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Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

2796: How to Retire on 1 Million or Less by ESI of ESI Money on Frugality & Financial Independence

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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Self-improvement, Education, Business, Investing

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2796: ESI of ESIMoney.com explains how you can retire early with a net worth of $1 million or less, using strategies common among the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) community. Learn how to maximize your savings, minimize debt, and invest wisely to achieve financial independence by your mid-30s and live comfortably without a traditional job. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://esimoney.com/retire-1-million-less/ Quotes to ponder: "The steps to FIRE won’t surprise you. They involve earning, saving, and investing." "They are used to living on a small portion of their earnings, so retirement is no different." "This extra allows you to quit your 'normal' job much sooner." Episode references: The 4% Rule Explained: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/four-percent-rule.asp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is optimal finance daily episode 2796.

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How to retire on a million dollars or less by

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ESI of ESI Money.

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And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast Diana Merriam.

0:14.0

This is a show where I read to you and to myself frankly from some of the best

0:18.7

personal finance blogs on the planet every single day.

0:22.1

For now let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life.

0:27.0

How to retire on a million dollars or less by ESI of ESI money.com

0:35.0

I've noted from time to time that I read a ton of money blogs.

0:41.0

One popular subgroup is the Fire bloggers.

0:44.0

In case you don't know, Fire is an acronym for Financial Independence

0:48.0

retire early.

0:49.0

These blogs focus on reaching financial independence

0:52.0

and retiring at a very young age in their 30s and 40s.

0:55.0

It used to be that my retirement age of 52 was early.

0:59.0

Now I'm just a slacker, at least when age is the primary consideration.

1:04.3

How to hit financial independence by 35.

1:07.7

The steps to fire won't surprise you.

1:09.8

They involve earning, saving, and investing. There are many ways to work those three to reach fire,

1:15.5

but there are also some common threads.

1:17.7

Here are the basic steps of the fire movement.

1:20.6

Number one, earn a very high salary.

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