Finance Friday: Can I Still Reach FI by 45 If I Quit My Job?
Alex Preziosi wants to reach financial independence by the age of forty-five, and with several hundred thousand dollars in retirement accounts, brokerage accounts, and savings, she’s on pace to do jus...
13 Des 202450min
The 5 Biggest Money Fears Keeping You from FIRE (and How to Overcome Them)
Many people struggle with money anxiety, even those in the FIRE community. Your money fears could keep you on the sidelines, or it could have the opposite effect, making you ultra-conservative with yo...
10 Des 202438min
$200K/Year & Early Retirement in 10 Years by Being a "Lazy" Investor
Dion McNeeley retired in just ten years after starting from not just zero but NEGATIVE. He was forty years old with $89,000 in debt, had no assets, a low-paying job, and zero investing experience. Tha...
6 Des 202431min
Average Net Worth by Age (How Do You Compare?)
Are you beating the average American in personal finances? Today, we’re sharing the average net worth by age to see where exactly you stack up. Whether you’re in your twenties, thirties, forties, or f...
3 Des 202449min
Finance Friday: Middle-Class Trap on Steroids ($3.8M but CAN'T Retire!)
There’s a “middle-class trap” that can keep anyone from FIRE—yes, even high-income earners. Today’s guest has a sizable nest egg that should allow her to retire early, but there are a few roadblocks i...
29 Nov 202458min
7 Scorching Money Hot Takes That Will Make Your Financial Advisor Cringe
Is frugality overrated? Is hustle culture a waste of time? Do we over-save for retirement? You don’t have to look very far to find a hot take online, but is there some truth to these opinions? Today, ...
26 Nov 202444min
FI by 34 After Making “Calculated” Bets that 99% of Us Would NOT Take
If you follow the almost unbelievable path of today’s guest, you, too, could achieve financial independence in your thirties. Would we recommend mimicking his strategy step-by-step? No! Because if you...
22 Nov 202449min
Making Six Figures While Living Abroad (NO W2!) to FI Even Faster
Would you move abroad to reach FI faster? That wasn’t Brooklin Nash’s original goal when he left the US and began freelancing from afar. But now, years later, he realizes how much of a leg up he has f...
19 Nov 202441min
