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Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE) episodes
- 17. Alternative Lifestyle Options to Get Freedom, if You Hate Your Job (Pt. 2)
We talk about alternative lifestyle options you can consider if you’re not so into your job anymore. We’ve split the options up into 3 groups,
- Lifestyle options where you’re still working full time
- Lifestyle options where you’re working only partially
- Lifestyle options where you don’t need to work at all
On todays episode (Part 2), we cover the second and third groups. These options can also help you free up more time to do the things that you actually love to do.
Today’s topics:
Lifestyle options where you’re partially working:
- Work Part-Time
- Job Sharing (alternative form of part-time work)
- Seasonal Work
Lifestyle options where you’re not working at all:
- Sabbaticals (a.k.a mini-retirements, career breaks and adult gap years)
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
9 min - 16. Alternative Lifestyle Options to Get Freedom, if You Hate Your Job (Pt. 1)
We talk about alternative lifestyle options you can consider if you’re not so into your job anymore. We’ve split the options up into 3 groups,
- Options where you’re still working full time
- Options where you're working only partially
- Options where you don’t need to work at all
On todays episode (Part 1), we cover the first group, options where you’re still working full time. We’ve then split these options up into three further groups, which are as follows:
Today’s topics:
- Minor pivots: small beneficial changes you can make in your current job
- Intermediate level pivots: finding a better job
- Big pivots: like a career change or a portfolio career
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
8 min - 15. 3 Affordable Cities in South East Asia to Live, Work and Save Money
Have you ever dreamt of living in a tropical country full of delicious exotic food, pristine beaches and at a fraction of the cost compared to places like UK, US, Canada and Australia? On this episode, I highlight three of my favourite affordable cities in South East Asia to live, work and to help you save more money to reach your Financial Independence goals, or if you just want to improve your lifestyle.
Today’s topics:
- Intro into South East Asia
- My favourite affordable city in Vietnam
- My favourite affordable city in Thailand
- My favourite affordable city in Philippines
- Common concerns travellers have with South East Asia
Living in these places may also help towards your Geoarbitrage or digital nomad plans.
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
13 min - 14. How to do Geoarbitrage to Save Money and Travel (Part 2)
We talk through the 5 steps to plan and execute your Geoarbitrage (or Geographic Arbitrage) lifestyle. In the first part we discussed steps 1-2, now on this episode we discuss steps 3-5. Geoarbitrage (also called GeoFIRE in the FI world) can really speed up your journey to Financial Independence, so its worth checking out to see if it can work for you!
Today’s topics:
- The financial aspects to think about when considering Geoarbitrage.
- Testing and experimenting with Geoarbitrage before taking the plunge.
- One of the most important steps to make sure you execute your plan.
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
7 min - 13. How to do Geoarbitrage to Save Money and Travel (Part 1)
We discuss the 5 steps to plan and execute your Geoarbitrage (or Geographic Arbitrage) lifestyle. In this first part we discuss steps 1-2. Geoarbitrage (or sometimes called GeoFIRE in the FI world) can really speed up your journey to Financial Independence.
Today’s topics:
- The main task you need to do which underpins your whole Geoarbitrage plan.
- We discuss the super important topics you need to consider when planning a move.
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
12 min - 12. Using Geoarbitrage to accelerate your journey to FI (GeoFIRE basics)
There is one strategy that can massively accelerate your path to Financial Independence and it may involve travelling to new places (amazing!). What is that strategy you might ask… well it’s none other than Geoarbitrage (or Geographic Arbitrage).
Today’s topics:
- An intro to Geoarbitrage (aka GeoFIRE) and how it can help you reach FI quicker.
- Domestic Geoarbitrage and some examples.
- International Geoarbitrage and some case studies.
- The pros and cons involved with geographic arbitrage.
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
16 min - 11. Alternative Retirement Options - Part 3: Phased Retirement (The Rule of 55)
Did you know that there are alternative retirement options to traditional and early retirement? In this 3 part mini-series we’ll be talking about 3 different retirement types that can help you get freedom before reaching Financial Independence.
Today’s topics:
We dive into alternative retirement option 3: Phased Retirement
- 1. We introduce what Phased Retirement is and how this alternative retirement option can help you, especially if you want to work less and find more freedom from 55 years old.
- 2. We look at the specific strategy known as the ‘Rule of 55’ to get there.
- 3. We discuss the pros and cons when thinking about Phased Retirement.
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
10 min - 10. Alternative Retirement Options - Part 2: Early Semi-Retirement
Did you know that there are alternative retirement options to traditional and early retirement? In this 3 part mini-series we’ll be talking about 3 different retirement types that can help you get freedom before reaching Financial Independence.
Today’s topics:
We dive into alternative retirement option 2: Early Semi-Retirement:
- 1. We introduce what Early Semi-Retirement is and how it can help you on your FI journey.
- 2. We look at strategies you can use to get to Early Semi-Retirement (Coast FI and Barista FIRE)
- 3. We discuss the pros and cons when thinking about Early Semi-Retirement.
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
13 min - 9. Alternative Retirement Options - Part 1: Mini-Retirements (a.k.a Sabbaticals or Career Breaks)
Did you know that there are alternative retirement options to traditional and early retirement? On the next few episodes we’ll be talking about 3 different retirement types that will help you get freedom before reaching Financial Independence.
Today’s topics:
We dive into alternative retirement option 1: Mini Retirements
- 1. We introduce what mini-retirements are (AKA a Sabbatical, Career Break or Adult Gap Year).
- 2. The four factors you need to consider when planning a mini-retirement.
- 3. We discuss the pros and cons when thinking about a mini-retirement.
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
15 min - 8. The 5 Stages of the Money Journey and How to Move Up the Different Stages (Pt. 2)
What stage of the money journey are you on and how exactly do you move from stage to stage?
Today’s episode is a continuation of the previous episode (episode 7).
Today’s topics:
We discuss practical tips on how to move up each stage of the money journey. Here are the five stages we talk about:
- Stage 1: the ‘YOLO Life’ stage
- Stage 2: the ‘Debt Free Life' stage
- Stage 3: the ‘Investing Life’ stage
- Stage 4: the ‘FU Life’ stage
- Stage 5: the ‘FI Life’ stage
Freedom Before FI Links:
- Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
- Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
- Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at [email protected]
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice
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About Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)
From the publisher's feed
The road to Financial Independence (FI) can seem long and out of reach. Luckily, there are ways to get freedom way before reaching FI!
Using FI strategies and Life Design, we discuss practical tips to help you buy your time back, so you can start enjoying your journey to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), instead of delaying your freedom until you retired.
Whether you want to be debt free, quit a job, spend more time with family, start a passion project, change career, take a sabbatical, find purpose, do nomadic travel or even geographic arbitrage, we got you covered. Let's do this!
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