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088R | What Have You Built?

In this episode: which cities are the best for pursuing financial independence, how to hack your career, ideas for building a side hustle, and how to assess the return on your college investment. Resources Mentioned In Today’s Episode: Toastmasters Ask a Manager: Guide to Asking for a Raise Top 10

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Five Reasons I Went On The Dave Ramsey Show

In the Financial Independence (FI) community, the name Dave Ramsey always stirs up some debate. I get it, but Dave Ramsey was really the first catalyst for me to overcome some limiting beliefs. I am a fan of giving credit where credit is due. Here are five reasons why I chose

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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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College Hacking
071R | The Value of Soft Skills

Brad and Jonathan compare their college experiences to Chris Hutchins’ from the Monday episode, they discuss the importance of owning your own FI decisions, and we get updates from several members of the ChooseFI community. What you’ll hear in today’s show: Links: ——————- Thank you for being a part of

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College Hacking
039 | Millennial Path To FI | Fiery Millennial

In today’s podcast we have a conversation with Gwen from Fiery Millennials about her millennial path to FI plus some hacks that she used to save on college and increase her savings rate. Podcast Episode Summary Listen to Brad and Jonathan’s thoughts about this episode here. Links from the show:

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025R | Friday Roundup | Paul Case Study Part 4

In today’s Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 25 with Keith from the Wealthy Accountant, Part 4 of the case study with Paul including a look at his line-by-line expenses, plus questions and feedback from the audience. Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show:

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022R | Friday Roundup | Huge Announcement

In today’s Friday Roundup we discuss the True Cost of Car Ownership, how to maximize your travel rewards points plus a big announcement on a new in-house ‘expert’ for ChooseFI! Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show: Books Mentioned in the Show:

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021 | The Pillars Of FI

In this episode of ChooseFI, we focus on the essential Pillars of Financial Independence including index fund investing, affordable housing, the psychology of FI, tax optimization, and more. Not a good time for a podcast? You can read the article inspired by this episode here. Podcast Episode Summary Links from

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