The Irish FIRE Podcast

In this episode, Michael continues his conversation with Kel, AKA Mrs Smart Money, who embarked on a "No Spend Year™" in 2019. She reduced her family's expenses by over €27,000, leading her to write a best-selling book, Mindful Money: More Money, More Freedom, More Happiness, became QFA qualified and became a money coach. Since her no spend year, she has harnessed her scientific background to create a powerful coaching formula to help others build the lives they deserve.

In part 2, Kel shares details of what happened after her no spend year and how she was able to follow her passion to help more people take control of their finances.

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In this episode, Michael talks with Kel, AKA Mrs Smart Money, who embarked on a "No Spend Year™" in 2019. She reduced her family's expenses by over €27,000, leading her to write a best-selling book, Mindful Money: More Money, More Freedom, More Happiness, became QFA qualified and became a money coach. Since her no spend year, she has harnessed her scientific background to create a powerful coaching formula to help others build the lives they deserve.

In part 1, Kel shares details of what led her to adopt the no spend year and how things played out as she embarked on this unconventional path.

Or you can catch up with her daily insights over on Instagram:

In this episode, Michael takes a close look at intentional money spending.  He explains how becoming good at spending money is a skill and gives examples of good and bad money spending habits.

In this episode, Michael talks to Stephen about travel and FIRE.  Stephen is originally from Ireland but has spent time in Canada as well as countries all over the world.  Stephen spent 6 and a half years back packing around the world, while saving for FIRE.  Stephen works in hospitality, picking up jobs as he travels, traveling on a budget and saving for FI at the same time.

These days, Stephen is semi FI and he talks with Michael about how he built this lifestyle, how he will adapt with children, offers travel advise and how he defines his FIRE lifestyle.

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https://www.youtube.com/@outoftheboxtraveler

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https://mrsmoneyhacker.com/

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 In this episode, Michael talks with Andrew, who was last on the podcast in 2021 talking about Investment Trusts.  This time, Michael and Andrew compared property VS stock.  Likely the most discussed topic on many FIRE groups, what is the better investment, property or stocks?

Andrew looks at the pros and cons of each and makes a conclusion about the better investment.

Disclaimer: Michael and Andrew are not professional investors and nothing in this episode should be considered financial advise.

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In this episode, Michael continues his conversation with Tom, a 26 year old pharmaceutical salesperson based in Wexford.

Tom, a 26 year old pharmaceutical salesperson based in Wexford, shares his FIRE story with Michael.  Tom was able to save €40,000 by the time he was 25 and purchase his first house aged 26.

In this episode, Michael pays tribute to the Money Flamingo website (https://www.moneyflamingo.com).  He mentions how Tina's work has been a huge motivator for him, especially since 2021 and explores how many attributes from the Money Flamingo website are starting to apply to his own FIRE journey.

In this episode, Michael answers a few questions that he has received over the last few weeks from podcast listeners.

Investment Trusts with Andew:

Legal Deductions when you own your own company episode:

In this episode, Michael discusses the basic things that one needs to do to become a property investor.  He covers the ins and outs of looking for the right property to buy, to negotiating through the sales process.  The episode covers things such as the Rent Pressure Zone in Ireland, but is also suitable for listeners overseas.