A PODCAST on FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
🎤 On a mission to get friends to talk about money
🔥 Hosted by friends, Mike + Maggie,
who both reached FI before 40
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#056 | Paying off your mortgage is a great investment
Episode Summary We get a great question from a listener who wants to know if the extra few hundred dollars he has in his budget after paying off his car is better put towards the stock market or his mortgage. We discuss the pros and cons of paying down your mortgage...
#055 | How to travel for free
Episode Summary We get a lengthy call from listener Matt about “credit card churning” and Mike can’t resist discussing this passion of his. We discuss what credit cards are out there, how to find them and the impacts to your credit when you sign up and cancel them....
#054 | Covid, Cars, and Chit-Chat
Episode Summary We chat about cars, covid, and lots of other chit-chat. We read some recent reviews and address a few listener tips and questions. This includes sharing our thoughts on side hustles and what happens to your 401k when you leave a job. Maggie...
#053 | The Psychology of Money with Angela Buttimer
Episode Summary We talk with Angela Buttimer on the psychology of money. Angela is a successful entrepreneur who works as a consultant, corporate trainer, executive coach, professional speaker, speaker coach, psychotherapist, and author. In all those areas, she is...
#052 | Q+A with College Student’s Top Money Questions
Episode Summary We answer top personal finance questions submitted by college students. We share our advice on everything from explaining how taxes work to how to start investing to how to deal with credit cards. And we are again joined by our college summer intern...
#051 | 10 ways for College Students to Save Money
Episode Summary We share our top 10 tips and advice on how to save money in college. Students are returning to school in the upcoming weeks, so it’s the perfect time to think ahead on how to save money and not break the bank while you’re in college. We share advice...
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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.
If you really want to know more about us, we share it all here. Or listen to our podcast and we’ll share more than you ever wanted to know about two people. And most importantly, we hope listening will help you along your own personal finance or financial independence journey.
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