Want to travel to Hawaii for free? It’s possible with travel hacking (both Julia and I have done it)! Julia Menez is a travel hacking coach, speaker, and founder of Geobreeze. After traveling to more than 30 countries before the age of 30 and saving thousands of dollars each year by travel hacking, Julia uses […]
Women on FIRE
FYF 38: Family FIRE: How To Teach Your Kids About Money with Carol Pittner
How do you raise kids to be good with money? In this interview, Carol discuss how old she was when her parents taught different financial concepts, the money mistakes she made as a kid (instead of as an adult), and how her parents created different opportunities for her to gain the money confidence that she […]
FYF 36: Pivoting In Your Online Business with Melody Johnson of The Course Consultant
Do you want to start your own business? Find out what becoming an online business owner is really like. Melody Johnson shares her experience transitioning into online business from full-time employment, preparing financially to become an entrepreneur, and pivoting her business during its first year. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your […]
FYF 30: Low-Budget Lifestyle Design with Moriah Chace from Our Table For Two
Don’t earn much but still want to live a life you love? Moriah Chace has figured out lifestyle design on a small budget. She is just 22 years old, and has already paid off a lot of student debt, saved a year’s worth of expenses, and moved across the country to start a new career. […]
FYF 28: You Mean I Can Retire Today? Surprise FIRE at 40 with Dragon Gal from The Dragons on FIRE
Want to retire early but hate budgeting? Dragon Gal never explicitly planned for early retirement or had a budget, but she realized that she could retire at 40. She retired early from her teaching career a few months after learning about early retirement. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast […]
FYF 26: Live Your Ideal Life Before Retirement with Jessica from the Fioneers
Don’t wait until you retire to start doing things you love. As you save money towards retirement, there are ways to use your incremental financial freedom to start living your ideal lifestyle now. Jessica from the Fioneers shares the concept of SlowFI, and how it allows you to utilize the financial freedom you gain along […]
FYF 024: Overcoming Poverty and Adversity to Retire Early with Jackie Cummings Koski
After overcoming poverty, divorce and single motherhood, Jackie still reached FIRE in her 40s, making less than six figures. Jackie Cummings Koski shares how she reached financial independence in just 10 years, and retired in December 2019. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform. Today’s Guest Jackie Cummings Koski […]
FYF 18: Retire Early to Travel the Globe with Stephanie & Gillian from Our Freedom Years
Getting stuck in Italy during the coronavirus is not what this couple expected when they retired early in October 2019 and set off to slow travel Europe. Stephanie and Gillian from Our Freedom years moved from Canada to Singapore and lived as expats for 6 years. During this time, they created a budget, ran the […]
FYF 16: Retiring Early in a Recession with A Purple Life
Should you give up on early retirement? A Purple Life was planning to retire later this year at the age of 30, with a portfolio of $500,000. All of a sudden, there is a global pandemic and economic downturn, and her portfolio is not likely to reach half a million this year. Purple shares whether […]
FYF 010: Retired at 27 to Travel the World with Emily Lowery of Rethink the Rat Race
You can retire at 27! Seriously, Emily shares exactly how she did it in this episode. When she graduated college, her and her husband succumbed to lifestyle inflation, including a too-big condo, new clothes, and 5 cars (at the same time)! At age 24, they discovered financial independence, and planned to reach it in 6 […]
FYF 004: Financially Independent through Real Estate by Age 28 with Shelby Osborne
In just 2 years, Shelby Osborne generated enough cash flow to cover her living expenses by age 28. The former army veteran built an award-winning real estate business, Five Pillars Realty, and is now financially independent and owns 41 units! Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform. Today’s Guest […]
FYF 003: Retire in your 30s! A Purple Life and Financial Mechanic discuss Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE)
Two 20-something women planning to retire in their 30s tell-all: the exact dollars and cents of their FIRE plans, the advice they’d give themselves in their early 20s, aligning your spending and lifestyle with your values, and how to handle the risks of retiring in your 30s. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or […]