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124 | Dirtbag Millionaire | Chris Mamula
Chris Mamula, the "Dirtbag Millionaire," describes the mistakes he made on the way to FIRE, the challenges he facing in his early retirement, and the…
123R | Hail Mary FI
Brad and Jonathan give us an update about the "Playing with FIRE" documentary, hail mary FI and how to build an escape route from the corporate hiera…
123 | Rich & Regular
Kiersten and Julien from Rich and Regular talk about the specific challenges that the black community faces on their journey to FI. Recognizing the f…
122R | Dividend Deep Dive
Brad and Jonathan are joined by Brian Feroldi and Karsten from Early Retirement Now. With the goal of gaining a deeper understanding of dividend inve…
122 | Intro To Dividend Investing
Dividend investing has been a hotly debated topic in the FI community. Brad and Jonathan dive into the details of dividend investing with Craig from …
121R | How to Get Any Job
Brad and Jonathan sleep habits, energy efficiency, and the best ways to land a job with Chris Hutchins from Grove. For details, visit the show notes …
121 | Tread Lightly on the Path to FI
Angela from Tread Lightly Retire Early has been an active member of the ChooseFI community for around two years. She has built a life that combines F…
120R | Find the Range
Jonathan and Brad discuss wielding the flexibility of money, how to move to the upper end of your salary range, and hunting with eagles in Mongolia. …
120 | Your Money and Your Relationships | Jean Chatzky
Jean Chatzky is a well-respected figure in the personal finance community. The financial editor of the NBC Today Show and author of several books is …
119R | Position of Strength
Jonathan and Brad discuss their favorite books from 2018, negotiating from a position of power, career hacking, and what they would do differently if…
119 | Everything is Negotiable | Mr. Refined by Fire
Mr. Refined from Refined by Fire has overcome a staggering amount of debt that accumulated from student loans and medical bills. After finding the FI…
118R | What is Socially Responsible Investing?
Talent stacking, becoming a renaissance man, and financial infidelity: We recap Monday's show and highlight some listener comments. For more informat…
118 | From Financial Infidelity to His & Her Money
118 | Talaat McNeely from His and Her Money talks about how his money mistakes led to financial infidelity. Most importantly, he shares how he was ab…
117R | Build a Portfolio
Brad and Jonathan discuss "the Kleenex" of low-cost mutual funds, Bradley Rice's story about choosing to move towards part-time work, and make an ann…
117 | Making the Case for Part Time | Bradley Rice
Bradley Rice has successfully reclaimed the hours in his day by transitioning to part-time work. He made this unconventional choice to take back his …
116R | Escape
Karen Hoxmeier joins the show to share how and why she built a coupon-sharing website, Brad and Jonathan talk about optimizing food, taxes and home i…
116 | Adoption, FFLC & the House of FI | Wendy Mays
116 | Wendy Mays, from House of FI, tells the story of growing her family from 4 to 8 through adoption all while moving states and changing careers, …
115R | How to Get Out of Debt
115R | A how-to conversation about strategies for tackling consumer debt, a review of Monday’s episode with Bonnie Traux, and a few updates about the…
115 | Poverty, Divorce and FI by 43 | Bonnie Truax
115 | Bonnie Truax, a blogger and early retiree, shares her story of growing up below the poverty line, scraping her way out of inherited debt, reach…
114R | Fine Tuning the College Equation
114R | Brian Eufinger returns to fill the gaps and address questions from the community about PSATs and National Merit Scholars, Brad and Jonathan di…