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March 29, 2018

It’s a marathon, not a sprint. When I passed the distance marker and read, “1 Km”, I knew that I was in trouble. After all of my training doing hills, cross-training, long runs, short runs–I was finally taking on my first marathon. But as my knee began to twinge and a recurring back injury started …

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How FIRE Is Different Today–Lessons From My FI Journey

March 19, 2018

My earliest memory of investing occurred when I was about six or seven years old. I was looking at a statement from a mutual fund (this was circa 1967 mind you). My dad talked to me about what the numbers meant and how there was an account for me. What stuck out for me were …

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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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Pursuing FI From The Other Side Of The World

February 21, 2018

Holy crap. What the heck am I doing? I was having a slight freak out moment. Actually, it wasn’t slight, and my internal monologue was a little more colorful than “crap” and “heck”. It was August 28, 2008, and I just landed at Incheon International Airport. Looking out the window of the plane, I couldn’t …

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Kicking off our FI Case Study Series | Kashia Palmer | Ep 212

May 27, 2020

In Today’s Episode What You’ll Get Out Of Today’s Show One of the biggest things holding people back from getting started on FI is the fear of putting down all their financial obligations and living expenses on a sheet and finally seeing what their lives costs. Kashia had the same anxiety, but the desire to …

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How to Negotiate Your Salary Without Burning Bridges | Financial Mechanic | Ep 211

May 25, 2020

Download Financial Mechanic’s 7 Negotiation Tips & Script Template here Download Now! Built with ConvertKit The Financial Mechanic, shares how she created a ten-year path to financial independence through a career shift and salary negotiations. Resources Related Episodes Table Of Contents The Financial Mechanic Jonathan: All right everyone, very excited about today’s episode. We are …

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There Is No Failing With FI | Ep 208

May 18, 2020

Bianca shares her story of financial resiliency. As a flight attendant, she reached Financial Independence in her late 30’s after many bumps in the road.

Freelancers And The Paycheck Protection Program | Ep 192

April 14, 2020

Travis Hornsby from the Student Loan Planner joins us to discuss the Paycheck Protection Program.

Investor Policy Statement | Ep 189

April 09, 2020

An investor policy statement lays out your investment plan. It documents what your asset allocation is and guiding investment philosophy. It can help you from making emotion driven decisions during boom and busts times.

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