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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#045 | Essentialism + Money
Episode Summary We discuss Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less and how it relates into money. Essentialism is about focusing your time and energy on only the most important things, AKA the most “essential” for your personal happiness,...
#044 | Credit Scores + Do they matter?
Episode Summary In this episode we discuss what a credit score is, how it’s calculated, and most importantly if it really even matters. As we delve into the concept of credit scores, Mike shares why he’s passionately angry about the business of credit scores while...
#043 | Know and use your credit card benefits
Episode Summary In this episode we talk about how you should know and use the various benefits your credit cards offer to you. Credit cards offer tons of great benefits, and most people don’t use them! And on top of not using them, many people are actually paying...
#042 | The Fioneers Interview
Episode Summary We interview Jess and Corey from The Fioneers. They are a married couple in their early 30s living in Boston, and they both work for non-profits. They coined the term SlowFI and believe that FI is best understood as a pioneering journey that...
#041 | How to save money on vacation
Episode Summary We share tips and advice for how to save money on vacation. Summer vacations are happening now or around the corner for many, so it’s the perfect time to think ahead on how to save money and not break the bank while you’re traveling this summer. We...
#040 | Estate Planning with Elaine Levine
Episode Summary We interview attorney Elaine Levine about Estate Planning. Elaine is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. Her firm, Kwartin & Levine, LLP, focuses on wills, trusts, probate, family law and elder law. Elaine walks through the key...
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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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