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How to Know If You Can Retire Early

How to Know If You Can Retire Early

Laura reviews six steps for knowing if early retirement is right for you and tips for avoiding hefty penalties when tapping retirement accounts early.

544: 80-Hour Workweeks to Lean FIRE in 8 Years through Real Estate

544: 80-Hour Workweeks to Lean FIRE in 8 Years through Real Estate

Reaching financial independence and becoming a millionaire before the age of thirty?! While this path requires several years of ruthless saving, smar…

543: Finance Friday: How the “Middle-Class Trap” Stops Your Early Retirement

543: Finance Friday: How the “Middle-Class Trap” Stops Your Early Retirement

You dream of retiring early, but you’re stuck in the “middle-class trap.” You’ve built up a solid net worth, maybe own a rental property or two, and …

10 Tips to Optimize Taxes When You Retire Early

10 Tips to Optimize Taxes When You Retire Early

In this episode of the Personal Finance Podcast, we are going to talk about the 10 tips to optimize taxes when you retire early. How Andrew Can Help…

FAANG FIRE: One Year After Leaving Facebook To Live A Semi-Retired Life

FAANG FIRE: One Year After Leaving Facebook To Live A Semi-Retired Life

I catch up with Andre Nader, ex-Facebook employee about what he's been up to one year after leaving his day job.  We talk about being a stay-at-home …

538: Late Start, Early Retirement: The Huge Advantages of Investing Later in Life

538: Late Start, Early Retirement: The Huge Advantages of Investing Later in Life

Are you a late starter who wants to reach retirement (or early retirement)? Then we’ve got just what you need! We’re back with Bill Yount and Jackie …

Ask HTM - Budgeting with Gift Cards, Inheriting Debt, & the Hidden Costs of Early Retirement #841

Ask HTM - Budgeting with Gift Cards, Inheriting Debt, & the Hidden Costs of Early Retirement #841

Let’s dive into the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question y…

537: Late Start, Early Retirement: A Step-by-Step Guide to Get On Track to FI

537: Late Start, Early Retirement: A Step-by-Step Guide to Get On Track to FI

Got a late start on your retirement planning? Do you feel like you missed the boat and won’t be able to retire on your timeline? We’ve got good news …

Are You Ready to Retire Early?

Are You Ready to Retire Early?

"We're planning to retire early, starting in about 10 years. We want to pay off our home before early retirement. Would it be smarter to pour all our…

535: Achieving FIRE in Her 40s By Taking "Calculated" Risks

535: Achieving FIRE in Her 40s By Taking "Calculated" Risks

What would it take for you to achieve financial freedom? Now, think about what it would take for you to achieve it for your family. Many of us have p…

5 Steps to Achieve FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)

5 Steps to Achieve FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early)

Laura reviews variations of the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) movement. You'll learn several strategies to become financially free and …

Friday Flight - Guilt-Tipping, FIRE Freaks, & $40k Gyms! #825

Friday Flight - Guilt-Tipping, FIRE Freaks, & $40k Gyms! #825

Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines…

527: Retired at 49 on an Average Salary after Getting a “Late Start” to FIRE

527: Retired at 49 on an Average Salary after Getting a “Late Start” to FIRE

Think it’s too late for early retirement? Do you feel like just because you’re in your late thirties, forties, or fifties, FIRE doesn’t make sense fo…

489 | Freedom Before FIRE | Trip of a Lifestyle

489 | Freedom Before FIRE | Trip of a Lifestyle

In this episode: connecting points, the power of FU money, the early retirement era, and enjoying the journey. This week we are joined by returning g…

521: Full-Time FIRE and Traveling the World…All Thanks to Rentals!

521: Full-Time FIRE and Traveling the World…All Thanks to Rentals!

Could real estate investing help you reach financial freedom much sooner than you thought possible? Today’s guest had his world turned upside down by…

Real Estate FIRE w/ Alan Corey #806

Real Estate FIRE w/ Alan Corey #806

We love real estate! Any long-time listener of the podcast knows that we’re fans of investing in real estate. We both have a handful of rentals and a…

1259 - The “Dirty Little Secret” of the FIRE Movement — And Why It's Good News by G. Brian Davis

1259 - The “Dirty Little Secret” of the FIRE Movement — And Why It's Good News by G. Brian Davis

Love it or hate it, the financial independence, retire early (FIRE) movement has changed the conversation around financial planning. And any change t…

484 | A Family Journey From Debt to Early Retirement in a Decade | Joel and Emily Allen

484 | A Family Journey From Debt to Early Retirement in a Decade | Joel and Emily Allen

In this episode: wants vs needs, side hustles, tax planning, college hacking, travel rewards, mindset, and living your values. This week we are join…

504: Early Retirement at 36 by Doing What EVERY Entrepreneur Should

504: Early Retirement at 36 by Doing What EVERY Entrepreneur Should

If you want to reach early retirement, especially in your thirties, you’ll need to take some big risks. Today’s guest turned down what would have bee…

189: The Fed’s Plan “Backfired,” Now They’re Scrambling w/Logan Mohtashami

189: The Fed’s Plan “Backfired,” Now They’re Scrambling w/Logan Mohtashami

The Fed is putting us all in danger. With high rates, low inflation, a strong job market, and millions of Americans wishing they could buy a home (bu…