Choose FI Podcast

Are You as Diversified as You Think You Are? With Frank Vasquez | EP 313

April 15, 2021

Watch Listen Read Frank Vasquez Website: Risk Parity Radio Podcast: Risk Parity Radio Podcast What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 you think you are? Long-time community member, Frank …

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First-Time Home Buyer | BiggerPockets | EP 312

April 11, 2021

Scott Trench and Mindy Jensen from BiggerPockets join the show to discuss home buying and their new book, First-Time Home Buyer: The Complete Playbook to Avoiding Rookie Mistakes.

How to Travel For Free | Stereo Live Q&A | EP 311

April 8, 2021

After a year when many of us canceled travel plans, hope is on the horizon that travel can resume again. Are travel rewards still a workable strategy?

Get Good With Money | Tiffany Aliche the Budgetnista | EP 310

April 4, 2021

America’s favorite budget expert, Tiffany Aliche joins us to discuss financial wholeness and her new book, Get Good With Money.

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

April 1, 2021

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

March 28, 2021

Arianna and Sheila What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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. About a year ago, Rob Phelan, launched The Simple StartUp workbook and live coaching series aimed at helping kids aged …

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

March 25, 2021

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Myths and Misconceptions | Diania Merriam | EP 306

March 21, 2021

Watch Listen Read Diania Merriam Website: EconoMe Conference Podcast: Optimal Finance Daily What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 movement. In 2019, Diania was preparing for the launch of EconoMe in …

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

March 18, 2021

Watch Clip: Long Term Investing Advice to a 7-year-old The Full Episode Listen Read What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 us for the live event by visiting ChooseFI.com/live. …

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Mapping Out Your FI Number | Households of FI with Corinne | EP 304

March 14, 2021

Watch Listen Read Corinne with Jonathan What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 not about having the most money. In the pursuit of FI, the math is simple, …

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

March 11, 2021

Watch Listen Read What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show In the second episode of our series taking the show online via the Stereo app, listeners ask questions and interact during a replay of this live podcast from Tuesday evening. Experimenting with this new show format, Brad and Jonathan are adding to their talent stack …

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Navigating a Multigenerational Household | The Financial Tortoise | EP 302

March 7, 2021

Vivian with Tae What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show Resources Mentioned In Today’s Conversation If You Want To Support ChooseFI:

Money and Relationships | Part 2 | EP 301

March 4, 2021

Watch Listen Read Jillian Johnsrud Website: JillianJohnsrud.com Podcast: Everyday Courage What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 Jillian Johnsrud. Although March is finally here and the sunshine is motivating Jonathan …

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Relationships and Money with Jillian Johnsrud | EP 300

February 28, 2021

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.

What’s Stopping You from Reaching FI? | EP 299

February 25, 2021

Watch Listen Read What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 as the Friday Roundup episode. The topic of this interactive live show is: “What is stopping you from reaching financial …

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Habits for Wealth Building | Rich and Regular | EP 298

February 21, 2021

Watch Listen Read Martin and Ayesha with Julien and Kiersten Website: rich and REGULAR YouTube: Money on the Table What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 Regular. Kiersten and …

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From Pandemic Layoff to $100k+ | A Salesforce Success Story | EP 297

February 18, 2021

After Anita Smith lost her hospitality job, the ChooseFI community helped her double her income with a new Salesforce career.

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

February 14, 2021

Household of FI-Matt & Megan with Mentor Doug Nordman What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 military pension is like having multiple lottery tickets. You have both healthcare and …

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Emergency Fund for the Zombie Apocalypse | EP 295

February 11, 2021

This Friday’s episode continues with the theme of looking back at our perspective has changed since the show began. What has changed, have we pivoted, and what do we feel more confident about now than we did then?

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

February 7, 2021

Amanda Holden Website: Invested Development Website: The Dumpster Dog Blog Instagram: Dumpster.doggy Email: [email protected] What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show Amanda Holden’s approach to educating others includes laughter and shenanigans to democratize information and get it to stick. Amanda worked in corporate America at an investment management firm, but helping rich men get richer …

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GameStop: Squeezed to the Max | Brian Feroldi | EP 293

February 4, 2021

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 strategy of buy and hold investing.

The Complexity in Simplicity at M1 | Brian Barnes | EP 292

January 31, 2021

Brian Barnes, founder of M1 Finance Listen Read What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show Resources Mentioned In Today’s Conversation If You Want To Support ChooseFI: Earn $1,000 in cashback with ChooseFI’s 3-card credit card strategy. Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence.

If I Could Turn Back Time | EP 291

January 28, 2021

What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 differently, and highlight a few episodes to re-listen to. Brad is back in the studio after missing out on Episode 290 with Paul …

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Paul Merriman | EP 290

January 24, 2021

Paul Merriman Website: Paulmerriman.com What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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 diversified as you think you are. Cap weighted index funds mean you are buying a lot …

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The Roth 401K and Meal Planning Made Easy | EP 289

January 21, 2021

What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show 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, optimize in the ways that we can, and make the best of the situation. Jonathan’s wife Dani has been coming …

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