October 24, 2023: In Person Meetups, FI Gives us Choices, Preparing for the Cost of College
The Power of In Person Meetups I just returned from the FinCon conference full of energy and ideas for how to add value to the ChooseFI Community. It never ceases to amaze me how much value I get from meeting up with fellow FI enthusiasts and this was no exception. This is a perfect time to remind you of the 3 most immediate ways to get involved in the community: The EconoMe Conference is the biggest FI gathering in the world and I’d love for you to join me in Cincinnati next March. Diania was nice enough to offer our community 10% off tickets when you use the code ‘choosefi.’ FI Gives Us Choices I received an amazing email from David that I wanted to paste in its entirety: “My 1% better could be 100% better. I was recently laid off from my job the week of my 27-year work anniversary while also experiencing a cancer scare. Wait, what? How is that better? I stumbled across ChooseFI in 2017 after becoming 100% debt-free and looking for options beyond the Ramsey step 7. Choose FI introduced me to the concepts of FIRE including low-cost index fund investing, travel rewards, HSA’s, career