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058: How I FI - Learning The Basics


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Continuing on with a favorite topic of mine—financial independence! In last week's episode I shared a bit about what my mindset around personal finances was before I discovered the concept of FI. Tl;dr: the more I earned, the more I spent, and I couldn’t imagine a reality where things would or could be different. I’m so glad I learned that there is a better way!

For me, finding that better way came in three parts: 1) getting introduced to the idea & basic concepts of financial independence; 2) applying that information to figure out my current FI status; and 3) making a long term plan to actually work towards FI.

Show Links & Additional Resources To Check Out:
  • Book: The Four Pillars of Investing by William Bernstein
  • Book: Your Money Or Your Life
  • Bogleheads Web Forum
  • Mad Fientist blog and podcast
  • ChooseFI Podcast, and check out their local listings to find a meetup group near you
  • Plain English explanation of how to achieve FI
  • Mint online personal finance tracker
  • Personal Capital - another online personal finance tracker (I personally like this one better)

  • This episode was originally published 27 February, 2018.

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