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Results (127)
4 October, 2024
Why This “Physician on FIRE” Ignored the 4% Rule & Delayed Early Retirement

Why do many wealthy people wait so long to retire? Despite earning a physician’s salary, living frugally, and saving what most would call “more than enough” money, today’s guest worked for another four years before pu...

24 January, 2025
The One Thing Most FIRE Chasers Get Wrong (and Later Regret in Retirement)

Why do so many in early retirement struggle with happiness? We know you’ve told yourself, “Once I hit FIRE, I’ll be living the dream! Every day will be like a vacation.” This is what Mindy was telling herself for year...

28 January, 2025
The Middle-Class Trap That Could Keep You from FIRE (How to Escape It)

Buying a house, maxing out your 401(k), and leveraging real estate can help you achieve financial independence. But suppose your goal is to retire early. Could relying too heavily on these principles actually delay ea...

10 March, 2024
Retired at 49 on an Average Salary after Getting a “Late Start” to FIRE

Think it’s too late for early retirement? Do you feel like just because you’re in your late thirties, forties, or fifties, FIRE doesn’t make sense for you? Well, think again because today’s guest defied the odds by re...

23 June, 2023
Finance Friday: How to Keep Your FIRE Dream Alive After Quitting Your W2

Is your W2 job causing you to burn out? You have dreams of achieving financial independence and retiring early, but the unrelenting demands of your nine-to-five job are causing you to work around the clock and miss pr...

30 October, 2023
How to Teach Your Kids About Money (Saving, Investing, Spending, and FIRE)

Teaching your kids about money is one of the most CRUCIAL parts of parenting. So why do so many Americans completely neglect financial literacy for kids? Is it too awkward of a subject? Do parents feel like they don’t...

5 November, 2024
The Best (and Worst) States in the US to Retire in 2024 (FIRE Faster?)

Should you move to reach FIRE? And if so, where to? In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain and revealing the best places to retire in the US in 2024. Living in one of these states could help fast-track financ...

20 October, 2023
The Fast Road to FIRE and Our Housing Market Crash Predictions | Ask Mindy and Scott

Will the housing market crash? If you’re like most Americans, the economy is starting to feel a bit unsettling. But, with so many homeowners locked into low mortgage rates or owning their homes outright, is there even...

4 February, 2025
Sahil Bloom: The “X Factor” for Financial Freedom and Why FIRE Won’t Make You Happy

Do we focus too much on just one type of wealth? What if the key to a happy life isn’t retiring early, ascending the corporate ladder, or having more money than you know what to do with? Serial entrepreneur Sahil Bloo...

22 December, 2023
Lean FI in 6 Years, Fat FI in 10, and Quitting Your Job The FIRE Way

At twenty-nine years old, Andy Johnson had achieved lean FIRE. He had enough to survive but not enough to make his future family comfortably financially free. All he needed to do was work a little longer, make a bit m...