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How Will The Trump Tax Plan Affect Investors?

March 12, 2018

The ink is barely dry on the Trump Tax Plan, more formally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), and taxpayers are beginning to fret about its impact. Most people are at least vaguely aware that the plan lowers most marginal tax rates, increases some deductions, but lowers or eliminates others. But how …

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The Failing 403(b) Was My Wake-Up Call

March 09, 2018

Have you ever been so eager to get, do, or have something that you couldn’t see its failings? We’ve all been there, at some point in our lives, wearing those rose-colored glasses. Many times we’re not fully to blame, and sometimes we are. Massive marketing makes it easy to see only the roses, while the …

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Get Off The Hamster Wheel And Pay Off Your Student Loans Fast

March 07, 2018

The Financial Freedom clock and the countdown to FI begins once you have paid off your consumer debt. Now for the first time, your savings rate is being redirected from debt repayment to buying your “perpetual money making machine” (FI). Sounds so simple, but the sad reality is that paying down that debt has become …

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A Series Of Fortunate Events

March 06, 2018

I’m having a hard time even remembering when I first found out about the concept of early retirement, which began my journey towards FI. You could say that I’m second generation FIRE as my parents retired in their mid 50s. By that point, I was already in my working career and I’m proud to …

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The 10 Pillars Of FI

March 05, 2018

By now, you’ve all likely heard the Pillars of FI episode where Jonathan and Brad discuss the building blocks of financial independence. For those of you who haven’t–Jonathan sums up the idea of FI nicely: …instead of focusing on buying stuff to make up for my unhappiness, what if I just focused on happiness? What …

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142 | Real Estate Investing Strategies With Paula Pant

August 26, 2019

Paula Pant comes back to the show to discuss real estate as a path to Financial Independence.

141R | Translating FI For The UK

August 23, 2019

David Sawyer comes back on to discuss the UK path to FI, and Jonathan makes a big personal announcement.

140R | The Real Cost Of A Financial Advisor

August 16, 2019

Brad and Jonathan dive into the costs of a financial advisor and college hacking. Financial Advisors Jonathan recently recorded an episode with Pete Matthews from Meaningful Money. Pete mentioned that he had been at a financial planning conference where they told the audience that financial advisors need to be prepared to talk to people about …

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139 | Reaching FI With Real Estate With Sunny Burns

August 05, 2019

Sunny and his wife are 88.92% of their way to FI at only age 28 while living just 15 minutes outside of New York City. Sunny’s Financial Beginning As one of four children in a home with a below-average income, Sunny grew into a naturally thrifty person. That base of financial awareness has led to …

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137R | An Evening Of Financial Independence

July 26, 2019

Brad and Jonathan discuss an evening of FI and how to be a storyteller. Richmond Screening Of Playing With FIRE The June 19th showing of Playing with FIRE was a hit. Over 500 people turned out for an evening of Financial Independence. It just made me realize the scale of what the movement is. That …

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