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Why You Should Look At Retirement As An Expense

Recently, the ChooseFI team received an email from Anders Skagerberg, a fee-only financial planner based in Salt Lake City. Anders describes himself as a “ChooseFI faithful” and says that he and his business partner, Brett, are always trying to motivate young people to get excited about financial independence. One of

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Side Hustle
139R | Time Is On Your Side

Jonathan and Brad discuss saving time and the secondary good market as a potential side hustle opportunity. Reclaim Your Time Last week, Jonathan ended up at the DMV on a Friday afternoon with a crazy wait time. What should have been a quick trip turned into an ordeal worth avoiding.

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126R | What Is An Annuity

Brad and Jonathan tackle a listener question about annuities and discuss some updates to the travel rewards landscape. Second Generation FI Many people in our community struggle with how to pass along the lessons of FI to their children. Brad shared stories about passing FI lessons along to his children.

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Mindset
109R | “Bear” Perspective

Big ERN from Early Retirement Now joins the show to talk about the current market climate: How is it impacting investors, who could benefit, and what markers he uses to evaluate its actual condition? We also share a voicemail from Abby, who provides a few more helpful hints for teaching

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Frugality
A 2019 Analysis Of The Dave Ramsey Baby Steps

Since the 90’s The Dave Ramsey Baby Steps have been synonymous with personal finance for middle-class America. I’ve listened to many podcasts and I’ve read many blogs, and Dave Ramsey’s name stands out above most others. Brad and I are a 6th or 7th generation media personalities. I don’t want

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Mindset
052R | Bring It | We Are Just Getting Started

We review Monday’s episode featuring Todd Tresidder discussing the different ways to reach FI through different asset classes, goals for 2018 and how to invest in yourself to create a happier life. What we cover: Links from the show: ——————- Thank you for being a part of the ChooseFI community! 

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Frugality
041R | Extreme Ownership

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 voicemail from Big Ern and members of our community. Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show: Books Mentioned in the Show:

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4% Rule
035R | The 4% Rule | Friday Roundup

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 early and frugal wins of the week from the community. Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show:

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Friday Roundup
029R | The Friday Roundup

In today’s Friday Roundup we discuss our key takeaways from Episode 29: The Reluctant Frugalist vs. the Aspiring Minimalist, plus feedback from the audience as well as two of our in-house experts.

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023R | Friday Roundup | Paul Case Study Part 3

In today’s Friday Roundup we discuss career hacking with ESI Money, Big ERN’s analysis of Paul’s case study, plus hear our answers to an interesting question posed by audience member Jason about the value of frugality. Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show:

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