Fire Drill

How do you find the love of your life when you're money conscious?

If you're like Emma Pattee, Gwen, or J - you tell guys up front and let them decide if they're ok with it. Sometimes that means the guy walks away and sometimes that means you end up with the love of your life who is the PERFECT fit for you. Money is the number one reason for divorce and is critical to talk about before marriage and kids.

Emma shares some hilarious stories about her dating and married life that you don't want to miss.

We also chat about...

Frugal date ideas (with help from listeners!)

Talking money with your partner

Why prenups are a BIG DEAL

Listeners chime in with media suggestions for stronger and happier marriages

Show notes at www.firedrillpodcast.com/FIRE051

How does hitting financial independence in your early thirties sound?

After two layoffs and a rocky start to his career, Grant Sabatier taught himself Google advertising, got a certification,  and built a six-figure business. At his max, he had 52 clients and 11 income streams coming in. He put his head down for 5 years, working as hard as he possibly could and saving over 80% of his income. He came out in the end with $1.25M (enough money to live on for the rest of his life). He has since quit his business to focus full time on his passion, which is spreading awareness of personal finance and financial independence.

We chat about...

Controlling your own career path

Graduate degrees

Data science & SQL skills

VW campers

Entrepreneurship

Time vs Money

His NEW book coming out!

For show notes and takeaways: https://firedrillpodcast.com/fire050

How does hitting financial independence in your early thirties sound?

After two layoffs and a rocky start to his career, Grant Sabatier taught himself Google advertising, got a certification,  and built a six-figure business. At his max, he had 52 clients and 11 income streams coming in. He put his head down for 5 years, working as hard as he possibly could and saving over 80% of his income. He came out in the end with $1.25M (enough money to live on for the rest of his life). He has since quit his business to focus full time on his passion, which is spreading awareness of personal finance and financial independence.

We chat about...

Controlling your own career path

Graduate degrees

Data science & SQL skills

VW campers

Entrepreneurship

Time vs Money

His NEW book coming out!

For show notes and takeaways: https://firedrillpodcast.com/fire050

Can you imagine walking away from a long-term relationship to start over from scratch?

Lisa, Mrs. Mad Money Monster, did just that. She cut her losses and walked away from an engagement and a seemingly perfect lifestyle. They had it all - nice house with beautiful furniture, pets, and even a pool in the backyard. That kind of stuff is the wrong stuff to focus on when trying to build a life with someone else, though, and Lisa figured that out. 

We delve deep into her story in this episode. 

We also chat about...

-How to have an awesome low cost wedding

-qualities to look for in a potential partner

-taking money from and giving money to families

https://www.firedrillpodcast.com/fire049

Can you imagine walking away from a long-term relationship to start over from scratch?

Lisa, Mrs. Mad Money Monster, did just that. She cut her losses and walked away from an engagement and a seemingly perfect lifestyle. They had it all - nice house with beautiful furniture, pets, and even a pool in the backyard. That kind of stuff is the wrong stuff to focus on when trying to build a life with someone else, though, and Lisa figured that out. 

We delve deep into her story in this episode. 

We also chat about...

-How to have an awesome low cost wedding

-qualities to look for in a potential partner

-taking money from and giving money to families

https://www.firedrillpodcast.com/fire049

Evita Robinson is the founder of Nomadness Travel tribe, a community of over 17,000 black travelers. She launched the tribe in 2011 and since then, has helped lead over thirty international group trips, led an RV tour to historically black colleges and universities, launched a web series with Issa Rae, and launched the first conference for millennial travelers of color.

If that isn't cool enough, she also has a TED Talk on the black travel movement that is SO, SO GOOD.

For show notes and takeaways, visit https://firedrillpodcast.com/fire048

Evita Robinson is the founder of Nomadness Travel tribe, a community of over 17,000 black travelers. She launched the tribe in 2011 and since then, has helped lead over thirty international group trips, led an RV tour to historically black colleges and universities, launched a web series with Issa Rae, and launched the first conference for millennial travelers of color.

If that isn't cool enough, she also has a TED Talk on the black travel movement that is SO, SO GOOD.

For show notes and takeaways, visit https://firedrillpodcast.com/fire048

How do you convince your spouse to join you on the path to Financial Independence?

Mr. and Mrs. Waffles on Wednesday (the WoW's) had to navigate just that sticky situation. He found FI first and had to find some way to convince his other half to join in on the craziness. We talk strategy, what worked for them and what didn't, what they're doing now, what they plan to do in the future and lots more!

They are one of our favorite couples in the FI world. After you listen to the episode, they'll be your favorites too!

How do you convince your spouse to join you on the path to Financial Independence?

Mr. and Mrs. Waffles on Wednesday (the WoW's) had to navigate just that sticky situation. He found FI first and had to find some way to convince his other half to join in on the craziness. We talk strategy, what worked for them and what didn't, what they're doing now, what they plan to do in the future and lots more!

They are one of our favorite couples in the FI world. After you listen to the episode, they'll be your favorites too!

Are you a high-income professional who likes their job but also wants to save money towards a life of financial freedom?

Maybe you need a little inspiration or some tactical advice on how to get there. 

Enter Physician on FIRE, your friendly neighborhood physician who can give you the low-down on how doctors and other high-income professionals can achieve FI and lead a happy, balanced life.

If you're not a high-income professional, don't run away. We talk about optimizing for happiness in your life and tax hacks that apply to everyone too.

Other topics we dive into:

Geographic Arbitrage

Tax Reform

Investing

Optimizing for happiness

Teaching the Norwegian army how to curl (?)

For show notes and takeaways: https://firedrillpodcast.com/fire046