Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)
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| 76. Quitting Corporate for a Creative Career w/ Michelle Varghese (Build a Wealthy Spirit) | 27 Aug 2025 | 01:07:54 | |
Michelle Varghese left her corporate career in tech sales in 2021 to take a sabbatical and pursue her passion projects. What was supposed to be 1 year sabbatical turned into an indefinite one. She started creative projects (like the Build a Wealth Spirit Podcast with her sister Sammie), which led to different work opportunities and collaborations. They worked together on the podcast for 4 years, she’s built a readership of 1,200 on Substack, an engaged audience of over 2,300 on X, has worked with communities like Small Bets, The Pathless Path, Write of Passage. She also created courses and now focus on being a writing coach. We wanted to get her on the show as she is an inspiring example of how to go about pursuing work that is meaningful to you whilst balancing your finances at the same time. Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3zjkNJdd_8A The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Michelle Varghese (Links):
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Listen to FBF on Apple Podcasts: Listen to FBF on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474e Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 75. The One Superpower that Saving and Frugality Gives You | 21 Aug 2025 | 00:07:25 | |
There are some obvious and common benefits to being on the FI journey, although there are a few little aspects that are not talked about as much when in fact they are superpowers. On this episode I talk about the hidden benefit of saving and investing and how it can significantly help you especially when faced with difficult moments in life. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 66. The Books That Changed Their Lives (Finance and Self Development Books) | 22 Jun 2025 | 00:11:09 | |
In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today, you will hear the transformational books that have helped shape their lives. These books are mainly self development and personal finance/financial freedom related. There are also some podcast and YouTube channel recommendations as well. On this first part you will hear from the following guests:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 65. The Simple Daily Habits of 8 Highly Effective Podcast Guests (Part 2) | 15 Jun 2025 | 00:05:38 | |
In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets and continuing with that theme you will hear the positive daily habits that have helped them in their journeys. On this second part you’ll hear from the following guests: Episode 35: Career Coach Lisa Hoashi Link to Episode Episode 40: Career Break Expert Katrina Mcghee Link to Episode Episode 42: Shang Saavedra, from Save My Cents Link to Episode Episode 53: Matt from the Financial Imagineer Link to Episode Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 64. The Simple Daily Habits of 8 Highly Effective People (Part 1) | 07 Jun 2025 | 00:07:35 | |
In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets and continuing with the theme you will hear the simple daily habits that have helped them in their journeys. On this first part you will hear from the following guests:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 63. 9 Expert Guests: Share Their Most Important Lesson in Life (Part 2) | 29 May 2025 | 00:05:18 | |
In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets starting with their most import life lesson so far in their journeys. On this second part you will hear from the following guests (guest 6-9):
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| 62. 9 Expert Guests: Share Their Most Important Lesson in Life (Part 1) | 24 May 2025 | 00:06:44 | |
In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets starting with their most import life lesson so far in their journeys. On this first part you will hear from the following guests (5 of 9):
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| 61. 3 Steps to Start Index Fund Investing w/ Ryan King (of Making Money Simple) | 15 May 2025 | 01:07:43 | |
Ryan is the host of Making Money Simple, a personal finance platform helping people (mainly based in the UK) save and invest. He’s been steadily investing for 7-8 years, amassing around 140k pounds in investments mainly through global index funds. He recently moved from the UK to Australia and calls himself a ‘normal bloke’. On this episode, Ryan breaks down the step by step process of how to invest in global index funds from his book ‘Stop Waiting Start Investing: Build Wealth With 10 Minutes Of Work’. The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Ik-6zVrjUVM?si=VS9M17utKTStE1vv Ryan’s Websites/Socials:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 60. 4 Important FI Life Lessons (From Running a 16km Race Event) | 09 May 2025 | 00:08:22 | |
Sometimes you need to shut off or put yourself in a situation without gadgets and gismo’s to reflect and think. Long distance running events are a great way to do that. I recently ran a 16km race in Manila and I was reminded of some key life lessons - on the financial independence journey - while on the race and I wanted to share them with you. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 59. Early Retirement in Panama and ‘The Ultimate Mini-Retirement Guide' with Andy Ovaseas | 30 Apr 2025 | 01:12:24 | |
Our guest today Andy Ovaseas retired early at 35 and used Geoarbitrage (living in a low cost of living country) as well as tax advantages living in South America (Panama) to help him get there. Andy writes at the blog ’60 Seconds to FIRE’ and also is the author of the book the ‘Ultimate Mini-Retirement Guide'. He also runs a Facebook group ‘Retire with Geo FIRE’ which has over 2,700 members and counting. The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Andys Websites/Socials:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 58. The Formula for Happiness (Living a Happy and Productive Life) | 23 Apr 2025 | 00:08:14 | |
We have been trained since we were young to approach happiness in the wrong way. On this episode we talk about the alternative way to approach our lives so that we can lead fulfilled lives on our journey to Financial Independence. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 57. The One Mindset Shift You Need for A Successful Life | 16 Apr 2025 | 00:07:51 | |
Most of us have it wrong when we are aiming for a goal or aspiration, this one mindset shift is very simple but profound and can really help push you to achieve success in your life. We can use this for aspirations like finding happiness, finding freedom, achieving our relationship goals, achieving our personal finance goals and so on. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 74. Crafting Your Best Life Now Before FI w/ Justin Peters of the FI Minded Podcast | 14 Aug 2025 | 00:51:02 | |
Justin Peters the host of the FI Minded Podcast (formerly the Struggle is Real Podcast). Started in 2020 and now has over 175 episodes. FI Minded is for anyone who wants to achieve financial freedom, live life on their own terms, and, most importantly, enjoy the journey along the way! After a 7 month sabbatical in 2020, he got into entrepreneurship after 7 years in corporate and now runs a podcast production company (SimplePod Studios), reducing his 9-5 job to part time. I really wanted to get Justin on the show because we share a similar message, which is about enjoying the journey to FI and taking advantage of the incremental freedoms you unlock on the way. Justin’s reached Coast FI and has unlocked a few of those things on his journey and its what we’ll be talking about today... The things you’ll learn:
“There are smart managers out there that realise they’d rather get a portion of a very high performing employee than a 100% of an underperforming employee” (Justin on negotiating part time work) Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Justin Peters (Links):
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| 56. The Risks of Coast FI and How to Overcome Them (Pt. 2) | 09 Apr 2025 | 00:10:52 | |
We know what most of the benefits are for using Coast FI (or Coast Financial Independence) as a strategy to start enjoying our lives sooner. However, there are some pitfalls and downsides we do need to be aware of before jumping into Coast FI. On this episode I’ll be continuing on from the first part although the potential risks and downsides on this episode are not commonly talked about. Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 55. The Risks of Coast FI and How to Overcome Them (Pt. 1) | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:11:12 | |
We know what most of the benefits are for using Coast FI (or Coast Financial Independence) as a strategy to start enjoying our lives sooner. However, there are some pitfalls and downsides we do need to be aware of before jumping into Coast FI. On the next two episodes I’ll be discussing what those are and some ways to tackle them. This episode will cover downsides 1-3. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 54. Reaching Coast FI on an Average Salary (Alternative FIRE Strategy) | 26 Mar 2025 | 00:12:11 | |
Is Financial Independence only for those with high six figure salaries? On this episode, I discuss some example scenarios on how members of the FI community can achieve Coast FI (Cost Financial Independence) based on an average salary. Coast FI is a milestone on the way to traditional full FI and it can help unlock freedoms along the way. Coast FI Calculator referenced on the show: https://walletburst.com/tools/coast-fire-calc/ Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 53. The Reality of Early Retirement with Matt from the Financial Imagineer | 19 Mar 2025 | 01:11:44 | |
What is it really like to quit your job and live a life of financial independence? Matt from the Financial Imagineer shares his story of how he was able to reach FI by 37, step away from his job and live a nomadic life with his wife and kids for the last 8 years. Matt currently lives in Basel, Switzerland but has also lived in Singapore and Taiwan working in investment management. He runs the blog Financial Imagineer “offering inspiration to take action in order to chase dreams and make them become reality: Financially Imagineering your life”. Matt also provides financial coaching and has been featured on a number of podcasts like Catching Up to FI, The MapleMoney Show and Well Kept Wallet Podcast. The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Matt’s Websites/Socials:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 52. 5 Ways to Get to Know Yourself Better (The Key To Life Design) | 12 Mar 2025 | 00:10:15 | |
In the last episode we talked about the magic ingredient you need for a well lived life. That magic ingredient was knowing yourself. The more you know yourself (i.e. what are your values, what you like and what you don’t like etc.) the more you’ll be able to live in alignment with your ideal life, simply because you’ll have designed it in a way that aligns with what really matters to you. This is the essence to life design and finding freedom before reaching Financial Independence. In this episode we discuss 5 different ways to get to know yourself better. There’s also a bonus one at the end! Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 51. The Magic Ingredient to a Well Lived Life | 05 Mar 2025 | 00:08:19 | |
There’s one thing that you need to have nailed down to design a life you love. On today’s episode I will be talking about what that is and how it can help you lead a well lived life way before achieving financial independence. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 50. How to Spend Your Time Wisely (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.4) | 26 Feb 2025 | 00:09:56 | |
”How we spend our days is how we spend our lives”. Essentially, the way we choose to use our time each day, with its small actions and decisions, ultimately shapes the course of our entire life. If we live each day meaningfully, our life as a whole will be meaningful too. I’ll be continuing the mini-series talking about how to spend the precious time we have left on this earth. I also give you some pro tips at the end to ensure we’re not wasting it too! Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 49. How to Choose A Career (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.3) | 19 Feb 2025 | 00:10:49 | |
The average person will spend around 90,000 hours of their life working. So it’s worth choosing the right career so that you get a good return on your time investment. Today I’ll be continuing the mini-series talking about the importance of choosing the right career for you. I will also give you a 4 step exercise on how to find the career that fits your goals and lifestyle. In this mini-series, I’ll be discussing some life decisions you really have to get right to stay on course for your financial goals. These decisions can also shape how you live your life in general. Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 48. How to Choose Where to Live (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.2) | 12 Feb 2025 | 00:09:45 | |
In this series, I’ll be discussing some life decisions you really have to get right to stay on course for your financial goals. These decisions can also shape your life in general. Today I’ll be continuing the mini-series talking about the importance of choosing the right location to live for both your FI journey and for living your ideal life. I will also give you a 7 step exercise on how to find the location that is perfect for you. Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 47. Choosing Your Life Partner (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.1) | 05 Feb 2025 | 00:09:16 | |
In this series, I’ll be discussing some life decisions you really have to get right to stay on course for your financial goals. These decisions can also shape your life in general. Today I’ll be kicking this series off with how to choose the right life partner for you. This is probably one of the biggest decisions we can make on our journey, it’s one that not only has a big impact on our finances but also our sanity! I will also give you 3 steps on how to find the right partner for you, one that hopefully brings joy and peace instead of stress. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 73. 3 Ways I’ve Implemented Slow FI (Intentional Living) | 07 Aug 2025 | 00:07:25 | |
Slow FI (or Slow Financial Independence) is a philosophy coined by the Fioneers that focuses more on intentionally enjoying your journey to FI as oppose to focusing purely on the numbers and speed at which you get to retire early. Its about designing your life intentionally with your values so that you can enjoy the fruits of your hard earned savings now, instead of grinding it out to the finish line. On this episode I talk about 3 ways that I’ve implemented the Slow FI concept in my journey to bring about more happiness and alignment with my values. Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 46. Hate Budgeting? Try This Simple Saving & Investing Strategy | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:06:17 | |
If you’re not a fan of budgets, I’ve come across this simple and unconventional saving method that I’d like to share with you today. This should also help you accelerate your journey to a Financial Independence milestone (like Coast FI, Lean FIRE, Traditional FIRE etc.), or even if you’re saving towards something big like a holiday, a sabbatical or even your first home. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 45. Intentional Spending: Are You Being Frugal or Just Cheap? | 22 Jan 2025 | 00:10:44 | |
Are you being called ‘cheap’ or ‘stingy’ on your journey to Financial Independence. I discuss the difference of being frugal vs being cheap and what I do to deal with people thinking I’m being tight while I'm saving. I then give you a little framework you can use to make good intentional purchasing decisions. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 44. Why We Fail our Goals (and 7 Tips to Overcome Them) | 15 Jan 2025 | 00:13:16 | |
44. Why We Fail our Goals (and 7 Tips to Overcome Them) I delve into 4 typical traps that stop people doing the actions to achieve their life goals. I then give you 7 tips to dodge these traps so that you can successfully get to your goals in life. Whether you want to achieve Financial Independence, start a side hustle, go on sabbatical, be self employed, lose weight - whatever your goals are for the year these tips will help you get there. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 43. How To Actually Execute and Achieve Your Goals This Year | 08 Jan 2025 | 00:13:14 | |
Do you suffer from always writing your yearly goals down, but never finding time to actually do them or they just fade away after a few weeks? On this episode I take you through a simple exercise you can do in under 1 hour to set you up well for achieving your goals. Whether you want to achieve Financial Independence, start a side hustle, be self employed, lose weight, whatever your goals are for the year, you can use this method to make sure you stay on track. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 42. Wealth is a Mindset: Change Your Mindset to unlock Financial Freedom w/ Shang Saavedra | 01 Jan 2025 | 00:51:03 | |
How does your upbringing influence your money decisions today? We got to chat with Shang Saavedra of Save My Cents who talks about this very thing. Shang achieved work optional at 31, she has a 15 year career in management consulting and last year (at 37 years old) she quit her 6 figure career to spend more time with her kids. She Started Save My Cents - a personal finance platform - in 2017 focusing mainly on the mindset side of money. She’s also the author of the upcoming book Wealth is a Mindset ‘Change your mind, change your money’ which is being released January 2025. The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Shang’s Websites/Socials:
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| 41. How to Set Clear Goals for the New Year (With 8 Easy Steps) | 24 Dec 2024 | 00:11:04 | |
Not quite sure what goals to aim for in the new year? Today, I give you an easy framework to use to create clear achievable goals to set you up well for the new year. Using the ‘333 method’, I take you through 8 easy steps. At the end of the exercise you will have created a simple 3 month plan to take on the first quarter of the new year. You can do this exercise in your free time in just under one hour. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 40. Transformative Life Breaks & Sabbaticals with Career Break Expert Katrina McGhee | 18 Dec 2024 | 01:10:29 | |
We got to chat with Katrina McGhee, a Career Break & Sabbatical Coach. She Helps 9-5ers create mind-blowing career breaks. She’s a certified Master Coach with an MBA, and left a high paying corporate career for a 20-month career break to travel around the world. She’s also the author of the book ‘Taking a Career Break for Dummies’. The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Katrina’s Websites/Socials:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 39. Simple Japanese Secrets to a Long and Happy Life (Ikigai) - Pt.3 | 11 Dec 2024 | 00:08:23 | |
I talk through the 10 rules of Ikigai. These are the rules that the longest living people in the world follow (centenarians) to live a balanced and healthy life way into their senior years. The authors of the book ‘Ikigai’ (which is loosely translated as your reason for being or simply your purpose in life) interviewed over 100 people living in Ogimi in Japan which also had the nickname ‘The Village of Longevity’. They distilled their findings into what they call the ‘simple secrets to a long and happy life’. Let’s try to incorporate these on our journey to Financial Independence. In part 3, I discuss rules 9-10. I also give you a quick exercise to give you clues to find your own Ikigai. Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 38. Simple Japanese Secrets to a Long and Happy Life (Ikigai) - Pt.2 | 04 Dec 2024 | 00:09:13 | |
I talk through the 10 rules of Ikigai. These are the rules that the longest living people in the world follow (centenarians) to live a balanced and healthy life way into their senior years. The authors of the book ‘Ikigai’ (which is loosely translated as your reason for being or simply your purpose in life), interviewed over 100 people living in Ogimi in Japan which also had the nickname ‘The Village of Longevity’. They distilled their findings into what they call the ‘simple secrets to a long and happy life’. Let’s try to incorporate these on our journey to Financial Independence. In part 2, I discuss rules 6-8 Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 37. Simple Japanese Secrets to a Long and Happy Life (Ikigai) - Pt.1 | 27 Nov 2024 | 00:12:31 | |
The 10 rules of Ikigai: These are the rules that the longest living people in the world follow (centenarians) to live a balanced and healthy life way into their senior years. The authors of the book ‘Ikigai’ (which is loosely translated as your reason for being or simply your purpose in life), interviewed over 100 people living in Ogimi in Japan which also had the nickname ‘The Village of Longevity’. They distilled their findings into what they call the ‘simple secrets to a long and happy life’. Let’s try to incorporate these on our journey to Financial Independence. In part 1, I discuss rules 1-5. I will then discuss rules 6-10 on the following episodes. Enjoy! Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 72. How To Bring More Peace In Your Life Through 'Slow Living' | 03 Aug 2025 | 00:09:18 | |
Slow living is about making intentional choices that prioritize your well-being and happiness. It’s about finding balance and being aware that you don’t have to fill every moment with tasks and to-do lists to feel accomplished. By slowing down, you allow yourself to fully experience your life, savoring each moment rather than rushing through it. On this episode I discuss some ways you can incorporate slow living in your Financial Independence journey to bring about more peace and balance. Freedom Before FI Links:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 36. How to Find Your Purpose (Includes a Free Worksheet) | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:11:20 | |
If you’ve been struggling to find purpose, a side hustle, a new career or your next chapter in life, this episode is for you! Consider this a finding your purpose ‘starter kit’. This episode will help you figure out what you'd love to do with your time. I will be taking you through a free guide I've prepared that takes you through a series of powerful questions to navigate you in the right direction of your ‘thing’ in life. Link to the Find Your Purpose Worksheet here: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Freedom Before FI:
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 35. How to Find a More Meaningful Career, with Career Coach Lisa Hoashi | 12 Nov 2024 | 01:09:20 | |
On Career Changes: We got to chat with career coach Lisa Hoashi, an ICF certified coach and for the last 10 years she’s been helping professionals and businesses improve their work life, by using their big picture goals. She specialises in helping people at crossroad moments and transition periods helping them gain clarity to take new steps forward to a more meaningful and authentic path. The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Lisa’s Websites/Socials:
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| 34. Freedom Ideas Before Reaching FI: Enjoying Life Now | 06 Nov 2024 | 00:10:16 | |
If you’re wondering what kind of freedom options are open to you before reaching Financial Independence, don’t worry as I got you! I’ve put together a colourful cheat-sheet which gives you some freedom ideas based on the money stage you’re at. These options range from giving you more time to do things you love, to making small life pivots to enhance your happiness and wellbeing. Today, I’ll be giving a quick overview of this. You can also grab the PDF Cheat-Sheet (by clicking the link below) and following along while listening: Link to Cheat-Sheet here: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Freedom Before FI: Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 33. The Power of a Sabbatical, with Sabbatical Coach Lyndall Farley | 29 Oct 2024 | 01:09:53 | |
We got to chat with Lyndall Farley, a Sabbatical Coach passionate about the transformative benefits of Sabbaticals. She guides people to design a break that helps them recharge, reflect and reimagine their next chapter in life and work. Lyndall also works with companies setting up Sabbatical programs to boost employee wellbeing and retention. She has taken 11 sabbaticals (solo and with her family) and has now guided hundreds of people on their Sabbatical journeys. The things you’ll learn:
Quick-fire round questions at the end:
Lyndall’s Websites/Socials:
Freedom Before FI: Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 32. How Coast FI Helped Them Escape Toxic Work & Pursue Their Passion | 23 Oct 2024 | 00:12:47 | |
I share 2 stories from prominent members of the Slow FI Community who have used Coast FI to help them get freedom from toxic work environments and follow their passions. The first one is Jessica from The Fioneers and the second is Anders Skagerberg from the Coast FI Guy. Today’s topics: Coast FI Story 1 - Jessica from The Fioneers
Her motto is “The journey should be as remarkable as the destination” Coast FI Story 2 - Anders Skagerberg from the Coast FI Guy
He says…. “I feel that I get 80% of the benefits of FI without having to wait for full Financial Independence” Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 31. Die With Zero: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.5) | 16 Oct 2024 | 00:12:14 | |
This week I’ll be giving you my 3 biggest lessons learned from the mindset shifting book Die With Zero ‘Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life’, written by Bill Perkins in 2020. This is not your typical FI book, but it helped shift our thinking - especially those in the FIRE community - on how we use money to get maximum fulfilment and enjoyment out of our lives. Today’s topics:
This episode wraps up the 5 part mini-series on the Financial Independence books that have helped us on our journey… and we’re still on that journey! Books we covered recently:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 30. How to Retire Early: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.4) | 09 Oct 2024 | 00:10:52 | |
On this episode I share 3 big lessons I learned from the book How to Retire Early ‘Your Guide to Getting Rich Slowly and Retiring on Less' by Robert and Robin Charlton. This was an awesome hidden gem of a FIRE book, and what made it even more awesome was that both Robert and Robin retired early at the age of 43 without earning massive salaries to travel the world. They were not Engineers, Doctors or Lawyers and FIRE’d through consistency, hard work and time. Now the authors do things they love like travelling and creative writing using the Financial Freedom they gained. Today’s topics:
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| 29. The Simple Path to Wealth: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.3) | 01 Oct 2024 | 00:12:38 | |
On this episode I share 3 big lessons I learned from the book The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins. This is one of my favourite books on the FIRE movement and it helped me a lot to understand more about the stock market and index fund investing during my early research days. Today’s topics:
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||
| 28. Quit Like a Millionaire: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.2) | 25 Sep 2024 | 00:14:28 | |
We’re continuing our mini-series of the 3 biggest lessons I’ve learnt from Financial Independence books that have helped me on my journey (which I’m still on btw!). On this episode we’ll be diving into the book Quit Like a Millionaire - No Gimmicks, Luck or Trust Fund Required, written by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung. They both retired in their early 30’s as Software Engineers to travel the world, write and help other people on their journeys as well. Today’s topics:
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| 27. Rich Dad Poor Dad: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt. 1) | 17 Sep 2024 | 00:11:10 | |
It’s no secret that books can be life changing. In the next few episodes, I’ll be giving you my 3 biggest lessons learned from some Financial Independence books that have changed my life on my journey. Up first we have Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Today’s topics:
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| 71. 5 Steps to Adopt Slow FI if Feeling Burnout | 27 Jul 2025 | 00:12:08 | |
Slow FI (or Slow Financial Independence) is a philosophy coined by the Fioneers that focuses more on intentionally enjoying your journey to FI as oppose to focusing purely on the numbers and speed at which you get to retire early. Its about designing your life intentionally with your values so that you can enjoy the fruits of your hard earned savings now, instead of grinding it out to the finish line. If you are regularly feeling burnout on your journey, it may be a sign to adopt a slower approach. On this episode I talk through 5 basic steps to transition over to a more Slow FI lifestyle. Freedom Before FI Links:
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| 26. Hard Choices: How to Live an 'Easy Life' and Achieve Freedom | 10 Sep 2024 | 00:09:54 | |
I’ll be sharing how one of my favourite quotes can help you live an ‘easy life’. The quote is “Hard Choices Easy Life, Easy Choices, Hard Life” by Jerzy Gregorek. A Polish national who previously moved to the US as a political refugee. He went on to be a 4 time World Weightlifting Champion and holds one World Record. Today’s topics:
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| 25. Compounding Time: The Ultimate Hack to Achieve Your Life Goals | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:11:10 | |
If you’re finding it difficult to pursue your goals in life, you might be missing this one ingredient to your ‘successful life’ recipe. What is it you might ask, well its none other than ‘Compounding Time’. Just how Compound Interest works in your investment strategy, the theory can be applied to your time and ultimately your life goals. Today’s topics:
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| 24. Expat FIRE: Saving 60% of His Income Living in Taiwan (with Steve from the Frugal Expat) | 28 Aug 2024 | 01:05:14 | |
I got to speak with Steve Cummings, an American world traveller, a family man and a digital nomad who runs the personal finance blog ‘The Frugal Expat’. Steve accelerated his path to FI when he moved to Taipei, Taiwan in 2017, by using Geoarbitrage and working as an expat English teacher. He recently moved to Melbourne, Australia with his family where he is now enjoying fatherhood and running his online business. The things you’ll learn:
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| 23. Fun Things To Do That are Cheap or Free (While Trying To Save Money) | 21 Aug 2024 | 00:12:31 | |
Do you find it hard to go out and socialise while in saving and investing mode? Perhaps you want to pursue your FI journey but still want to enjoy life and be saving and investing all at the same time. On this episode we give you 23 ideas of fun things to do that you can do with friends (or use to make new friends), and importantly doesn’t break the bank! Today’s topics: The 23 fun and frugal activities are split into the following 3 categories:
We then conclude with 4 concepts that can help you during your Financial independence journey when it comes to going out and spending Freedom Before FI Links: Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice | |||