102- How Dumpster-Diving and House Hacking is Fueling Charlie's Journey to Financial Freedom
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
I absolutely Iove bringing you ideas and stories that challenge your belief of what you think you can do and allows you to think outside the box. Charlie Pioli has a passion for environmental conservation and dumpster dives for a majority of his grocery needs. I was immediately intrigued by Charlie’s story and lifestyle which at first seemed extreme, but as you’ll learn when you listen to the episode, is a practical and smart way to save money and reduce food waste. Charlie even discusses how he is house hacking and using real estate investing as a way to reach his goals.If you think you should skip over this episode just from the title alone, I challenge you to give it a try. Even if dumpster diving isn’t for you, you will walk away with some actionable tips and inspiration for your journey.
In this episode we discuss:
- Charlie’s backstory and how he got started dumpster-diving
- His plan to take a mini-retirment when he turns 30
- How’s he’s house hacking and planning to use real estate to reach his financial goals
- Some of the mistakes he’s made a long the way and how you can avoid them
- Tips to save on your food/grocery expenses + more
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Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:
2017 New York City Waste Characterization Study Report With Charlie on the Cover Page Recording Data
The Truth About the Solid Waste Industry and Recycling
Advice to Get a Home Loan WIth No or Little Money Down
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Journey to Launch Podcast how dumpster diving and house hacking is fueling Charlie's journey to financial freedom. |
| 0:10.0 | T minus 10 seconds. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast. T-minous 10 seconds. |
| 0:13.0 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast with your host, Janila Sufrant, as a muddy expert who walks her talk. |
| 0:19.9 | She helps brave journeys like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real well. |
| 0:27.0 | Join her on the journey to launch to financial freedom in... |
| 0:30.0 | Five, four, three, two, one. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey, hey, journeyers. |
| 0:40.0 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast. you're a returning journey or you already |
| 0:44.4 | know what's up you know that I love bringing you different types of conversations and |
| 0:50.6 | insights to reaching financial freedom. |
| 0:52.8 | And if you're new to the podcast, welcome, I'm so excited to have you here. |
| 0:56.8 | Now, one of the things that has always helped me succeed in life in general, |
| 1:01.8 | and I see it as a common thread and factor to anyone that I've interviewed on this show is that they can draw inspiration and tactics and just knowledge from anywhere. |
| 1:15.0 | And one of the things that I love doing, |
| 1:17.1 | and this is why I have such a diverse range of guests |
| 1:19.4 | on this show, is I want to show you all assets, |
| 1:22.4 | like all the assets and tools that you could possibly use on your journey. |
| 1:25.6 | Now it doesn't mean that you have to do everything one person does or something might be a little bit extreme to you |
| 1:30.9 | and something you might not think you want to do but I really urge you to like |
| 1:36.1 | listen try to listen to episodes even with the title seems a little like wait a second I don't |
| 1:40.0 | think I can relate to that give it a try that happens often where I have something and someone says I don't think I can relate to that. Give it a try. That happens often where I have something |
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