After immigrating to the US, MotherFier and FatherFier built a typical American life. They went to college, got good jobs, and found themselves deeply in debt. It wasn’t until they were considering building a 4,000 sq ft custom home that they woke up to discover that their American Dream was
Scott, a math teacher in Santiago, Chile, and Rob, a blogger at Getting Canned, share their experiences teaching abroad, including the financial and lifestyle benefits, and the how-to for making it happen. Scott Barrett, Brad’s brother, completed a bachelor’s in psychology, then earned his masters for free through the New
Becky and Stephen were latecomers to the ChooseFI way of life. Their situation is pretty rosy now with Stephen getting ready to retire at the end of December this year at the age of 63. At that time, he and wife Becky, 62, will uproot from their home in Houston,
Craig Attkinson, owner and founder of Green Side Up, a landscaping company in Richmond, Va., explains how he started his business in his mid-20s, what it took to grow and optimize the business, and how he’s optimized other aspects of his life as well. Craig started out his career on
If you’ve been educating yourself about how to achieve financial independence (FI), you’ve probably learned a lot about investing on your journey to reach your FI number. You’ve probably also learned that fees can eat up a huge portion of your investment return over time, especially as the losses–due to
An overview of how to own a house with an IRA, Jonathan attempts to optimize his recipes and shopping list, a list of the top 5 ChooseFI episodes and a travel rewards win. What you’ll hear in today’s Friday Roundup: Links: Wunderlist Parser (turns notepad line items into checklist- Perfect
Rich Carey, an officer in the U.S. Air Force, talks about learning to live frugally, buying his first townhouse, and building his real estate empire from one to 20 houses in Montgomery, AL. Links: JL Collins Blog Rich on Money “Why You Need F-You Money” – JL Collins
With some serious career hacking in 2017, I started out 2018 debt free! You need to understand the gravity of that first statement–I own my entire income. I get to choose where my paycheck goes and I choose FI! I have pretty much been in debt from the age of 18, when
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: Listen to Brad and Jonathan’s thoughts about this episode here. Links from the show: ——————- Thank you for being a part of the ChooseFI community! If you
Big Ern reveals his identity, explains the different anxieties of retiring early and the opportunity costs of having an emergency fund. What you’ll hear in today’s show: Links from the show: ——————- Thank you for being a part of the ChooseFI community! If you want to support us, here are
Chautauqua organizers join us on a call to share what the Chautauqua event is about, the great community that attends, and plans for the future. On today’s show we cover: Links from the show: ——————- Thank you for being a part of the ChooseFI community! ? If you want to
FI Chautauqua in Greece Tickets just went live!! 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 talent stack.
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