6 Questions to Know If You're Ready for Financial Independence

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Brian Preston, CPA, CFP®, PFS and Bo Hanson, CFA, CFP® | Fee-Only Fiduciary Advisors

Education, Retirement, Moneyadvice, Investing, Savingmoney, Personalfinance, Business

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Are you really ready to be financially independent? We share six powerful questions that help you zoom out and reflect on your life’s purpose, goals, and relationship with money. Whether you're dreaming big or stuck in the messy middle, this episode will help you gain clarity and confidence. Plus, we answer listener questions on HSAs, dividend investing, emergency fund strategy, and more. Jump start your journey with our FREE financial resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach your goals faster with our products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Take the relationship to the next level: become a client⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube for early access and go beyond the podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with us on social media for more content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bring confidence to your wealth building with simplified strategies from The Money Guy. Learn how to apply financial tactics that go beyond common sense and help you reach your money goals faster. Make your assets do the heavy lifting so you can quit worrying and start living a more fulfilled life. http://nordvpn.com/MONEYGUY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you
0:01.6	My name is Cadence Sinclair
0:03.8	Some people call us American royalty
0:06.4	We were liars
0:07.5	A new series on Prime Video
0:09.4	We were happy
0:10.5	We wanted for nothing
0:11.8	Based on the best-selling novel
0:14.3	Something terrible happened last summer
0:17.3	And I have no memory of what
0:19.0	Or who hurt me
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers. We will liars. New series, watch now, only on
0:28.9	Prime Video.
0:34.7	Six questions. You should answer if you want to know if you're ready for financial independence.
0:39.3	Brian, I am so excited to talk about this. And I want to give you some credit because you told me this early
0:45.3	on in my career. You said, Bo, one of the most powerful tools that you have at your disposal is the voice
0:50.6	inside your head. But oftentimes that voice can be a little misleading or it can
0:56.1	lead you down the wrong path. And sometimes we have to reframe that voice. And sometimes
1:00.8	we need to even engage with that voice. And what I love about this is we're going to walk
1:04.7	through these six questions that allow you to kind of zoom out, engage with that inner voice,
1:10.3	and hopefully get down to the root of what are the things necessary for you to kind of zoom out, engage with that inner voice, and hopefully get down to the
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