ChooseFI Logo

Tag: Money Plan

Blog Articles

Each year, U.S. student loan debt continues to grow. Cumulatively, Americans now owe over $1.75 trillion in student loans. And according to Education Data Initiative, over two-thirds of bachelor’s degree grads from the Class 0f 2023 graduated with debt–with an average debt load of $37,338.  And the student debt situation is even more concerning for …
In the early days of the stock market, it was just that…a market for stocks. And while you can still buy individual stocks today, there are many different investment products vying for your attention, including mutual funds, index funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). With four different popular investing options, how can you know which is …
There’s no end of personal finance tools and apps in sight to get your money right. The very thought of doing the research to compare apps and finance trackers could stop you dead in your tracks! We’ve done some research for you. Here’s a bird’s eye view of some of the best personal finance tools out …
Everyone’s journey to FI is different. It’s important to know what YOUR journey looks like. You can’t know if you are on track unless you run your specific numbers. Comparing your journey to someone else’s won’t help you. Doing better or worse than someone else doesn’t mean anything to your own journey. Enter OnTrajectory. The …
Every week we here at ChooseFI get hundreds of emails from our community. There have been so many engaging and thought-provoking questions that we created a series dedicated to answering the most frequently asked each week. This week’s question comes from Evelina, who asks: Question: “I don’t have any debt and have six months saved …

Podcast Shownotes

In this week’s episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by none other than the “FI Tax Guy” himself, Sean Mullaney. Together, they highlight reasons why your tax return may not be such a great thing, and the different ways you can leverage your tax planning to your own advantage! Sean Mullaney Website: Fi Tax Guy …
Big ERN (a.k.a. Karsten) from “Early Retirement Now” makes his return to the podcast in this week’s episode! With Brad and Jonathan, Big ERN gives us the lowdown on what inflation is, the role inflation plays in the world economy, and the effect inflation can have on a variety of investments! Karsten aka Big ERN …