financial independence

In Pursuit of Financial Independence

When one is pursuing financial independence, how should the financial priorities be stacked?

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27 and Seeking Flexibility Later On

This is my kinda call! Just 27-years-old and already looking to take the steps to ensure financial independence down the road.

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Is It Time To Hire an Advisor?

Does there come a certain point in time when you should really consider working with a professional? Or can you keep doing it on your own, especially if the results have been good?

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Saving for Financial Independence

Saving 50 percent of your salary (while you can) in hopes of buying yourself some flexibility as you approach retirement sounds like my kind of plan.

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On Path to Financial Independence?

Although I may not be crazy about early retirement, I'm all about doing whatever you can to reach financial independence and the flexibility that comes with it. Because once you have that, the options are endless.

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On the Path To FIRE?

If you're a regular listener, you know that I'm not a huge fane of the FIRE movement. That said, I'm a big believer in the "FI" part of it, financial independence, especially when it comes to those just starting out. Having options is a good thing!

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Options for Old Retirement Plan

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We kick off the first show of 2020 with Matt from Maryland who will be leaving his job later in the year and is wondering what he should do with his retirement plan upon leaving. Leave where it is, rollover, convert to a Roth?

Next up was John from Virginia whose goal is to reach financial independence by the age of 40. At the age of 28, is he on track to accomplish such a lofty goal?

Every ambitious professional is trying to navigate a perilous global economy to do work that is lucrative and satisfying, but some find success while others struggle to get by. In an era of remarkable economic change, how should you navigate your career to increase your chances of landing not only on your feet, but ahead of those around you?

In How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World, Neil Irwin, senior economic correspondent at the New York Times, delivers the essential guide to being successful in today’s economy when the very notion of the “job” is shifting and the corporate landscape has become dominated by global firms. 

Irwin shows that the route to success lies in cultivating the ability to bring multiple specialties together, to become a “glue person” who can ensure people with radically different technical skills work together effectively, and how a winding career path makes you better prepared for today's fast-changing world. 

Using insights from global giants like Microsoft, Walmart, and Goldman Sachs, and from smaller lesser known organizations, How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World illuminates what it really takes to be on top in this world of technological complexity and global competition.

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Playing with FIRE

On the latest episode we’re joined by Travis Shakespeare, director of a new documentary called Playing with FIRE, which follows 35 year old Scott Rieckens, his wife Taylor, and their toddler Jovie as the family decides to embark on a year-long odyssey to understand the rules of the FIRE movement and test their willingness to reject the standard narrative of adult life.

When Scott hears a prominent leader and “early retiree” in the FIRE movement subculture interviewed on a podcast, he enlists his wife to abandon everything they’ve been taught about the role of money in adulthood and instead focus on pursuing financial independence. 

But doing so requires an about face since their current path has them spending every dime they make living the “Instagram” life in an expensive San Diego suburb, driving luxury cars, and eating at fancy restaurants. 

Although everything they are doing is sanctioned by their friends, traditional education, and broad society, Taylor agrees that something is wrong when it becomes clear she’ll need to sacrifice the precious hours of her daughter’s childhood and work 40+ hours per week to continue paying for their lifestyle. 

She agrees to uproot their lives and spend a year traveling around the country to meet the subculture’s mentors while living rent free to save as much as they can.

It’s an interesting tale full of ups and downs. If the FIRE movement is something you’re interested in, this film is a must watch.

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Saving for Financial Flexibility

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Natasha from Dallas is well on her way to achieving the financial flexibility she craves as she's only 27 years old with basically a quarter of million bucks already saved. I can't tell you how happy these kind of calls from the younger generation make me.

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Financial Independence

Financial Independence

While many were enjoying an extended break last week, there was good news and bad news on the financial independence front. For the economy, independence from a Federal Reserve rate cut proved to be the right course of action, at least for now.