by friendsonfiremm | Feb 21, 2022 | Financial Independence, Growing Wealth, Kids, Lifestyle, Saving $
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, Maggie shares some big news that she’s resigned at the age of 41 after 20 years working in Corporate America and is retiring early! And it’s not just Maggie, her husband Greg also quit his job, and they are taking this...
by friendsonfiremm | Feb 14, 2022 | Financial Independence, Growing Wealth, Lifestyle, Saving $
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, we talk about going from financially illiterate in her 20s to retiring from W2 work in her 30s with Diania Merriam. Diania is the host of the Optimal Finance Daily podcast and the creator of the EconoMe conference,...
by friendsonfiremm | Feb 7, 2022 | Financial Independence, Growing Wealth, Lifestyle, Saving $
Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about how to save money while dating. The dating process can get really expensive, yet there are some simple and proactive steps you can take to make dating more affordable and effective. We discuss the various factors that...
by friendsonfiremm | Jan 31, 2022 | Financial Independence, Growing Wealth, Kids, Lifestyle, Saving $
Episode Summary: In this episode, we discuss our individual goals to earn 500,000 airline, hotel, or travel points this year for a friends on FIRE total of one million points! Travel hacking is a fun and lucrative activity if you learn how to do it right. We discuss...
by friendsonfiremm | Jan 24, 2022 | Financial Independence, Growing Wealth, Kids, Lifestyle, Saving $
Episode Summary: In this episode, we share ideas for putting a dollar value on your time and using that to decide what to buy vs. make, do yourself vs. hire, or purchase new vs. keep using. Of course, everyone is different and everyone’s time has a different value,...
by friendsonfiremm | Jan 17, 2022 | Financial Independence, Growing Wealth, Kids, Lifestyle, Saving $
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, we share what both of our families spent in 2021. We give a full-year expense review and break down our top spending categories, which areas we’re feeling good about, and where we’d like to improve in 2022. These...
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