Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)

Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)

By Greg, a Life Design and FI EnthusiastEducationSelf-Improvement
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Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE) episodes

  • 7. The 5 Stages of The Money Journey, and Its Importance to Your Freedom (Pt.1)

    Did you know that we are all on a ‘money journey’ and that there are stages to this journey. Knowing what stage you’re at is crucial to achieving your freedom lifestyle.


    Today’s topics:

    An overview of the Freedom Before FI Money Stages:

    • 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
      • Plus two hidden stages which we talk about on the episode.

      • 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 www.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
      • 6. The 7 Steps To Buy Your Freedom (A Beginner's Guide to FIRE)

        Todays episode is an overview of the basics of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) and personal finance.

        Today’s topics:

        A beginner’s 7 step guide on how to buy your freedom:

        • Step 1: Your Vision and Future Goals
        • Step 2: Education & Financial Literacy
        • Step 3: Earning 
        • Step 4: Saving and Controlling your Spending
        • Step 5: Investing
        • Step 6: Staying the Course
        • Step 7: Buying Freedom 

          • Bonus Tip
          • 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

              25 min
            • 5. How to Create Your Life Goals and Find Purpose in 5 Steps (Mini Life Design Course)

              Are you not sure what to do with your life and need some direction to find your purpose? Join me on this episode where we help you identify your life goals.


              Today’s topics:

              • The importance of having a life vision and life goals
              • We walk through a short exercise you can do to help you figure out what your life goals are (5 questions and 5 minutes each)
              • Reviewing and refining your answers 
              • Sorting out your priority goals so you can take action on them daily, weekly or monthly 
              • 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


                  20 min
                • 4. What Makes Up a Successful Life

                  Do we really need loads of money to have a successful life? How exactly do we measure success in our lives? We’ll try to dive into these meaty questions on this episode.


                  Today’s topics:

                  • How is a successful life defined
                  • Why each person should have their own definition of a successful life
                  • The measure of success - does it have to be big or small 
                  • The connection of money and happiness in our lives
                  • A simple and powerful question that can help us achieve a successful life
                  • Some follow up exercises to give us more clarity on our answer to the previous question
                  • My definition of a successful life

                  • 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

                      18 min
                    • 3. Alternative and More Attainable Paths to Financial Independence (Intro Series - Part 3)

                      Do we need to reach early retirement to live our ideal lives? What if we can live our ideal lives now?


                      We discuss alternative and potentially more enjoyable paths to Financial Independence that help us enjoy our lives way before retirement.


                      Today’s topics:

                      • Quick intro into alternative FIRE paths
                      • My thoughts on the changing landscape of FIRE
                      • Debt Freedom
                      • FU Money
                      • Coast FIRE
                      • Barista FIRE (and Flamingo FIRE)
                      • FIRE (Lean FIRE, Traditional FIRE and Fat Fire)

                      • 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 www.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
                      • 2. Creating and Living Your Ideal Life - An Intro to Life Design (Intro Series Part 2)

                        How we can use Life Design to start enjoying our lives now and live in alignment with our values.


                        Today’s topics:

                        • What exactly is life design (or lifestyle design)
                        • The pitfalls of not using life design
                        • Life design as an ongoing process 
                        • A quick exercise on how to use life design today
                        • An even quicker exercise on how to deploy life design with just a couple of questions

                        • 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 www.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

                          11 min
                        • 1. The Truth About Retirement and Early Retirement (Intro Series - Part 1)

                          Is retirement all that it’s cracked up to be? Maybe or maybe not.


                          Today’s topics:

                          • Some common reasons for seeking early retirement or FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) and see if we can reframe them to enjoy our lives now
                          • The problems with traditional retirement and what we can learn from them
                          • What I learned from my Dad about Baby Boomers and their working culture
                          • What struggles FIRE bloggers have had with traditional FIRE and what we can learn from them
                          • The main source of purpose for retirees 

                          • 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 www.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
                          • Freedom Before FI Trailer

                            Here's a quick trailer to explain what the Freedom Before FI podcast is all about. (Btw, just in case you didn't know, FI stands for Financial Independence), enjoy!




                            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 www.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

                            2 min

                          About Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)

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                          The road to Financial Independence (FI) can seem long and out of reach. Luckily, there are ways to get freedom way before reaching FI!

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