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086 | A Live Case Study With Physician On FIRE And Allison Goddard

Allison Goddard, a dermatologist from Chattanooga, Tenn., chats with ChooseFI and Physician on FIRE to review her journey through medical school and receive advice to clarify the next steps in her path toward financial independence. What you’ll hear in this episode: Listen to Brad and Jonathan’s thoughts about this episode

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Side Hustle
085 | From Passion to Profit | M.K. Williams

Science-fiction author M.K. Williams talks about her journey toward financial independence, the decisions she’s made along the way, and self-publishing her first three novels. Links: Enemies of Peace – digital book Enemies of Peace – audio book Nailbitersnovel.com Mr. Money Mustache Sell your crap. Pay your debt. Do what you

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Mindset
084R | Mindset of FI

The essential steps to a FI mindset, travel rewards updates from Brad, voicemails from the community, and highlights from Monday’s episode with Jillian from Montana Money Matters. Brad’s 15-year-old Honda might break down soon. How much should he be willing to spend on repairs? How much does depreciation impact specific

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Life After Dave Ramsey–Baby Steps 8-10

Nearly everyone on this site has heard of Dave Ramsey and his Financial Peace University. He’s changed a lot of lives! And helped people get out from under piles of debt. Of course that’s all well and good, but what happens after you’ve completed all of Ramsey’s seven Baby Steps?

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Side Hustle
SiteGround Review–Web Hosting Made Easy

So you want to create a website so you can get your side hustle going. Here at ChooseFI, we highly recommend a self-hosted WordPress site. To do this, you will need a domain and a host. While there are many hosting services available, we recommend SiteGround as they can meet

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Side Hustle
Passion To Profit: A Journey In Self-Publishing

Decisions to be made There are many people who have been able to successfully ‘game’ the self-publishing world to reach a #1 best seller in a given category in a matter of days. I was never in this for the quick wins. My dream is to be the next Margaret

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Second Generation FI
083 | A Second Generation FI Case Study | Cody Berman FlytoFI

Cody Berman, a 22-year-old recent college graduate and second-generation FI, talks about embracing frugality, saving and investing in his youth, optimizing a path through college, and getting his Disc Golf business off the ground. What you will learn: Resources and links mentioned in the show: Scholly Scholarships.com Arsenal Discs FlytoFI.com

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Beginner’s Guide To Reaching Financial Independence

Hello to all that are new to Financial Independence, A.K.A. FI! Welcome, we’re happy you’re here. This guide will walk you through the basics of Financial Independence but if something doesn’t fit your life that’s ok. This is your journey and your life. Use the tips you find helpful and

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Budget
How Stopping Drinking Will Make Me $500,000 Richer

At the beginning of my FI journey, I basically reviewed each element of my life. I sorted these elements into two distinct buckets–things that added value to my life and things that didn’t. The things that added value to my life were things such as family, friends, health, exercise, and

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Frugality
Guest Post: What I’ve Learned From ChooseFI

This is a guest post from a listener of the podcast. He’d like to remain anonymous for now, so he’s going by the name MrSeabiscuitman. To further protect his identity some of the details in his story have been changed. We’ve used an asterisk (*) to point out when we

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Retirement Plans For The Self Employed: SEP IRA Vs. Solo 401(k)

The SEP IRA vs. Solo 401(k)–which is the best retirement plan if you’re self-employed? In truth, you can’t go wrong with either. They’re the very best plans available for the self-employed, especially if you’re a sole practitioner But, let’s take a close look at each and see where they’re similar,

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The Why Of FI

Why Choose FI ? What’s wrong with following the traditional path and retiring at 60? Nothing’s wrong with that! In fact, you can still reach FI and continue to work. FI is simply a life of financial independence–a life without debt, monetary concerns, and over consumption. Everyone has a different

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