090R | Brad gets back from vacation, Jonathan talks about bringing vegetarianism into his diet, and voicemails from the community highlighting CLEP tests and a 401k win.

• Brad is back from a month-long vacation in the U.K.
• Is this Brad’s first experience with “slow travel”?
• Where will Brad’s family go next?
• If you can optimize small things, they add up.
• Brad joined a ChooseFI meet up in London, with Barney from The Escape Artist and Ken from The Humble Penny.
• Is there a more efficient way to be active than slaving away on the treadmill?
• Are your health and exercise habits actually adding value to your life?
• Brad thinks maybe he’ll try a vegan diet for a short time, as was recommended on Monday’s episode.
• How has Jonathan incorporated additional spices into his family’s meals?
• “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants” – Michael Pollan
• How much money could Jonathan save if his family went vegetarian?
• What is intermittent fasting?
• Email from Alex, confirming the advantage and benefits of veganism.
• Does veganism have a PR issue?
• What tools will Jonathan use to increase his vegetable diet during the next few weeks.
• Voicemail from Ben, about using CLEP tests, which are free for members of the military, to decrease the time it takes to complete a university degree.
• Voicemail from Michael: strategically moving money from taxable investment accounts into non-taxable accounts will move him into a 0% tax bracket.

 

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