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157 | Atomic Habits | James Clear

157 | Atomic Habits | James Clear

James Clear, author of Atomic Habits , shares his story. The conversation dives into the difference between systems and goals. How To See Through Th…

156R | Coming Back From A Gap Year
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156R | Coming Back From A Gap Year

A gap year might seem unthinkable for some but Noah and Becky share exactly how they navigated their gap year. Plus, Brad and Jonathan discuss emerge…

Financial Independence Optional Retirement | Lisa from Mad Money Monster

Financial Independence Optional Retirement | Lisa from Mad Money Monster

In today's episode, you'll hear from Lisa who writes over at Mad Money Monster. She started off life poor, had a bad first relationship, then discov…

101: Building a Life of Financial Independence, Starting From Less Than Zero with Sunitha Rao

101: Building a Life of Financial Independence, Starting From Less Than Zero with Sunitha Rao

Sunitha Rao remembers a childhood of scarcity. Born to immigrant parents, some of her first memories are of her home being broken into, and her thing…

156 | Retire Before Mom And Dad | Rob Berger

156 | Retire Before Mom And Dad | Rob Berger

Rob Berger, founder of Dough Roller and Retire Before Mom and Dad, talks about the simple math of early retirement and more essential FI lessons that…

155R | Year End Tax Planning

155R | Year End Tax Planning

Sean Mullaney joins the show to discuss year-end tax planning. He goes into deductions, self-employment income, and how to get the most from your ded…

155 | Boundaries As A Single Parent On The Path To FI | Leslie Tayne

155 | Boundaries As A Single Parent On The Path To FI | Leslie Tayne

Leslie Tayne opens up about her journey as a single parent, financial problems in her first marriage, and how to move forward from debt. For more inf…

154R | Inception
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154R | Inception

Tim and Amy from Go With Less join Brad and Jonathan to discuss their unique travel strategy. Plus, tips on how to design your dream life. Some of th…

154 | Hacking The FAFSA | Brian Eufinger and Seonwoo Lee

154 | Hacking The FAFSA | Brian Eufinger and Seonwoo Lee

Graduating from college debt-free can accelerate the path to FI dramatically. Brian Eufinger and Seonwoo Lee share their best tips on hacking the FAF…

153R | Navigating Health Insurance
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153R | Navigating Health Insurance

On today’s Friday Roundup, Jonathan's shares his experience with health coverage after his wife welcomed a new baby into their family. We also discus…

153 | RIP Medical Debt | An Inside Look At Debt Collection And Forgiveness

153 | RIP Medical Debt | An Inside Look At Debt Collection And Forgiveness

Medical debt has the power to seriously hurt your financial future. Many Americans are faced with unavoidable medical debt that has crippled their fi…

The Biggest Thing the F.I.R.E Movement Gets Wrong (Financially Independent, Retire Early)

The Biggest Thing the F.I.R.E Movement Gets Wrong (Financially Independent, Retire Early)

Consider this your graduate degree in how to make FIRE a reality! Folks in the F.I.R.E (Financially Independent, Retire Early) Movement are set on r…

152R | Can I Retire Yet | A Case Study With Early Retirement Now

152R | Can I Retire Yet | A Case Study With Early Retirement Now

Big ERN comes on the show today to break down the numbers of Becky’s retirement plan. He works through their real numbers to determine how solid thei…

11.7.19 Employers offering more freedom; How to refi student loans

11.7.19 Employers offering more freedom; How to refi student loans

The FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement was a hot topic last year. People set early retirement goals and modified lifestyle dramatica…

From $52,000 in Debt to Early Retirement (RWD 99 w/ Deacon Hayes)

From $52,000 in Debt to Early Retirement (RWD 99 w/ Deacon Hayes)

How about a kick in the pants financially? Deacon Hayes got one...and today, you're going to get one too, especially if you want to be motivated to p…

97: Intentionally Choosing the Path to Financial Independence with Financial Mechanic
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97: Intentionally Choosing the Path to Financial Independence with Financial Mechanic

Financial Mechanic wanted a puppy - and her parents told her she could have one when her little sister turned her age (in four years). When she asked…

152 | Is it too late? | Becky Heptig
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152 | Is it too late? | Becky Heptig

Becky Heptig shares her personal story to show that FI is an attainable goal at any age. It is an encouraging story because it shows no matter what a…

151R | Fit Waist Fat Wallet
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151R | Fit Waist Fat Wallet

Using David Hauser’s framework from last week of decision making through split testing, Brad and Jonathan look at their sleep, fitness, and diet. For…

WCI #130: How to Retire Early as a Doctor with the Physician on Fire

WCI #130: How to Retire Early as a Doctor with the Physician on Fire

Have you ever dreamed of retiring from medicine in your 40s? In this episode we interview a doctor who actually did retire recently at the age of 43.…