What is Rebel Finance School?

Why JL Collins thinks Rebel Finance School is the worst business model ever

The top 4 limiting beliefs people have about money

Why you aren't what you think

How to overcome limiting beliefs

Parrilla Don Julio

Alan Donegan's Blog

The Donegans

Guest host Carla Cash stopped by to talk about the book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber. This book has resonated with so many people who have struggled with finding meaning in their work. We go through the different categories of BS jobs and talked about our own personal experiences with them.

Links: Mary Poppins: Finding Joy in Money and Work

This hilarious episode is full of our typical shenanigans, but also some nuggets of wisdom! Carl and Doug were joined by Carl's wife, Mindy Jensen from Bigger Pockets, and Rachel from Money Honey. The four of us fielded questions from the Rocky Mountain CampFI audience. A few highlights:

How to chase FI with small children

How to transition from being a small landlord to a big one

Side hustles and self promotion

Whether to take out a mortgage

Investing in syndications

Paying off students early versus investing

How hard is the real estate license test

Working towards FI or an interesting career

Links:

Bigger Pockets

Money Honey

We've talked before about how start-up stories are the oxygen that inspires entrepreneurs to build businesses and make progress. With that in mind: meet Ken, who moved to the UK from Nigeria when we was 14 years old, survived bullying, thrived at school, got into the corporate world and then jumped ship to build his own business. If start-up stories are oxygen for the entrepreneur's soul then get ready to breath deeply!

Links:

https://thehumblepenny.com/

Doug and Carl talk about doing scary things and getting outside your comfort zone. Doug started dance lessons with his wife! And he found that terrifying.

The urge to make money

Retire is a bad word

The value of community

Why planning is bad

Redefining yourself

The role of money

Why FIRE is the best insurance policy

Don't wait to live

Links:

1500 Days to Freedom - Think different and escape the rat race.

Doug and guest host, Carla Cash, talk about the day they discovered FI. We talk about if it was a light bulb moment or a gradual shift in thinking.

Carl was out on PTO — out sick or at the beach or something...

Check out Pennies and Popcorn.  (you can get to all the episodes here)

COVID car trip

How long does it take to decompress?

New sleep habits

Inflation

Discovering FIRE

Links:

Home Life after Financial Independence - Post FI Life

42 Changes We Made After Discovering FI

Afford Anything

Choose FI

Mr. Money Mustache

Inflation is going crazy, so are we doing anything different?

Carl was out sick, and he's nearly out of PTO days...

Anyway, Carla from Pennies and Popcorn filled in.  (you can get to all the episodes here)

In this episode, we talk to Steve, who recruited us to chime in on whether he is ready to retire. His net worth sits at about $1.7 million, including $30k in a college fund, $760k in brokerage accounts, $1.4 million in real estate, with about $900k in equity. He has eight rental properties that cash flow about $1,000 a month. Is he ready to pull the trigger? We go through his concerns and all the details.