The FI School

The FI School

By Jared Mataitusi and Russell FlynnEducationSelf-Improvement
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The FI School episodes

  • 002 | FI or FIRE?

    Where does retirement come from?

    What if there was another way?

    What if you could retire earlier?

    What would you do with your life if money wasn’t a limiting factor?

    That is what Financial Independence is all about. Finding meaning in life, and getting your money to support your vision.


    If you'd like to ask us a question, email us at [email protected] and we might just feature your question on a future episode!

    48 min
  • 000 | What are your Money Stories?

    Where do your beliefs around money come from? School, your parents, tv?

    In today's episode, Russell and Jared talk about their own money stories. Tune in for the lessons learned from:

    • Learning how to have a successful lemonade stand
    • Selling choir tickets in a white tie tuxedo
    • Saving money for the future as a kid
    • and more!

      • To discover your own money stories, ask yourself these questions:

      • Did my parents ever talk about money? What did they say about money?
      • Was I in any groups or clubs that made me sell things for fundraisers?
      • Did I save up to buy things, or did I spend all the money I had?
      • Did I ever see something I wanted, then figured out how to earn the money to buy it?

        • Imagine an XY axis:

        • The x-axis is our money-making belief spectrum:
        • People range from "I can only make as much as my job will pay me" to "If I'm creative and work hard, the sky is my limit to how much I can earn"
        • The y-axis is our frugality belief spectrum:
        • People range from "I need to save all of my money" to "I need to spend all of my money"

          • Where do you fall on the graph? What can you do to change your position?

          If we understand where our money stories come from, we can choose to develop new beliefs about money -- beliefs that push us towards our goals!


          If you'd like to ask us a question, email us at [email protected] and we might just feature your question on a future episode!

          50 min
        • 001 | The Power of Learning

          Best Introduction to FI Book:

          -The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins

          Best Introduction to FI Podcast:

          -ChooseFI.

          Best FI Real Estate Podcast:

          -BiggerPockets.

          Best DIY Entrepreneurship Podcast:

          -The Rebel Entrepreneur.

          Podcasts in my daily/weekly rotation:

          -Afford Anything (General FI and Real Estate podcast)

          -All the Hacks (Travel hacks and life hacks)

          -Radical Personal Finance (Former financial planner that takes a slightly contrarian view towards FI which is really helpful to keep you from blindly drinking kool aid)

          -YNAB (The You Need A Budget software's podcast. You can get the budgeting software for free for a year if you're a student.)

          -Beginning Balance (YNAB business podcast)

          -Mad Fientist 

          -Bigger Pockets Money Podcast

          -Mile High FI

          -Mind Your Business

          -Eventual Millionaire

          -Stacking Benjamins

          -Military Money Manual

          -The Military Millionaire Podcast

          Not finance related podcasts I listen to:

          -Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

          -Art of Manliness

          -Valuetainment

          -The Ed Mylett Show

          -The Tim Ferris Show

          -Impact Theory


          If you'd like to ask us a question, email us at [email protected] and we might just feature your question on a future episode!

          54 min

        About The FI School

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        A podcast dedicated to helping young achievers open their eyes to the world of possibilities and build the life of their dreams. Jared and Russell are two dudes who discuss topics centered around…