Most of us don’t like talking about death. Heck, many people even shy away from using that word. They’ll say “he passed away” or “she’s in Heaven now.” If they can’t say the word, how much planning around a death do you think people actually do? Not enough, quite frankly.
Jonathan and Brad discuss wielding the flexibility of money, how to move to the upper end of your salary range, and how Ed Teem used travel rewards to go hunting with eagles in Mongolia. The FI Lifestyle As many of us align our decisions with the goal of reaching FI,
The book, “Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom?” is a welcomed addition to the growing arsenal of books on the modern FIRE movement. In tandem with the Playing With Fire movie, the book is personally penned by the movie’s heroes–Scott and
Jonathan and Brad discuss their favorite books from 2018, negotiating from a position of power, career hacking, and what they would do differently if they were recording episode 1 today. 2019 Reading List Books can be an amazing source of information for anyone pursuing FI. Whether you want to glean
Brad and Jonathan discuss “the Kleenex” of low-cost mutual funds, Bradley’s story about choosing to move towards part-time work, and make an announcement about a new voice on the podcast. BBC Shout Out Brad became a BBC superstar this week with a short video that has already been viewed over
My wife, Dani Mendonsa, is from Zimbabwe, and her family still lives there. Anyone that marries someone from another country might appreciate what I am about to share. We try to visit her family every other year, and there are financial implications for that decision. A flight to Zimbabwe costs
Creator of Millennial Money and author of Financial Freedom, Grant Sabatier, shares his story of unemployment and entrepreneurship, and his strategies for increasing your income and optimizing your finances. In 2010, with a college degree in philosophy Grant had been laid off twice and found himself living at home as
Fully Funded Lifestyle Change is different than FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) because it doesn’t require “retiring”. A Fully Funded Lifestyle Change (FFLC) means saving up enough money to make a major change, such as starting a business, moving out of the country, or just simply spending more time with
An evaluation of the long-term savings that result from driving old cars, a review of how Naseema McElroy has optimized her finances and reversed lifestyle creep, and a series of voicemails and messages from the ChooseFI community.
Ben, now 34, graduated from law school in 2012 with $150,000 in student loans. He had entered law school with the goal of helping people. But by graduation, his debt and the lure of prestige and money led him into a high paying “Big Law” job in corporate litigation. Ben
Let’s face it: Pursuing FI requires a unique perspective, commitment, and patience level. Your FI dating partner will most certainly need to be on board with that goal. Part of dating is looking ahead to the future. If the relationship ends up being long-term or permanent and you decide to
Vanguard and Fidelity are the two of the largest, and most well-known investment management companies around. Both offer the low-cost broad-based index funds we love here at ChooseFI. But why choose one over the other? That’s exactly what we’ll be talking about today.
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