388 | The 18-Year-Old Who Actually Listened

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Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media

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4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode: college hacking, career hacking, the power of starting early, trade jobs, and salesforce careers.

How many times in the past have you been listening to this podcast and thought, "I wish I knew about this when I was younger." Well today's guest Zach actually had the foresight to start using the lessons he learned from this podcast at the ripe age of 18, and the results may be envy inducing! It's worth noting that not starting your FI journey at the age of 18 doesn't discredit you from a happy and financially independent life. But it's also worth noting that the sooner you start, the sooner you'll be able to reap the rewards, so start today!

Timestamps

1:08 - Introduction and Zach's E-Mail
3:03 - What were you looking for when you found the FI community?
5:43 - Dual Enrollment
15:06 - Evaluating Your Education Options and Expenses
22:29 - Military Service and College Education
26:39 - First Job Out of College and Trade Jobs
35:05 - 20 Years Old, $65,000 Yearly Salary, No Debt, What Next?
37:04 - The Power of Starting Early
42:26 - Zach's Career Change
53:31 - Conclusion

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0:00.0	Hello everyone, today we have an exciting episode. We're going to talk about this concept of what if
0:04.9	you're 18 year old or what if an 18 year old found the show, listened to the show, and then
0:09.8	actually took action on that. What would be the results? Today, title of the episode, the 18 year old
0:15.9	who actually listened. Welcome to the ultimate crowdsource. Personal finance show this. Just choose a pop.
0:21.2	You're listening to Choose Appi Radio.
0:23.7	The blueprint for financial independence lives here.
0:36.8	If you're looking to unblocked as secrets to financial independence and early retirement,
0:41.7	you're in the right place. Stay tuned and join a community of like-minded people who are getting
0:47.1	all things to do and taking control of their lives in the pursuit of financial independence. Choose
0:53.0	FI, your home for financial independence online.
1:08.6	All right guys, very excited to dive into this week's episode and help me with this. I have my
1:11.8	co-host Brad here with me today. How you doing buddy? Hey Jonathan, I am doing quite well. Yeah,
1:16.0	this should be fantastic. Like you said, the 18 year old who actually listened. That was actually
1:21.2	the first line from an email that Zach sent to me. Obviously, every week I send out my FI weekly
1:27.2	and I get these amazing responses, but this one just leaped off the page. The 18 year old who
1:32.5	actually listened, it reminded me of Harry Potter, the boy who lived. There was something about it
1:36.9	that just stuck out to me. Zach said, I've been wanting to write this email for quite some time now,
1:43.0	but today seems like the right time. A little background on me is that I started listening to your
1:47.2	show four years ago when I was 18 and I've been addicted to the information and the community ever
1:52.3	since. I've used a wide variety of the strategies you guys have talked about and wanted to share
1:56.8	my experience and say thank you for changing the entire course of my life. And then Zach
2:01.3	proceeded to tell all of these incredible things that he's done over the last four years and
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