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Jessica Strull with Women Who Money talks about how professional development benefits your finances

Episode 2201: How Professional Development Benefits Your Finances by Jessica Strull

The co-founders of Women Who Money are Amy Blacklock from Life Zemplified and Vicki Cook, from Make Smarter Decisions. Vicki and Amy connected initially online and eventually met in person at a financial conference in the fall of 2017.

They’ve both reached financial independence and left full-time work to devote more time to family, pursue passion projects, and embrace fun and challenging opportunities.

They enjoy collaborating on original content and sharing great articles written by and for women.

The original post is located here: https://womenwhomoney.com/continual-professional-development-benefits-finances/

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Marjolein Dilven helps you stick to your budget

Episode 2200: How to Stick to Your Budget - 9 Motivation Tips by Marjolein Dilven

Marjolein is the founder of Radical FIRE. She has a finance and economics background with a master’s in Finance. Radical FIRE is a personal finance blog that helps you live your dream life by making more money and investing. They want you to reach your financial goals and have fun while doing it! 

The original post is located here: https://radicalfire.com/stick-to-your-budget/

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Jeremy Jacobson of Go Curry Cracker talks about what he would do if he retired early today

Episode 2199: If I Were Retiring Early Today by Jeremy Jacobson

Winnie Tseng is from Taiwan and is the Go Curry Cracker resident photographer. After working in high tech, she found her real love making magic happen behind the camera and in the kitchen. Now she travels the world in search of new flavors and images.

Jeremy Jacobson is from the United States and is the Go Curry Cracker blog writer. His love of learning and adventure make permanent travel the ideal lifestyle.

The original post is located here: https://www.gocurrycracker.com/if-i-were-retiring-early-today/#more-15352

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Len Penzo shares two shorts posts covering why your luxury car doesn't impress smart people and what the difference is between cheap and frugal

Episode 2198: Why Your Expensive Luxury Car Doesn’t Impress Smart People AND What Is the Difference Between Cheap and Frugal? by Len Penzo

Len Penzo writes about personal finance and macroeconomics on his eponymous personal finance blog, which has been twice-honored as a Kiplinger Best Money Blog, and honored with two Plutus Awards for Best Personal Finance Blog. 

 Len’s personal finance articles have been featured in the New York Times, MSN, Business Insider, Money, Time, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Yahoo! Finance, CBS MoneyWatch and Clark Howard, just to name a few. 

 His focus is on the importance of personal responsibility — not only for our personal finances, but also for everything else we do in life.

The original posts are located here: https://lenpenzo.com/blog/id1145-why-your-expensive-luxury-car-doesnt-impress-smart-people-or-me-2.html & https://lenpenzo.com/blog/id8068-you-can-call-me-almost-anything-but-please-dont-call-me-cheap-3.html

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Jim Wang with Get Rich Slowly helps you prepare for buying a home

Episode 2197: How to Prepare for Buying a Home by Jim Wang

J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate.

The original post is located here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/how-to-prepare-for-buying-a-home/

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Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey talks about what to do if you're older and don't have a retirement plan

Episode 2196: Older and Don’t Have a Retirement Plan? Do This by Christina Browning

Amon and Christina are former federal government employees that focused on saving, making, and investing money so that they could grow enough wealth in their investments to never have to work again.

And, guess what? They did it! At the age of 39, they reached financial independence, quit their jobs, and retired!

If you’re interested in learning how to save, make and invest money on the road to financial independence and retiring early (i.e., FIRE) - their site is for you!

Subscribe to their YouTube channel for more how-to videos on how to make, save, and invest more money in the pursuit of financial independence.

The original post is located here: https://www.ourrichjourney.com/post/older-and-dont-have-a-retirement-plan-do-this

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Leo Babauta of Zen Habits shares how to wait less.

Episode 2195: How to Wait Less by Leo Babauta

Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It's about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what's important, create something amazing, find happiness.

The original post is located here: http://zenhabits.net/wait

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FIRECracker with JLCollinsNH.com shares why you should buy your freedom and rent the rest.

Episode 2194: Buy Your Freedom; Rent the Rest by FIRECracker

Mr. Collins is a senior executive with extensive P&L experience and a proven track record of growing revenue and profitability, integrating acquisitions, launching new products, developing and implementing business plans, creating powerful marketing strategies, building strong customer relationships and building effective teams. He is experienced in a broad range of markets including technology, automotive, investments, design engineering, electronics manufacturing, construction, horticulture and energy.

Mr. Collins is also an accomplished consultant, author and speaker. He is retired, but continues to write on his blog.

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https://jlcollinsnh.com/2016/10/21/buy-your-freedom-rent-the-rest/

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Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents tells you what to do when you can't pay your bills

Episode 2193: What To Do When You Can’t Pay Your Bills by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner created Making Sense of Cents in order to help improve her own finances. With diligence, she was able to pay off $38,000 in student debt in 7 months, kept track of progress, and helped readers along the way. She's currently touring North America and living out of an RV. You can learn more about her and see her monthly income reports at MakingSenseOfCents.com.

The original post is located here: https://www.makingsenseofcents.com/2016/02/what-to-do-when-you-cant-pay-your-bills.html

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Scott Rieckens of Playing With Fire talks about how to pay off your student loans quickly. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 2192: [Part 2] How to Pay Off Student Loans Fast On Your Path to FIRE by Scott Rieckens

A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a “dream life”: a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a boat club, and a BMW in the driveway. But underneath the surface, Scott was creatively stifled, depressed, and overworked trying to help pay for his family’s beach-town lifestyle. Then one day, Scott listened to a podcast interview that changed his life. Five months later, he had quit his job, convinced his family to leave their home, and cut their expenses in half. Follow Scott and his family as they devote everything to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), a subculture obsessed with maximizing wealth and happiness. Filled with inspiring case studies and powerful advice, Playing with FIRE is one family’s journey to acquire the one thing money can’t buy: a simpler — and happier — life.

 The original post is located here: https://www.playingwithfire.co/blog/how-to-pay-off-student-loans-fast-fire

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