Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)
By Greg, a Life Design and FI Enthusiast
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Episodes: 104
Description
The road to Financial Independence (FI) can seem long and out of reach. Luckily, there are ways to get freedom way before reaching FI!
Using FI strategies and Life Design, we discuss practical tips to help you buy your time back, so you can start enjoying your journey to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), instead of delaying your freedom until you retired.
Whether you want to be debt free, quit a job, spend more time with family, start a passion project, change career, take a sabbatical, find purpose, do nomadic travel or even geographic arbitrage, we got you covered. Let's do this!
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From Corporate to Barista FI w/ Meghan Combs (Everyday FI Podcast) | Ep.103
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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How to Quit a High-Paying Toxic Career for Meaningful Work w/ Ben Fox | Ep. 102
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May 15, 2026 |
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5 Powerful FI Lessons from 100 Episodes | Ep. 101
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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100. The 3 Step Process to Life Design w/ Jess from the Fioneers
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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99. Should You Take A Sabbatical or Keep Working to FI?
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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98. Coast FI or Lean FIRE: 5 Questions to Help You Choose the Path for You
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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97. Coast FI or Lean FIRE? (Which FI Path to Choose)
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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96. Lean FIRE Abroad: The Faster Path to FI (Geoarbitrage)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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95. The Case for Lean FIRE (3 Massive Benefits)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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94. The One Change in Your Week for a Happy Life (Enjoying the Journey to FI)
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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93. Work Optional by 45 w/ Ato Jay of Savvy Wallet (Bridge Pot Method)
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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92. How to Set Clear Goals for the Year in 8 Easy Steps (Ep. 41 Refresher)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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91. Turning 40: 12 Life Lessons I Learned On My FI Journey So Far (Part 2)
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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90. Turning 40: 12 Life Lessons I Learned On My FI Journey So Far (Part 1)
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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89. 5 Things I Quit to Regain Some Freedom Back in My Life
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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88. Test Driving Retirement by Slow Travel (w/ Not Your Ordinary Plan)
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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87. How to Retire Faster With the Updated 4% Rule (Now 4.7%)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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86. Part Time Job Ideas In Semi-Retirement
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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85. Coast FI or Barista FI? (Which FIRE Strategy to Choose)
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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84. How to Semi-Retire with an Average Salary Using Barista FI
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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83. 3 Purchases I Regret Paying For (Money Mistakes)
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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82. 3 Money Mistakes I Made in My 20s (That I’m Still Paying For)
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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81. Finding Purpose and How We Get it Wrong
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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80. The Truth About Early Retirement: Lessons From Early Retirees (Pt.3)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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79. The Truth About Early Retirement: Lessons From Early Retirees (Pt.2)
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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78. The Truth About Early Retirement: Lessons From Early Retirees (Pt.1)
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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77. The 5 Tools For Designing Your Life (If You’re Feeling Stuck)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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76. Quitting Corporate for a Creative Career w/ Michelle Varghese (Build a Wealthy Spirit)
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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75. The One Superpower that Saving and Frugality Gives You
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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74. Crafting Your Best Life Now Before FI w/ Justin Peters of the FI Minded Podcast
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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73. 3 Ways I’ve Implemented Slow FI (Intentional Living)
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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72. How To Bring More Peace In Your Life Through 'Slow Living'
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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71. 5 Steps to Adopt Slow FI if Feeling Burnout
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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70. Building an FI Community with Brenda from FIRE Spark Retreat (Australia)
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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69. Semi-Retirement & Life Design w/ Michael from The Irish FIRE Podcast
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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68. Should You Pay Off Your Student Loans or Invest?
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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67. The Books That Changed Their Lives Pt.2 (Money and Self Development Books)
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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66. The Books That Changed Their Lives (Finance and Self Development Books)
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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65. The Simple Daily Habits of 8 Highly Effective Podcast Guests (Part 2)
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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64. The Simple Daily Habits of 8 Highly Effective People (Part 1)
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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63. 9 Expert Guests: Share Their Most Important Lesson in Life (Part 2)
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May 29, 2025 |
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62. 9 Expert Guests: Share Their Most Important Lesson in Life (Part 1)
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May 24, 2025 |
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61. 3 Steps to Start Index Fund Investing w/ Ryan King (of Making Money Simple)
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May 15, 2025 |
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60. 4 Important FI Life Lessons (From Running a 16km Race Event)
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May 09, 2025 |
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59. Early Retirement in Panama and ‘The Ultimate Mini-Retirement Guide' with Andy Ovaseas
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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58. The Formula for Happiness (Living a Happy and Productive Life)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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57. The One Mindset Shift You Need for A Successful Life
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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56. The Risks of Coast FI and How to Overcome Them (Pt. 2)
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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55. The Risks of Coast FI and How to Overcome Them (Pt. 1)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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54. Reaching Coast FI on an Average Salary (Alternative FIRE Strategy)
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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53. The Reality of Early Retirement with Matt from the Financial Imagineer
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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52. 5 Ways to Get to Know Yourself Better (The Key To Life Design)
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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51. The Magic Ingredient to a Well Lived Life
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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50. How to Spend Your Time Wisely (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.4)
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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49. How to Choose A Career (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.3)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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48. How to Choose Where to Live (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.2)
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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47. Choosing Your Life Partner (Decisions That Impact Your Life & Money Goals Pt.1)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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46. Hate Budgeting? Try This Simple Saving & Investing Strategy
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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45. Intentional Spending: Are You Being Frugal or Just Cheap?
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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44. Why We Fail our Goals (and 7 Tips to Overcome Them)
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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43. How To Actually Execute and Achieve Your Goals This Year
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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42. Wealth is a Mindset: Change Your Mindset to unlock Financial Freedom w/ Shang Saavedra
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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41. How to Set Clear Goals for the New Year (With 8 Easy Steps)
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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40. Transformative Life Breaks & Sabbaticals with Career Break Expert Katrina McGhee
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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39. Simple Japanese Secrets to a Long and Happy Life (Ikigai) - Pt.3
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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38. Simple Japanese Secrets to a Long and Happy Life (Ikigai) - Pt.2
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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37. Simple Japanese Secrets to a Long and Happy Life (Ikigai) - Pt.1
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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36. How to Find Your Purpose (Includes a Free Worksheet)
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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35. How to Find a More Meaningful Career, with Career Coach Lisa Hoashi
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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34. Freedom Ideas Before Reaching FI: Enjoying Life Now
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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33. The Power of a Sabbatical, with Sabbatical Coach Lyndall Farley
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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32. How Coast FI Helped Them Escape Toxic Work & Pursue Their Passion
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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31. Die With Zero: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.5)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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30. How to Retire Early: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.4)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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29. The Simple Path to Wealth: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.3)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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28. Quit Like a Millionaire: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt.2)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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27. Rich Dad Poor Dad: 3 Big Lessons from Financial Independence Books (Pt. 1)
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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26. Hard Choices: How to Live an 'Easy Life' and Achieve Freedom
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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25. Compounding Time: The Ultimate Hack to Achieve Your Life Goals
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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24. Expat FIRE: Saving 60% of His Income Living in Taiwan (with Steve from the Frugal Expat)
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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23. Fun Things To Do That are Cheap or Free (While Trying To Save Money)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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22. From Nurse to Entrepreneur and How That Sped Up His FI Goals (with Dave Visaya from The Big Picture PH)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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21. How To Invest in US Stocks From Outside the US (or as an Expat)
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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20. Career Change, Purpose, Geoarbitrage and F.I.R.E for Filipinos (with Kenneth Reyes-Lao of FIRE Movement PH)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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19. 30 Awesome Ideas of Things To Do on Sabbatical (a.k.a Career Break or Mini-Retirement)
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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18. How to Pay Off Debt by Travelling the World, with Allen from Bohol is Awesome
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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17. Alternative Lifestyle Options to Get Freedom, if You Hate Your Job (Pt. 2)
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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16. Alternative Lifestyle Options to Get Freedom, if You Hate Your Job (Pt. 1)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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15. 3 Affordable Cities in South East Asia to Live, Work and Save Money
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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14. How to do Geoarbitrage to Save Money and Travel (Part 2)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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13. How to do Geoarbitrage to Save Money and Travel (Part 1)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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12. Using Geoarbitrage to accelerate your journey to FI (GeoFIRE basics)
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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11. Alternative Retirement Options - Part 3: Phased Retirement (The Rule of 55)
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May 29, 2024 |
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10. Alternative Retirement Options - Part 2: Early Semi-Retirement
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May 22, 2024 |
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9. Alternative Retirement Options - Part 1: Mini-Retirements (a.k.a Sabbaticals or Career Breaks)
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May 15, 2024 |
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8. The 5 Stages of the Money Journey and How to Move Up the Different Stages (Pt. 2)
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May 08, 2024 |
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7. The 5 Stages of The Money Journey, and Its Importance to Your Freedom (Pt.1)
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May 01, 2024 |
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6. The 7 Steps To Buy Your Freedom (A Beginner's Guide to FIRE)
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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5. How to Create Your Life Goals and Find Purpose in 5 Steps (Mini Life Design Course)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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4. What Makes Up a Successful Life
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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3. Alternative and More Attainable Paths to Financial Independence (Intro Series - Part 3)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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2. Creating and Living Your Ideal Life - An Intro to Life Design (Intro Series Part 2)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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1. The Truth About Retirement and Early Retirement (Intro Series - Part 1)
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Freedom Before FI Trailer
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Apr 08, 2024 |