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How would your life change if you reached Financial Independence and got to the point where working is optional? What actions can you take today to make that not just possible but probable. Jonathan & Brad explore the tactics that the FI community uses to reclaim decades of their lives. They discuss reducing expenses, crushing debt, tax optimization, building passive income streams through online businesses and real estate and how to travel the world for free. Every episode is packed with actionable tips and no topic is too big or small as long as it speeds up the process of reaching financial independence.

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440 | Past Failure Does Not...

06.05.2023

In this episode: money against mindset, fear setting, FI events, gap years, slow travel, and living intentionally. Everyone’s relationship with money is different, just as everyones path to FI looks different, but how do you unlearn behaviors that could be ...

ChooseFI episodes:

06.05.2023 440 \| Past Failure Does Not Define Future Success \| Amy Minkley In this episode: money against mindset, fear setting, FI events, gap years, slow travel, and living intentionally. Everyone’s relationship with money is different, just as everyones path to FI looks different, but how do you unlearn behaviors that could be ...
05.29.2023 439 \| Adjusting to Life After FI (Before You Get There) \| Chris Terrell In this episode: success after FI, finding purpose, owning your time, investing in health, and spiritual pursuits. While reaching your FI number and subsequently retiring is an amazing achievement in itself, what are you supposed to do with yourself after ...
05.22.2023 438 \| Dollars and Sense \| Clint Murphy & Ginger In this episode: the pain of paying, anchoring, relative value, sunk costs, response to stimulus, and opportunity cost. On this installment of the Book Club, we are joined by Clint Murphy and Ginger to discuss some of our favorite takeaways ...
05.15.2023 437 \| Student Loan Forgiveness: Essential Update \| Travis Hornsby This week we are re-joined by friend of the podcast, Travis Hornsby, to discuss some critical updates and deadlines pertaining to student loan forgiveness. While the thought of paying off student loans can feel daunting, there may actually be some ...
05.08.2023 436 \| From Vision Board to Action: A FI Success Story \| Rakesh In this episode: getting comfortable investing, the vision boards, salary negotiations, and the skill of spending Whether it's wanting to pay off your debts or get yourself set up for your future, there are many motivations for wanting to begin ...
05.01.2023 435 \| Tipped Finance \| Barbara Sloan Oftentimes on our show, we talk to people on the FI journey with “regular” 9-5 jobs, and other times we talk to those who have achieved their FI goal and are able to retire from their careers. However, we rarely ...
04.24.2023 434 \| The Transtheoretical Model of Change \| Roundup with Ginger There can be points on the journey to FI where you feel that you may not be able to accomplish your goals, or even take advantage of some of the hacks we talk about on the show. But sometimes all ...
04.17.2023 433 \| Outside 365 In this episode: the power of outside, overcoming adversity, the value of streaks, building momentum, and van life. As we’ve discussed many times on our show, creating and maintaining habits are an important part of the FI journey. Not only ...
04.10.2023 432 \| The Skill of Spending \| Mr. Money Mustache In this episode: tackling the big issues, the everywhere effect, change and discomfort, and getting the most from what you have. On this Podcast in recent months, we have made a point to highlight the fact that FI isn't about ...
04.03.2023 431 \| Evolution of FI \| Mad Fientist In this episode: forming habits, fulfilling goals, routines, the importance of health, restriction without deprivation, and working on life. While beginning your FI journey means having goals and taking necessary steps to achieve them, it may seem like you have ...
03.27.2023 430 \| Mindset, Financial Independence, and Real Estate \| The FI Couple In this episode: early financial conversations, what you truly value, house hacking, and the psychology of FI. It can be scary to have to acknowledge the reality of your financial situation, especially if you feel you do not have the ...
03.20.2023 429 \| FI Frugal Hobbies \| Chris Terrell In this episode: finding your why, creating space, deprivation, board games, lesson learning, and decision making. Whether you’re years into your FI journey or just beginning, evaluating your finances and spending, you may feel like you have to make some ...
03.13.2023 428 \| Fees, Frugality, and 401K Fears In this episode: personal investments, 401k contributions, FI is for everyone, travel rewards, task management, and taxes. On what is considered a very personal journey, how do you handle changes that feel like setbacks? Whether its spending more when you ...
03.06.2023 427 \| Drawdown Strategies: Karsten vs. Fritz In this episode: the "average" withdrawal, Karsten's strategy, Fritz's strategy, fixed withdrawal rates, the bucket strategy, and refilling. Preparing for retirement can look different for all on the journey to FI. All of our goals differ, but we are still ...
02.27.2023 426 \| What to do with $2.5 Million & Real Estate Update \| Scott Trench In this episode: the 2.5 million dollar inversion, looking at the incentives, interest rates, your biggest asset, and potshots. When you begin your FI journey, you may feel like you must follow a certain path or plan in order to ...
02.20.2023 425 \| Turning the Tables on Brad In this episode: the value of time, what are you optimizing for, bold moves, increasing your kid's odds for success, and balancing deprivation. Because we have put so many leaders, members, and experts in our community on the hot seat ...
02.13.2023 424 \| The Power of FI \| Deanna In this episode: budgeting, the power of FI, different funds, living in the present, and the power to make your choices. No matter your background or the hardships you’ve endured, you should never rule yourself out for success! Ruminating over ...
02.06.2023 423 \| What Are You Optimizing For? \| Chris Hutchins In this episode: what sparks goals, what are you optimizing you, valuing your time, and money prioritization. Sometimes on the journey to FI, we ask ourselves the following; do I really need to spend money on this? Do I really ...
01.30.2023 422 \| Lessons From a Young Entrepreneur In this episode: taking the unconventional path, the price of time, early entrepreneurship, talent stacking, and the pursuit of learning. At least once in most of our FI journeys, we have pondered what our life would look like if we ...
01.23.2023 421 \| Secure Act 2.0 Deep Dive \| Sean Mullaney In this episode: taxes, the secure act 2.0, the best news, roths, 529's, catch-up contributions, and the new options you have. On December 29th 2022, Joe Biden signed into law the Secure 2.0 Act. As this law may have ramifications ...
01.16.2023 420 \| Mindful FIRE \| Adam Coelho In this episode: mindfulness, removing judgement, thoughts creating reality, envisioning, awareness, and the hot seat. Oftentimes on our show we like to remind listeners that achieving FI isn’t an end all be all to one’s problems, and that reaching financial ...
01.09.2023 419 \| Your Bold Move for 2023 \| Dominick Quartuccio In this episode: bold moves, building bold moves, dreams, themes, uncomfortable awareness, and finding energy. For most people, a new year can signify new goals that we hope to accomplish. Regardless of where you are on the FI journey, the ...
01.02.2023 418 \| Investing Lessons Learned in 2022 \| Brian Feroldi In this episode: the federal reserve, interest rates, buying the hype, the problems with effortless earning, and narrative follows price. It’s suffice to say this past year has been one of distinct changes from a financial perspective, with investment techniques ...
12.26.2022 417 \| Year End Wins 2022 Happy Holidays! As the year's end approaches, it's only natural to look back and think of all that you’ve accomplished. Whether you just began your FI journey this year or are well on your way, recognizing the improvements you’ve made ...
12.19.2022 416 \| Learning to Leave \| Diania Merriam In this episode: using your resources to create change, your employer is your customer, identifying discrimination, and abundance mindsets. For some on the journey to FI, it may seem like you must at all cost continuously strive to meet your ...
12.16.2022 415 \| Four Thousand Weeks \| ChooseFI Book Club In this episode: slowing down, stoicism, finding something to neglect on purpose, focusing on the present, flow states, and actionable steps. Throughout the history of this podcast we have had many guests discuss books that have offered great advice and ...
12.12.2022 414 \| House FIRE \| Alan Corey In this episode: the value of a door, the hour FIRE method, tax breaks, focusing on income, and return on hassle. Many of our listeners have tuned in to hear our guests discuss the real estate market, mortgages, and taxes ...
12.05.2022 413 \| Mental Wealth & Healing \| Rich Jones In this episode: success on paper, building the life you want, therapy, craving progression, and what leads to change. When beginning and well into your FI journey, it may seem like reaching and achieving your end goal of financial independence ...
12.02.2022 412 \| What's In Your Index Fund? \| Katie & Alan Donegan In this episode; global funds, it's not doctrine, index funds, VTSAX, what is in index funds, and the opposite of active investing. If you've been in the FI community for a while now, you've probably at one point have heard ...
11.28.2022 411 \| The Simple Path to Wealth \| JL Collins In this episode: VTSAX funds, bonds, cap-weighted funds, finding your ballasts, staying the course, and the simple path to wealth. This week, we are getting back to the basics! While many of you who have been in the FI community ...
11.21.2022 410 \| Short-Term Rentals on the Path to FI \| Kelly Cronin In this episode: finding mentors, the superpower of making less, traveling while making less, rental properties, and the one percent rule. For some who begin the FI journey, it's about doing all they can to reach that FI number, but ...
11.18.2022 409 \| 401(k), Mega Backdoor Roth and the Premium Tax Credit \| Sean Mullaney In this episode: w2 employment to self-employment, s-coporations vs self-employment, avoiding penalties, megas backdoor roths, retirement planning, and health insurance. Most of us are familiar with a W2 job, and there is a certain level of convenience that comes with ...
11.14.2022 408 \| Debt Payoff, Disney & Taking Action \| Audrey In this episode: taking action, travel rewards, career progression, the mission to net zero, and value propositions for college. Whether you were raised to live frugally or if the lessons and lifestyle of FI are just now being introduced into ...
11.11.2022 407 \| Kristi \| Households of FI Update In this episode: growth during the job hunt, exploring entrepreneurship, tips for career growth, and second generation FI. It's only natural that on the journey to FI you will want to pivot. Whether it is your financial outlook or even ...
11.07.2022 406 \| 18 Months of Massive Action \| Josue In this episode: taking action, asking questions, navigating information, getting to where you want to go, the reason we learn, and growth mindsets! Beginning your FI journey often means facing a lot of unfamiliar knowledge being thrown at you. With ...
11.04.2022 405 \| Matt & Meg \| Households of FI Update
10.31.2022 404 \| Just Keep Buying \| Nick Maggiulli In this episode: income-producing assets, REITs, the 4% rule, optimal spending, saving too much, and why you will never feel rich. It is believed that in order to reach FI, cutting expenses and limited spending seems like the ideal way ...
10.24.2022 403 \| Alignment & Adjustments \| Scott & Taylor Rieckens In this episode: balancing deprivation and happiness, making adjustments, everything is negotiable, the evolution of alignment, adjusted awareness, and intentionality in community. Five years ago, Scott and Taylor Rieckens publicly began their path to FI by creating the fantastic documentary ...
10.21.2022 402 \| Vivian \| Households of FI Update In this episode: the beauty of community, misleading expectations, doing what's best for your situation, and stress reduction. The Journey to FI is hardly linear and is full of ebbs and flows. While it may seem easier to share your ...
10.17.2022 401 \| Court from Modern FImily Returns In this episode: finding unknown opportunity, creating your lifestyle as you go, overcoming the down period, real estate renting, and what reaching FI looks like. Once you’ve set your FI number and put plans into action, it’s tempting to want ...
10.14.2022 400 \| Zach & Marilyn \| Households of FI Update In this episode: house hacking, benefits and compensation packages, earning extra income and side hustles, and not setting perfection as your goal. We know achieving FI doesn't happen overnight, and rarely does it happen perfectly according to plan. Life happens, ...
10.10.2022 399 \| Money with Katie \| Katie Gatti In this episode: finding purpose, misaligned values, being the product of your environment, the stock market as a source for wealth building, and modern two-player mode. We encourage our listeners that there is no wrong age to start your FI ...
10.07.2022 398 \| Troy & Lindsay \| Households of FI Update In this episode: career changes, up-skilling, re-prioritizing, accruing debt for value, childcare, and emergency funds. The journey to FI is never linear. Sometimes we can find ourselves thinking the only way to meet our goals is to follow a strict ...
10.03.2022 397 \| Securing Your Financial Life In this episode: cybersecurity, password managers, two-factor authentication, safely navigating the internet, and more hot-seat questions! Have you ever considered how secure your finances are in the modern world? Within the cyber-dominated world we are all living in, it can ...
09.26.2022 396 \| The Valuist \| Bo Loy In this episode: evolution, knowing the rules, making purposeful decisions, automation, and the return of the hot seat! In the advent of making money, oftentimes we can find ourselves torn between a state of over-saving through budgeting and cutting expenses, ...
09.19.2022 395 \| The Debtist Finds Balance in FI In this episode: student loans, the impact of knowing, navigating the pandemic, the power of planning, and the freedom of FI! Tens of millions of people deal with student loan debt, and even with the recent news of loan forgiveness, ...
09.12.2022 394 \| From Blood Cancer to Boston Marathon \| Boyd Dunleavey In this episode: resilience, making good choices, letting go of limiting beliefs, attracting the energy you put out, and winning at life! What would you do if you were given a terminal cancer diagnosis? While it might not be the ...
09.05.2022 393 \|Travel Rewards Refresher 2022 \| Lyn Mettler In this episode: Travel Rewards, Credit Cards, and The Value of Rewards Points. We all know that it can be expensive to travel, and sometimes the joy and excitement of taking that long-awaited family vacation can be overshadowed by the ...
08.29.2022 392 \| Beginning of a New Era In this episode: Unlocking Freedom, The Optimized Path, Skilling Up, The Perpetual Money-Making Machine, and a New Era of ChooseFI. It is truly the end of an era at ChooseFI. After six years, over 400 episodes, and all the laughs ...
08.22.2022 391 \| The Student Loan Reset (Urgent Listen!) \| The Student Loan Planner In this episode: student loan forgiveness, public service loan for forgiveness, and getting closer to loan forgiveness. How would you respond to finding out your looming student loan debts could be forgiven? Well for some of you that could be ...

Older episodes

06.05.2023 440 \| Past Failure Does Not Define Future Success \| Amy Minkley In this episode: money against mindset, fear setting, FI events, gap years, slow travel, and living intentionally. Everyone’s relationship with money is different, just as everyones path to FI looks different, but how do you unlearn behaviors that could be ...
05.29.2023 439 \| Adjusting to Life After FI (Before You Get There) \| Chris Terrell In this episode: success after FI, finding purpose, owning your time, investing in health, and spiritual pursuits. While reaching your FI number and subsequently retiring is an amazing achievement in itself, what are you supposed to do with yourself after ...
05.22.2023 438 \| Dollars and Sense \| Clint Murphy & Ginger In this episode: the pain of paying, anchoring, relative value, sunk costs, response to stimulus, and opportunity cost. On this installment of the Book Club, we are joined by Clint Murphy and Ginger to discuss some of our favorite takeaways ...
05.15.2023 437 \| Student Loan Forgiveness: Essential Update \| Travis Hornsby This week we are re-joined by friend of the podcast, Travis Hornsby, to discuss some critical updates and deadlines pertaining to student loan forgiveness. While the thought of paying off student loans can feel daunting, there may actually be some ...
05.08.2023 436 \| From Vision Board to Action: A FI Success Story \| Rakesh In this episode: getting comfortable investing, the vision boards, salary negotiations, and the skill of spending Whether it's wanting to pay off your debts or get yourself set up for your future, there are many motivations for wanting to begin ...
05.01.2023 435 \| Tipped Finance \| Barbara Sloan Oftentimes on our show, we talk to people on the FI journey with “regular” 9-5 jobs, and other times we talk to those who have achieved their FI goal and are able to retire from their careers. However, we rarely ...
04.24.2023 434 \| The Transtheoretical Model of Change \| Roundup with Ginger There can be points on the journey to FI where you feel that you may not be able to accomplish your goals, or even take advantage of some of the hacks we talk about on the show. But sometimes all ...
04.17.2023 433 \| Outside 365 In this episode: the power of outside, overcoming adversity, the value of streaks, building momentum, and van life. As we’ve discussed many times on our show, creating and maintaining habits are an important part of the FI journey. Not only ...
04.10.2023 432 \| The Skill of Spending \| Mr. Money Mustache In this episode: tackling the big issues, the everywhere effect, change and discomfort, and getting the most from what you have. On this Podcast in recent months, we have made a point to highlight the fact that FI isn't about ...
04.03.2023 431 \| Evolution of FI \| Mad Fientist In this episode: forming habits, fulfilling goals, routines, the importance of health, restriction without deprivation, and working on life. While beginning your FI journey means having goals and taking necessary steps to achieve them, it may seem like you have ...
03.27.2023 430 \| Mindset, Financial Independence, and Real Estate \| The FI Couple In this episode: early financial conversations, what you truly value, house hacking, and the psychology of FI. It can be scary to have to acknowledge the reality of your financial situation, especially if you feel you do not have the ...
03.20.2023 429 \| FI Frugal Hobbies \| Chris Terrell In this episode: finding your why, creating space, deprivation, board games, lesson learning, and decision making. Whether you’re years into your FI journey or just beginning, evaluating your finances and spending, you may feel like you have to make some ...
03.13.2023 428 \| Fees, Frugality, and 401K Fears In this episode: personal investments, 401k contributions, FI is for everyone, travel rewards, task management, and taxes. On what is considered a very personal journey, how do you handle changes that feel like setbacks? Whether its spending more when you ...
03.06.2023 427 \| Drawdown Strategies: Karsten vs. Fritz In this episode: the "average" withdrawal, Karsten's strategy, Fritz's strategy, fixed withdrawal rates, the bucket strategy, and refilling. Preparing for retirement can look different for all on the journey to FI. All of our goals differ, but we are still ...
02.27.2023 426 \| What to do with $2.5 Million & Real Estate Update \| Scott Trench In this episode: the 2.5 million dollar inversion, looking at the incentives, interest rates, your biggest asset, and potshots. When you begin your FI journey, you may feel like you must follow a certain path or plan in order to ...
02.20.2023 425 \| Turning the Tables on Brad In this episode: the value of time, what are you optimizing for, bold moves, increasing your kid's odds for success, and balancing deprivation. Because we have put so many leaders, members, and experts in our community on the hot seat ...
02.13.2023 424 \| The Power of FI \| Deanna In this episode: budgeting, the power of FI, different funds, living in the present, and the power to make your choices. No matter your background or the hardships you’ve endured, you should never rule yourself out for success! Ruminating over ...
02.06.2023 423 \| What Are You Optimizing For? \| Chris Hutchins In this episode: what sparks goals, what are you optimizing you, valuing your time, and money prioritization. Sometimes on the journey to FI, we ask ourselves the following; do I really need to spend money on this? Do I really ...
01.30.2023 422 \| Lessons From a Young Entrepreneur In this episode: taking the unconventional path, the price of time, early entrepreneurship, talent stacking, and the pursuit of learning. At least once in most of our FI journeys, we have pondered what our life would look like if we ...
01.23.2023 421 \| Secure Act 2.0 Deep Dive \| Sean Mullaney In this episode: taxes, the secure act 2.0, the best news, roths, 529's, catch-up contributions, and the new options you have. On December 29th 2022, Joe Biden signed into law the Secure 2.0 Act. As this law may have ramifications ...
01.16.2023 420 \| Mindful FIRE \| Adam Coelho In this episode: mindfulness, removing judgement, thoughts creating reality, envisioning, awareness, and the hot seat. Oftentimes on our show we like to remind listeners that achieving FI isn’t an end all be all to one’s problems, and that reaching financial ...
01.09.2023 419 \| Your Bold Move for 2023 \| Dominick Quartuccio In this episode: bold moves, building bold moves, dreams, themes, uncomfortable awareness, and finding energy. For most people, a new year can signify new goals that we hope to accomplish. Regardless of where you are on the FI journey, the ...
01.02.2023 418 \| Investing Lessons Learned in 2022 \| Brian Feroldi In this episode: the federal reserve, interest rates, buying the hype, the problems with effortless earning, and narrative follows price. It’s suffice to say this past year has been one of distinct changes from a financial perspective, with investment techniques ...
12.26.2022 417 \| Year End Wins 2022 Happy Holidays! As the year's end approaches, it's only natural to look back and think of all that you’ve accomplished. Whether you just began your FI journey this year or are well on your way, recognizing the improvements you’ve made ...
12.19.2022 416 \| Learning to Leave \| Diania Merriam In this episode: using your resources to create change, your employer is your customer, identifying discrimination, and abundance mindsets. For some on the journey to FI, it may seem like you must at all cost continuously strive to meet your ...
12.16.2022 415 \| Four Thousand Weeks \| ChooseFI Book Club In this episode: slowing down, stoicism, finding something to neglect on purpose, focusing on the present, flow states, and actionable steps. Throughout the history of this podcast we have had many guests discuss books that have offered great advice and ...
12.12.2022 414 \| House FIRE \| Alan Corey In this episode: the value of a door, the hour FIRE method, tax breaks, focusing on income, and return on hassle. Many of our listeners have tuned in to hear our guests discuss the real estate market, mortgages, and taxes ...
12.05.2022 413 \| Mental Wealth & Healing \| Rich Jones In this episode: success on paper, building the life you want, therapy, craving progression, and what leads to change. When beginning and well into your FI journey, it may seem like reaching and achieving your end goal of financial independence ...
12.02.2022 412 \| What's In Your Index Fund? \| Katie & Alan Donegan In this episode; global funds, it's not doctrine, index funds, VTSAX, what is in index funds, and the opposite of active investing. If you've been in the FI community for a while now, you've probably at one point have heard ...
11.28.2022 411 \| The Simple Path to Wealth \| JL Collins In this episode: VTSAX funds, bonds, cap-weighted funds, finding your ballasts, staying the course, and the simple path to wealth. This week, we are getting back to the basics! While many of you who have been in the FI community ...
11.21.2022 410 \| Short-Term Rentals on the Path to FI \| Kelly Cronin In this episode: finding mentors, the superpower of making less, traveling while making less, rental properties, and the one percent rule. For some who begin the FI journey, it's about doing all they can to reach that FI number, but ...
11.18.2022 409 \| 401(k), Mega Backdoor Roth and the Premium Tax Credit \| Sean Mullaney In this episode: w2 employment to self-employment, s-coporations vs self-employment, avoiding penalties, megas backdoor roths, retirement planning, and health insurance. Most of us are familiar with a W2 job, and there is a certain level of convenience that comes with ...
11.14.2022 408 \| Debt Payoff, Disney & Taking Action \| Audrey In this episode: taking action, travel rewards, career progression, the mission to net zero, and value propositions for college. Whether you were raised to live frugally or if the lessons and lifestyle of FI are just now being introduced into ...
11.11.2022 407 \| Kristi \| Households of FI Update In this episode: growth during the job hunt, exploring entrepreneurship, tips for career growth, and second generation FI. It's only natural that on the journey to FI you will want to pivot. Whether it is your financial outlook or even ...
11.07.2022 406 \| 18 Months of Massive Action \| Josue In this episode: taking action, asking questions, navigating information, getting to where you want to go, the reason we learn, and growth mindsets! Beginning your FI journey often means facing a lot of unfamiliar knowledge being thrown at you. With ...
11.04.2022 405 \| Matt & Meg \| Households of FI Update
10.31.2022 404 \| Just Keep Buying \| Nick Maggiulli In this episode: income-producing assets, REITs, the 4% rule, optimal spending, saving too much, and why you will never feel rich. It is believed that in order to reach FI, cutting expenses and limited spending seems like the ideal way ...
10.24.2022 403 \| Alignment & Adjustments \| Scott & Taylor Rieckens In this episode: balancing deprivation and happiness, making adjustments, everything is negotiable, the evolution of alignment, adjusted awareness, and intentionality in community. Five years ago, Scott and Taylor Rieckens publicly began their path to FI by creating the fantastic documentary ...
10.21.2022 402 \| Vivian \| Households of FI Update In this episode: the beauty of community, misleading expectations, doing what's best for your situation, and stress reduction. The Journey to FI is hardly linear and is full of ebbs and flows. While it may seem easier to share your ...
10.17.2022 401 \| Court from Modern FImily Returns In this episode: finding unknown opportunity, creating your lifestyle as you go, overcoming the down period, real estate renting, and what reaching FI looks like. Once you’ve set your FI number and put plans into action, it’s tempting to want ...
10.14.2022 400 \| Zach & Marilyn \| Households of FI Update In this episode: house hacking, benefits and compensation packages, earning extra income and side hustles, and not setting perfection as your goal. We know achieving FI doesn't happen overnight, and rarely does it happen perfectly according to plan. Life happens, ...
10.10.2022 399 \| Money with Katie \| Katie Gatti In this episode: finding purpose, misaligned values, being the product of your environment, the stock market as a source for wealth building, and modern two-player mode. We encourage our listeners that there is no wrong age to start your FI ...
10.07.2022 398 \| Troy & Lindsay \| Households of FI Update In this episode: career changes, up-skilling, re-prioritizing, accruing debt for value, childcare, and emergency funds. The journey to FI is never linear. Sometimes we can find ourselves thinking the only way to meet our goals is to follow a strict ...
10.03.2022 397 \| Securing Your Financial Life In this episode: cybersecurity, password managers, two-factor authentication, safely navigating the internet, and more hot-seat questions! Have you ever considered how secure your finances are in the modern world? Within the cyber-dominated world we are all living in, it can ...
09.26.2022 396 \| The Valuist \| Bo Loy In this episode: evolution, knowing the rules, making purposeful decisions, automation, and the return of the hot seat! In the advent of making money, oftentimes we can find ourselves torn between a state of over-saving through budgeting and cutting expenses, ...
09.19.2022 395 \| The Debtist Finds Balance in FI In this episode: student loans, the impact of knowing, navigating the pandemic, the power of planning, and the freedom of FI! Tens of millions of people deal with student loan debt, and even with the recent news of loan forgiveness, ...
09.12.2022 394 \| From Blood Cancer to Boston Marathon \| Boyd Dunleavey In this episode: resilience, making good choices, letting go of limiting beliefs, attracting the energy you put out, and winning at life! What would you do if you were given a terminal cancer diagnosis? While it might not be the ...
09.05.2022 393 \|Travel Rewards Refresher 2022 \| Lyn Mettler In this episode: Travel Rewards, Credit Cards, and The Value of Rewards Points. We all know that it can be expensive to travel, and sometimes the joy and excitement of taking that long-awaited family vacation can be overshadowed by the ...
08.29.2022 392 \| Beginning of a New Era In this episode: Unlocking Freedom, The Optimized Path, Skilling Up, The Perpetual Money-Making Machine, and a New Era of ChooseFI. It is truly the end of an era at ChooseFI. After six years, over 400 episodes, and all the laughs ...
08.22.2022 391 \| The Student Loan Reset (Urgent Listen!) \| The Student Loan Planner In this episode: student loan forgiveness, public service loan for forgiveness, and getting closer to loan forgiveness. How would you respond to finding out your looming student loan debts could be forgiven? Well for some of you that could be ...

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ChooseFI episodes:

440 | Past Failure Does Not Define Future Success | Amy Minkley

439 | Adjusting to Life After FI (Before You Get There) | Chris Terrell

438 | Dollars and Sense | Clint Murphy & Ginger

437 | Student Loan Forgiveness: Essential Update | Travis Hornsby

436 | From Vision Board to Action: A FI Success Story | Rakesh

435 | Tipped Finance | Barbara Sloan

434 | The Transtheoretical Model of Change | Roundup with Ginger

433 | Outside 365

432 | The Skill of Spending | Mr. Money Mustache

431 | Evolution of FI | Mad Fientist

430 | Mindset, Financial Independence, and Real Estate | The FI Couple

429 | FI Frugal Hobbies | Chris Terrell

428 | Fees, Frugality, and 401K Fears

427 | Drawdown Strategies: Karsten vs. Fritz

426 | What to do with $2.5 Million & Real Estate Update | Scott Trench

425 | Turning the Tables on Brad

424 | The Power of FI | Deanna

423 | What Are You Optimizing For? | Chris Hutchins

422 | Lessons From a Young Entrepreneur

421 | Secure Act 2.0 Deep Dive | Sean Mullaney

420 | Mindful FIRE | Adam Coelho

419 | Your Bold Move for 2023 | Dominick Quartuccio

418 | Investing Lessons Learned in 2022 | Brian Feroldi

417 | Year End Wins 2022

416 | Learning to Leave | Diania Merriam

415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club

414 | House FIRE | Alan Corey

413 | Mental Wealth & Healing | Rich Jones

412 | What's In Your Index Fund? | Katie & Alan Donegan

411 | The Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins

410 | Short-Term Rentals on the Path to FI | Kelly Cronin

409 | 401(k), Mega Backdoor Roth and the Premium Tax Credit | Sean Mullaney

408 | Debt Payoff, Disney & Taking Action | Audrey

407 | Kristi | Households of FI Update

406 | 18 Months of Massive Action | Josue

405 | Matt & Meg | Households of FI Update

404 | Just Keep Buying | Nick Maggiulli

403 | Alignment & Adjustments | Scott & Taylor Rieckens

402 | Vivian | Households of FI Update

401 | Court from Modern FImily Returns

400 | Zach & Marilyn | Households of FI Update

399 | Money with Katie | Katie Gatti

398 | Troy & Lindsay | Households of FI Update

397 | Securing Your Financial Life

396 | The Valuist | Bo Loy

395 | The Debtist Finds Balance in FI

394 | From Blood Cancer to Boston Marathon | Boyd Dunleavey

393 |Travel Rewards Refresher 2022 | Lyn Mettler

392 | Beginning of a New Era

391 | The Student Loan Reset (Urgent Listen!) | The Student Loan Planner

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