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How I Save Half of My Income as a Firefighter, While Living in an Expensive City -- with Kim E.

How I Save Half of My Income as a Firefighter, While Living in an Expensive City -- with Kim E.

#139: Five years ago, at age 29, Kim E. started her first professional, salaried full-time job, working as a firefighter for the City of Austin, Texa…

Marla Taner – Striving for Happiness After Early Retirement

Marla Taner – Striving for Happiness After Early Retirement

My good friend Marla Taner joined me on the Financial Independence Podcast to go deep into some early-retirement topics that aren’t often discussed. …

Should I Choose a Roth vs. Traditional IRA and 401k for Early Retirement?

Should I Choose a Roth vs. Traditional IRA and 401k for Early Retirement?

#128: Antonia, 27, wants to retire in 15 years. She's trying to figure out whether to contribute to pre-tax or after-tax retirement accounts. Most f…

276: Early Retirement ($10k/Month) by Age 35 with Bryce Stewart

276: Early Retirement ($10k/Month) by Age 35 with Bryce Stewart

Why work at a lame job until you’re too old to enjoy the life you’ve been given? If you are looking to get out of the rat race earlier, this is one e…

Ask Paula - I'm Retiring at 53. How Will Early Retirement Impact My Social Security?

Ask Paula - I'm Retiring at 53. How Will Early Retirement Impact My Social Security?

#120: Roger Whitney, age 51, calls himself The Retirement Answer Man. As a financial planner, investment analyst and podcast host, he focuses on help…

9: Financial Independence at Age 30 (by House Hacking + Side Hustles) with Drew from Guy On Fire

9: Financial Independence at Age 30 (by House Hacking + Side Hustles) with Drew from Guy On Fire

What would happen if someone had early financial independence in mind right out the gate, upon graduating college? Imagine the amount of money that p…

WCI #40: Physician on Fire Update

WCI #40: Physician on Fire Update

Physician on Fire and WCI discuss his transition to part time work, his safe withdrawal rate, and slow traveling with his family. They also answer ma…

Is the FIRE Movement Dying? (plus an intro to Better)

Is the FIRE Movement Dying? (plus an intro to Better)

Is the FIRE movement dying? One blogger says that it might be, so we bring in our crack team of Paula Pant, Len Penzo and The Other Guy...and well, y…

WCI #37: Introducing the WCI Online Course: Fire Your Financial Advisor

WCI #37: Introducing the WCI Online Course: Fire Your Financial Advisor

This episode is an introduction to the new WCI course, Fire Your Financial Advisor! Over the years that I’ve been helping doctors and other high inco…

052 | FIRE State of the Union | Todd Tresidder | Risk Management

052 | FIRE State of the Union | Todd Tresidder | Risk Management

052 | Todd Tresidder from Financial Mentor comes on the show to share his perspective on the traditional way FI is taught ( FIRE State of the Union) …

Physician on FIRE – Geographic Arbitrage, Sunk Costs, and Gangsta Rap

Physician on FIRE – Geographic Arbitrage, Sunk Costs, and Gangsta Rap

It’s been a while since I posted a new Financial Independence Podcast episode but I’m excited to share one with you today! Mr. and Mrs. 1500 from 150…

From $52,000 In Debt To Early Retirement (with Deacon Hayes)

From $52,000 In Debt To Early Retirement (with Deacon Hayes)

Thinking about retiring early but you're stuck in neutral with your debt? Maybe it's time to change your money habits. Deacon Hayes (recent winner of…

Skipping College, Frugality, Early Retirement and Side Hustles: The People of FinCon 2017

Skipping College, Frugality, Early Retirement and Side Hustles: The People of FinCon 2017

What's your money story? Today we hear fantastic stories from the phenomenal people who attend FinCon...and man, did they not disappoint. The only ru…

046 | Our Next Life | The Reveal | Are you Ready for Early Retirement?

046 | Our Next Life | The Reveal | Are you Ready for Early Retirement?

046 | In today's podcast we have a wide-ranging conversation with Ms. ONL from Our Next Life on her decision to stop being anonymous on the blog to w…

253: Your Escape Plan: How to Make Early “Retirement” a Reality

253: Your Escape Plan: How to Make Early “Retirement” a Reality

Quit my job? “That’s stupid,” Kim Anderson said. But she eventually did, and it turned out to be a really smart move. Together with her husband Cress…

The Pros and (Mostly) Cons of Early Retirement (plus Kathryn Minshew from TheMuse.com)

The Pros and (Mostly) Cons of Early Retirement (plus Kathryn Minshew from TheMuse.com)

Are there more pros or cons to retiring early? A new Investopedia piece says there are definitely more cons than pros. Does our roundtable team agree…

Ask Paula - The Early Retirement Episode

Ask Paula - The Early Retirement Episode

#94: Early retirement? Yes please. This week, I answer questions from the audience community around early retirement planning, health savings and deb…

038R | Firewalker

038R | Firewalker

038R | In today's podcast we discuss Episode 38 The Why of FI plus we announce three of the finalists for the business building competition with Alan…

Michael Kitces – The 4% Rule and Financial Planning for Early Retirement

Michael Kitces – The 4% Rule and Financial Planning for Early Retirement

One of the internet’s most-respected retirement researchers and financial planners, Michael Kitces, joins me for an episode of the Financial Independ…