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

In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today, you will hear the transformational books that have helped them in their journeys. These books are mainly self development and personal finance/financial freedom related. There are also some podcast and YouTube channel recommendations as well.

On this second part you will hear from the following guests:

1. Episode 33: Sabbatical Coach Lyndall Farley (Beyond a Break Community) Link to Episode 
2. Episode 35: Career Coach Lisa Hoashi Link to Episode
3. Episode 40: Career Break Expert Katrina Mcghee Link to Episode
4. Episode 42: Shang Saavedra, from Save My Cents Link to Episode  
5. Episode 53: Matt from the Financial Imagineer Link to 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]
• Instagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link 

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice

In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today, you will hear the transformational books that have helped shape their lives. These books are mainly self development and personal finance/financial freedom related. There are also some podcast and YouTube channel recommendations as well.

On this first part you will hear from the following guests:

1. Episode 18: Allen from Bohol is Awesome Link To Episode 
2. Episode 20: Kenneth, founder of the FIRE Movement PH Facebook Group Link To Episode
3. Episode 22: Dave Visaya, from the Big Picture PH Link to Episode
4. Episode 24: Steve, from the Frugal Expat YouTube channel Link to 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]
• Instagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link 

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice

In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets and continuing with that theme you will hear the positive daily habits that have helped them in their journeys. On this second part you’ll hear from the following guests:

Episode 35: Career Coach Lisa Hoashi Link to Episode

Episode 40: Career Break Expert Katrina Mcghee Link to Episode

Episode 42: Shang Saavedra, from Save My Cents Link to Episode

Episode 53: Matt from the Financial Imagineer Link to 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]
• Instagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link 

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice

In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets and continuing with the theme you will hear the simple daily habits that have helped them in their journeys. On this first part you will hear from the following guests:

1. Episode 20: Kenneth, founder of the FIRE Movement PH Facebook Group & Cacao Culture Link To Episode
2. Episode 22: Dave Visaya, from the Big Picture PH Link to Episode
3. Episode 24: Steve, from the Frugal Expat YouTube channel Link to Episode
4. Episode 33: Sabbatical Coach Lyndall Farley (Beyond a Break Community) Link to 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]

• Instagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link 

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice

In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets starting with their most import life lesson so far in their journeys. On this second part you will hear from the following guests (guest 6-9):

1. Episode 35: Career Coach Lisa Hoashi Link to Episode
2. Episode 40: Career Break Expert Katrina Mcghee Link to Episode
3. Episode 42: Shang Saavedra, from Save My Cents Link to Episode
4. Episode 53: Matt from the Financial Imagineer Link to 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

In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets starting with their most import life lesson so far in their journeys. On this first part you will hear from the following guests (5 of 9):

1. Episode 18: Allen from Bohol is Awesome Link To Episode
2. Episode 20: Kenneth, founder of the FIRE Movement PH Facebook Group & Cacao Culture Link To Episode
3. Episode 22: Dave Visaya, from the Big Picture PH Link to Episode
4. Episode 24: Steve, from the Frugal Expat YouTube channel Link to Episode
5. Episode 33: Sabbatical Coach Lyndall Farley (Beyond a Break Community) Link to 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

Ryan is the host of Making Money Simple, a personal finance platform helping people (mainly based in the UK) save and invest. He’s been steadily investing for 7-8 years, amassing around 140k pounds in investments mainly through global index funds. He recently moved from the UK to Australia and calls himself a ‘normal bloke’. On this episode, Ryan breaks down the step by step process of how to invest in global index funds from his book ‘Stop Waiting Start Investing: Build Wealth With 10 Minutes Of Work’.

The things you’ll learn:

• Ryan’s quick intro
• What life is like in Melbourne, Australia
• How he invests from Australia
• Ryan’s hobbies and interests on his FI journey
• Is Making Money Simple his Ikigai
• His investment portfolio allocation (140k GBP total invested)
• Global index funds and why he recommends them
• How much money Ryan has invested compared to gains
• Books that influenced his investing journey
• Mistakes he’s made on the journey
• Ryan’s FI target number
• Balancing saving and living a good life
• Why he wrote the book Stop Waiting Start Investing
• How beginners can start investing
• Part 1 - Investing foundation
• Part 2 - Index funds Overview
• Part 3 - 3 step blueprint to investing (platforms, tax-advantaged accounts, index funds)
• How much to invest monthly
• Potential Part 4 of the book

Quick-fire round questions at the end:

1. Something you wished you done 10 years ago?
2. The daily habits that helped Ryan in his life
3. Ryans most important lesson in life
4. Ryans transformational book recommendations
5. 1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started investing

Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/Ik-6zVrjUVM?si=VS9M17utKTStE1vv

Ryan’s Websites/Socials:

• Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Waiting-Start-Investing-Minutes/dp/1804090786 +
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/makingmoneysimple/ 
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneysimple/?hl=en 
• Website: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/ 
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingMoneySimple 
• Coaching: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/my-resources 

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

Sometimes you need to shut off or put yourself in a situation without gadgets and gismo’s to reflect and think. Long distance running events are a great way to do that. I recently ran a 16km race in Manila and I was reminded of some key life lessons - on the financial independence journey - while on the race and I wanted to share them with you.

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

Our guest today Andy Ovaseas retired early at 35 and used Geoarbitrage (living in a low cost of living country) as well as tax advantages living in South America (Panama) to help him get there. Andy writes at the blog ’60 Seconds to FIRE’ and also is the author of the book the ‘Ultimate Mini-Retirement Guide'. He also runs a Facebook group ‘Retire with Geo FIRE’ which has over 2,700 members and counting.

The things you’ll learn:

• How long Andy has been FI
• The reality of being Financially Independent 
• How being FI has made him more productive
• His journey to get to FI by 35 
• How he started investing in Crypto 
• Why he moved to Panama (and Tax Advantages)
• The Basics of Options Trading and how he uses it to earn an income
• His monthly passive income targets
• How you can return an extra 10+ % from trading Options
• How Options pays for his living costs 
• How others can move to tax advantage country and also trade options for income
• Benefits and challenges of doing geoarbitrage in Panama
• Mini-retirement guide book - introducing the book and why he wrote it
• Advice for anyone thinking about geoarbitrage and mini-retirements - using the book as a guide - step by step process from before the trip to while on the trip
• Integrating into a new community 

Quick-fire round questions at the end:

1. Something you wished you done 10 years ago?
2. The daily habits that helped Andy in his life
3. Andy’s most important lesson in life
4. Andy’s transformational book recommendations
5. 1-2 small things listeners can do this week to help them retire early

Andys Websites/Socials:

• Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15XJXUESbz/Retire with GeoFire 
• Andys Book: The Ultimate Mini-Retirement Guide: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWKVB2M4
• Substack: https://60secondstofire.substack.com/
• FAT FIRE Conference (more details in the FB group)

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

We have been trained since we were young to approach happiness in the wrong way. On this episode we talk about the alternative way to approach our lives so that we can lead fulfilled lives on our journey to Financial Independence. 

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