A PODCAST on FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
🎤 On a mission to get friends to talk about money
🔥 Hosted by friends, Mike + Maggie,Â
who both reached FI before 40Â
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#062 | How to choose the right medical insurance at work
Episode Summary In this week’s episode we get ready for benefits enrollments, which happens at most companies each fall, by discussing how medical insurance works and how to select the right plan. We talk about how insurance works as a business, why plans are...
#061 | Habits, happiness, and hard work with 5am Joel
Episode Summary We talk with Joel O’Leary about habits, happiness, and hard work. Joel is a man of many talents; some know him as 5am Joel, some know him as a writer for the popular finance blog Budgets are Sexy, and some know him as an Australian O’Leary, Mike’s...
#060 | Budgeting vs. Tracking Expenses
Episode Summary: We discuss the difference in budgeting vs. tracking expenses. Some people do both. Some people do neither. Some focus on just one and it works for them. We dig into how to approach each, the pros and cons of each, and some tips for deciding...
#059 | The amazing tax benefits of FSAs, HSAs, and DCAs
Episode Summary: We discuss Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (DCAs or DCFSAs). If you work for a medium to large-size company you likely have access to many of these products. Each of...
#058 | How to pursue your passions and love life
Episode Summary: We get a voicemail from a listener with a demanding corporate job who dreams of pursuing her passion to start a winery. We share our thoughts on what passions mean for your life, how you can find them and how you can pursue them. We also discuss the...
#057 | How to practice self-care for free
Episode Summary: We discuss how to practice self-care for free or on a budget. Self-care is so incredibly important, especially these days, but many people think it needs to cost a lot of money. The truth is that some of the best and most effective self-care costs...
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We offer a number of very affordable financial templates at our friends on FIRE Etsy shop. We sell these templates to keep our podcast ad free. If for some reason you’re not in a position to purchase these templates, please email us and we will provide them to you for free.
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About friends on FIRE
Mike’s a dude who loves #s. He wrote a book. It’s on Amazon. His dad retired at 42, so early retirement is in his blood!
Maggie’s pretty cool. She early-retired at 41 along with her husband! And sometime’s she writes on her blog. It’s on the www.
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