Mile High FI Podcast

Mini-Retirements, Travel, & Redefining Success | MHFI 159


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Doug and Carl talk to Amy Minkley, founder of FI Freedom Retreats and all around stellar human.
  • Discovering FIRE
  • How a chaotic childhood shaped Amy’s money views
  • Studying History at university
  • Moving to Asia to teach ESL
  • Overworking to feel worthy
  • Job induced depression
  • The incredible benefits of mini-retirements
  • Two More Year Syndrome
  • Traveling with purpose
  • FartFIRE
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    Links
    • FI Freedom Retreat
    • Facebook page
    • Facebook event
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    • Amy’s Journey to FI on YouTube
    • Choose FI
    • EconoMe
    • Doug’s site - Check out the NEW Sleep Post.
    • Carl’s blog: 1500 Days
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      1500 Days, Carl's Blog about Early Retirement

      0:00 Intro
      1:03 How Amy discovered FIRE
      5:00 Growing up
      8:58 University
      14:38 Living abroad
      17:10 Are gap years mini-retirements?
      22:29 Finding community
      28:25 Amy's first FI retreat
      30:51 The One Year syndrome
      36:16 Amy's FI Freedom retreat
      38:30 Making friends
      40:51 The perfect day
      43:58 Where you can find Amy
      47:19 Soundcheck
      ...more
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