and the importance of not wasting your privileges. What you'll hear in today's show: Voicemail fr...

065 | Meet the Frugalwoods | Achieving FI Through Simple Living

05 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

065 | Mrs Frugalwoods talks on her book and blog, frugality as a lifestyle and the great benefits of being frugal. Highlights from the show include: ...

064R | Board games | The Resurgence

02 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

064R | Chautauqua plans, board game recommendations and a discussion on optimizing travel rewards Highlights from the show include: Warren Buffett's ...

064 | Chautauqua | Oh The Places We Will Go

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

064 | Chautauqua organizers join us on a call to share what the event is about, the great community that attend Chautauqua, and plans for its future...

063R | Create Your Own Luck

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

063R | How to create your own luck, the glidepath to success and some life lessons from Brad. Highlights from the show include: What luck and opportu...

063 | Scott Trench | Set For Life

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

063 | An interview with Scott Trench from Bigger Pockets on the creation of good luck, his background and journey to FI and using house hacks to reach...

062R | Change The World

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

062R | We review Monday's episode with Travis on the Playing with FIRE documentary, a voicemail about the new tax law and a discussion about tracking ...

062 | Manifest Destiny of FI | Travis Shakespeare

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

062 | Travis Shakespeare is creating the Playing with FIRE documentary. He talks about discovering FI, how FI has the power to change the world, and h...

061R | Bandwidth

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

061R | We recap Monday's episode with Cory Mascara about mindfulness with FI, a voicemail about a medical tourism hack and a method to teach your kids...

061 | Mindfulness | Cory Muscara

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

061 | Mindfulness Coach Cory Muscara shares his background as a monk, how mindfulness links with FI and the process of meditation. This episode covers...

060R | HealthCare Vs Health Insurance

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

060R | We roundup Monday's episode about medical tourism with a discussion on more hacks, having more power over your job and the importance of the ta...

060 | Medical Tourism | Myles Wakeham

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

060 | Myles Wakeham shares the little-known advantages of medical tourism, how he covers his medical bills and his personal journey to FI. This episod...

059R | Challenge Yourself | Leverage the Power of the Hive Mind

26 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

059R | A review of Vincent Pugliese's interview, the satisfaction of DIY projects, and voicemails about financial coaching and international teaching....

059 | Freelance to Freedom Vincent Pugliese

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

059 | Vincent Pugliese shares his journey to reaching FI after changing his mindset towards life and starting a business. This episode covers: Vincen...

058R | Dark Side of Value

19 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

058R | A review of the CampFI episode as well as a discussion on pensions and some thoughts on the value of CFPs. This episode covers: The community ...

058 | Annual CFP Roundtable 2017 | Kyle Mast and Danny Kenny

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

058 | A roundtable discussion with two CFPs, Kyle Mast and Danny Kenny, on what financial planning looks like in practice, the importance of talking ...

057R | CampFi Roundtable 2017

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

057R | A roundtable discussion at CampFI including talks on the military, the flexibility of the FI plan and reaching FI before your partner.   On to...

057 | The Golden Albatross | Grumpus Maximus

08 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

057 | Grumpus Maximus shares his military background, his blog about understanding pensions, and his path to FI. In this episode we cover Interview w...

056R | Choose FI Nation

05 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

056R | We review Monday's "Side Hustle Coaching Series Part 1" with some talk on the workings behind ChooseFI, as well as several voicemails on travel...

056 | Popup Business Part 1 | Alan Donegan

01 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

056 | A slightly different episode as it consists of a coaching call between Alan Donegan from the PopUp Business school and Tallis, who wishes to gro...

055R | End of Year Review 2017

29 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

055R | A review of ChooseFI's 2017 on the great progress of the community, several voicemails on FI successes and plans for 2018 This episode covers: ...

055 | Live from Fincon 2017 Dallas Tx

25 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

055 | Live from Fincon 2017 in Dallas Texas, it's ChooseFI! Hey there everyone, We recorded a special minisode that we wanted to share with you today....

054R | And the Guest Host is...

22 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Fritz from The Retirement Manifesto joins Jonathan to cover the topic of risk tolerance and capacity, Jonathan taking action to make ChooseFI happen, ...

054 | Fully Funded Lifestyle Change

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

054 | Jonathan has a BIG announcement. We also discuss the power dynamics behind FI and the financial transition of quitting a job. This episode cover...

053R | End of Year Checklist

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

053R | We discuss the importance of building trust and creating a tribe as well as how to use your talent stack for business. In today's episode we co...

053 | Millennial Money Man | Do you want to be rich?

11 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

053 | This episode was an interview with Bobby from Millennial Money Man on attacking debt, becoming a full-time blogger, methods to teach finance in ...

052R | Bring It | We Are Just Getting Started

08 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

052R | We review Monday's episode featuring Todd Tresidder discussing the different ways to reach FI through different asset classes, goals for 2018 a...

052 | FIRE State of the Union | Todd Tresidder | Risk Management

04 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

052 | Todd Tresidder from Financial Mentor comes on the show to share his perspective on the traditional way FI is taught ( FIRE State of the Union) ...

051R | Be Coachable

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

051R | In this podcast we do a recap of episode 51 with Mrs Money Monster discussing the importance of getting past limiting beliefs as well as how to...

051 | Mad Money Monster | A Roller Coaster Path to FI

27 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

051 | In today's podcast we discuss the Roller Coaster Path to FI with Lisa from Mad Money Monster, including a new term she coined: F.I.O.R In Today'...

050R | Impact | The Stealth Wealth Community

24 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

050R | The Impact of FI, A New FI Curriculum being piloted in a university, and holiday hacks just in time for Christmas. In today's Friday Roundup we...

050 | Domestic GeoArbitrage | Freedom is Groovy

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

050 | In this podcast we discuss domestic geographic arbitrage with Mr. Groovy from Freedom is Groovy. In Today's Podcast we cover: A conversation wit...

049R | FI Festival

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

049R | In the Friday Roundup we discuss our big takeaway from Episode 49: The Aggregation of Marginal Gains. Plus, upcoming plans for the ChooseFI web...

049 | Alan Donegan & The Escape Artist | The Aggregation of Marginal Gains

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

049| We discuss The UK Path to FI with Barney of The Escape Artist and Alan Donegan of PopUp Business School, plus much more in the way of life optimi...

048R | The Roadmap to FI

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

048R | In this podcast we recap Episode 48 with Jeff from The Happy Philosopher plus a life hack update from Brad and a question on how to present the...

048 | The Happy Philosopher | The Happiest Man in the Room

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

048 | Jeff from The Happy Philosopher joins us on the show to discuss the pursuit of happiness including how he reached a burn out point in his job as...

047R |The Rule of 72

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

047R | In today's podcast we recap Episode 47 with Bryce and Kristy from Millennial Revolution including talk of home ownership and world travel, but ...

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

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

047 | Today we have Kristy and Bryce from Millennial Revolution on the podcast to discuss home ownership, international geographic arbitrage and much ...

046R | Selectively Hardcore

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 discus...

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

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 wh...

045R | The Journal

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 bac...

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

16 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 annou...

044R | The One Way Ticket

13 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 in...

044 | Brandon Pearce | Into the Wind

09 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 childre...

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

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

043 | Drawdown Strategy | The Retirement Manifesto

01 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

043 | In this podcast we have a far-ranging conversation with Fritz from the Retirement Manifesto about retirement drawdown strategies, his 'buckets' ...

042R | Perfect Utilization

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 aud...

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

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 existi...

041R | Extreme Ownership

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

041 | The High Cost of Living Path to FI

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

040R | The Power of the Reset Button

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

040 | Take a Gap Year | Money Metagame

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

039R | Cruise Control

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

039 | Millennial path to FI | Fiery Millennial

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

038R | Firewalker

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

038 | The Why of FI

28 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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' an...

037R | Slow Travel

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

037R | Today we discuss Episode 37 with Scott Rieckens, the filmmaker behind the FI documentary Playing with FIRE, plus emails and voicemails from the...

037 | Playing With FIRE | Documentary | Scott Rieckens

21 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

036R | The Country Club of FI

18 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 meet...

036 | Community, Chatauqua & AMA with JL Collins

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

035R | The 4% Rule

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

035 | Sequence of Return Risk | Early Retirement Now

07 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 Toda...

034R | What's Your Risk Tolerance?

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

034 | The Stock Series Part 2 | JL Collins

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 discu...

033R |Highlighting the Hamster Wheel

28 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

033R | In Today's Podcast we cover: Unpacking Episode 33 with Dominick Quartuccio and our takeaways from the episode Intentionality allows you to purc...

033 | Design Your Future | Dominick Quartuccio

24 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 behavi...

032R | The Checkpoints of FI

21 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 Fruga...

032 | The Milestones of FI

17 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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....

031R | FI Documentary?

14 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

031R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss travel rewards, flipping holidays upside down, buying presents, the upcoming FI Documentary and much more....

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

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 y...

030R | The Side Hustle "Unpacked"

07 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

030 | The Side Hustle | The Unspoken Lever of FI

03 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 p...

029R | Valuist

30 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

029R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss our key takeaways from Episode 29: The Reluctant Frugalist vs. the Aspiring Minimalist, plus feedback from...

029 | The Aspiring Minimalist vs the Reluctant Frugalist

26 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

029 | In today's podcast we go through a discussion of the mindset differences between a 'reluctant frugalist' like Jonathan and an aspiring minimalis...

028R | Lending money to Family

23 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

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

19 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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...

027R | Debunking the Value of the Mortgage Deduction

16 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

027 | Slowly Sipping Coffee | FI vs Risk Tolerance

12 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

026R | Case Study | Part 5 | Final

09 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

026R | In today's podcast we discuss our takeaways from Episode 26 with Physician on FIRE plus some exciting developments in the Financial Independenc...