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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RECENT EPISODES:
#033 | Mike Explains the Economy
Episode Summary Mike explains the economy in this episode, while Maggie chimes in with some random comments and thoughts, and growls like a bear (market). Mike explains the situation around the world, from the unemployment rates to the things the Fed is doing to...
#032 | Scott Vance Sheepdog Financial Interview
Episode Summary Mike and Maggie interview Scott Vance, host of the Sheepdog Financial podcast. Scott retired after 22 years in the Army, and now runs a financial planning and tax practice. Scott shares his own personal finance journey, and some helpful perspective...
#031 | Corona Quarantine Spending Levels
Episode Summary In this episode, Mike and Maggie review their March and April expenses to give a view into their monthly spending levels, and more specifically how the corona pandemic quarantine has impacted them. This is a more casual conversation and episode, and...
#030 | Decluttering + Money
Episode Summary In this episode, Mike and Maggie follow-up on their minimalism + money episode with a more tactical discussion on decluttering. This episode will help inspire you to declutter with specific tips and recommendations on how to get started, what to...
#029 | Mentor Series – Mark Horstman with Manager Tools
Episode Summary In this episode, Mike and Maggie kick-off their new mentor series with a discussion with Mark Horstman, the co-founder of Manager Tools. Manager Tools is a management consulting firm with a dual mission to make every manager effective and every...
#028 | Minimalism + Money
Episode Summary In this episode, Mike and Maggie talk about the relationship between minimalism and money. We discuss what minimalism is, the idea of intentionality and bringing more of it into your life. We also dive into the differences between being frugal and...
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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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