On today’s episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I speak to Patrick Aime from Aime to Invest!

Patrick’s journey to FI is an incredible one. He…

• Moved from his home in Rwanda to attend high school in Europe and college in America
• Stayed in America after college and started working in the feast-or-famine world of sales
• Started his own company and grew it to $5 million in revenue in four years
• Used his success in business to invest in rental properties and live a lavish lifestyle
• Lost everything during the 2008 global financial crisis and had to declare bankruptcy
• Found FIRE and drastically reduced his expenses and started saving for the long term
• Rebuilt a smaller business and started investing in short-term rental properties in Mexico
• Utilized geographic arbitrage to lower his expenses even further
• Hit FI 8 years after declaring bankruptcy and became a millionaire 2 years after FI

Patrick shares everything he learned during his rollercoaster financial journey so hope you enjoy the interview!