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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#182 | Happy new year, let’s get it started!
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, we kick off the new year with optimism and energy while we discuss our intentions and goals for 2023. A huge thank you to all of our podcast listeners in 2022, and Happy new year to you all! Episode Notes: ...
#181 | Year-end reflections and recap
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, we reflect on 2022. We dig into what we’re most proud of, what we want to improve, and other fun stuff, like our favorite books of the year. We hope you have all had a strong year, and we appreciate you listening to and...
#180 | Article: Raising the alarm on the US economy
Episode Summary: In this episode, we read and discuss a recent Business Insider article: Michael Burry, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg are raising the alarm on the US economy. Here are 8 recession warnings from top commentators this week. We then share our...
#179 | Sticking to your values when there’s peer pressure
Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about how to stick to your values when you or your kids are faced with peer pressure. First, we talk through different types of peer pressure, from positive and negative, to active and passive. We then talk more about...
#178 | Explaining IRS Limits and how to use them to your advantage
Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about the 2023 IRS limits for various savings plans. We discuss the difference in benefits related to taxes and how to maximize these plans for long-term savings success. We hope this discussion motivates you to save...
#177 | Designing a life you don’t want to retire from with the Fioneers
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, we interview Jessica from The Fioneers and talk about designing a life you don’t want to retire from. Jess spends a lot of time talking, thinking, and writing about how people can use the financial freedom they are...
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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.
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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