Episode Summary:
In this week’s episode, we reflect on another unique year, 2021! We share it all, from what we’re most proud of personally to what we’ve learned and reflected on. We also share some of our favorite podcasts from the year, along with some of your favorite podcasts based on the numbers. Finally, we reminisce through everyone we’ve met and interviewed this year and give some teasers for what we’re most excited about in 2022.
Episode Notes:
We kick this episode off with a listener comment about greentoe.com and read some of the awesome reviews you all have left us over the last few months. We so appreciate it when you all leave us written reviews on apple podcasts.
This is our 129th episode and our 52nd episode this year. We haven’t missed a week since we started in Jan 2020, and we even did two episodes for some weeks during the start of covid. There’s so much to reflect on! We dive into our year-end reflections, favorites, and predictions:
- What we’re most proud of
- What we’ve learned
- Our favorite podcasts this year:
- #083 | Travel Hacking with Julia from Geobreeze Travel
- #085 | Untamed + Money – Mike and Maggie talk about their feelings
- #086 | Leaving Corporate America and changing the way we work with Rich + Regular
- #090 | Why you don’t need a financial planner
- #121 | Career advice from 30+ years in Corporate America
- #078 | A conversation with the ORIGINAL friends on FIRE (Mike’s dad + his friend Mark)
- #095 | How to stop caring what people think and start living
- #103 | Spending more time with your kids, a case for FIRE
- #093 | How to blow $600K with The Price of Avocado Toast
- #122 | Outrageous generosity, charitable giving, and gratitude, with Joel O’Leary
- #127 | Our early retirement plans and why are we still working!?
- Your favorite podcasts based on # of listens:
- #112 | How to know if you are FI
- #106 | Retiring at 30 with A Purple Life
- #108 | Mid-year expense review with our spouses
- #086 | Leaving Corporate America and changing the way we work with Rich + Regular
- #107 | Why you should reject Dave Ramsey’s Debt Snowball Method, and what to do instead
- #110 | Automating your finances to create better financial habits
- #096 | Freedom is the ultimate financial goal, not retirement
- #113 | 8 tips for financial wellness
- #109 | Talking to your partner about money
- The awesome people we got to meet and interview this year:
- Mike’s dad and his best friend – #078 | A conversation with the ORIGINAL friends on FIRE (Mike’s dad + his friend Mark)
- Julia – #083 | Travel Hacking with Julia from Geobreeze Travel
- Kiersten and Julien – #086 | Leaving Corporate America and changing the way we work with Rich + Regular
- Jose – #091 | Millennial Money Mentoring with Jose Hernandez
- Haley and Justin – #093 | How to blow $600K with The Price of Avocado Toast
- Joel – #122 | Outrageous generosity, charitable giving, and gratitude, with Joel O’Leary
- Nicole and Nadia – #102 | Twinning your way to financial freedom with Nicole + Nadia, aka the Wealth Twins
- Court – #124 | The Modern FImily – A retired family of 4 living happily on $30K a year
- A Purple Life – #106 | Retiring at 30 with A Purple Life
- Maggie’s brother Alex – #116 | Are you ready to invest in Crypto?
- Jesse – #119 | What’s in your best interest with Jesse Cramer
- Predictions for 2022
References:
- Greentoe.com – Name your price on cameras, TVs, appliances, and more!