
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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RECENT EPISODES:
#050 | Maggie wants a new car and Mike stages an intervention
Episode Summary Maggie shares that she’s considering buying a new car, and Mike shares all of the reasons why she should not buy a new car. This is part debate, part intervention, and part friendly podcast discussion amongst two friends. Maggie unpacks all of the...
#049 | The financial aftermath of divorce with Ben from FIafter40
Episode Summary We talk with Ben from FIafter40 about the financial impact of divorce and more broadly relationships and money. We dig into Ben’s childhood and how his family talked about money, what Ben’s first marriage was like and how they treated and talked...
#048 | Is Credit Monitoring worth it?
Episode Summary We discuss if credit monitoring is really worth the expense or if it’s throwing your money away. Do you really need credit monitoring? We discuss what credit monitoring actually covers and provides, how you can do a DIY version of credit monitoring...
#047 | Finding your Radical Middle with Frugal Friends Jen + Jill
Episode Summary We have a fun discussion with Jen + Jill from the Frugal Friends podcast where we discuss values-based spending and how to avoid extremes with your money and find your own radical middle. We dig into a wide-range of other topics like the value of...
#020 | Split or Combined Finances
#046 | Staying Motivated during Quarantine + Mid-Year 2020 Goals Check-In
Episode Summary We discuss how to stay motivated during quarantine with a 2020 mid-year goals check-in. We revisit why it’s important to set goals, how to set them, and how to measure them. We talk about the importance of setting SMART goals (Specific, Measurable,...
$3 financial templates @ our ETSY shop
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.
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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Maggie
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