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ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

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ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Careers, Investing, Business

4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

You can't set and forget your net worth — unless you're tracking it quarterly, you'll never spot where your money is actually leaking. The first Friday Roundup of 2018 covers listener questions on net worth tracking, using HSAs for travel reward minimum spends, maximizing the Southwest Companion Pass, and leveraging community support to grow side businesses. Brad and Jonathan share updates on their collaboration with Alan and Talis, plus highlight why "burning the boats" on financial goals forces real commitment. Key Topics Discussed 00:00:00 - Introduction Introduction to the episode and what listeners can expect. 00:05:00 - Community Engagement Community support in financial independence. Reflection on how the community has come together to improve week by week. 00:12:00 - Tracking Your Net Worth Why tracking your net worth is crucial ("What doesn't get tracked can't get improved on"). Tips for maintaining records of financial progress. 00:34:00 - Travel Rewards with HSA Utilizing Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to meet minimum spending requirements for travel rewards. 00:36:00 - Southwest Companion Pass Explained Explanation of the Southwest Companion Pass as a tool for maximizing travel rewards. Steps on how to obtain the Companion Pass and its benefits. 00:42:00 - Voicemail Insights Listener voicemails sharing personal experiences and tips related to financial independence and business growth. 00:56:00 - Conclusion Encouragement to leave reviews and participate in the community discussions. Key Quotes "What doesn't get tracked can't get improved on." [00:12:31] "People made mistakes with money. We just try to get a little better every day." [00:04:18] "You're all in, there's no going back. We burnt the boats." [00:07:30] "It's about creating evergreen content that helps you where you are." [00:06:37] Related Resources Personal Capital [00:57:36] Southwest Travel Rewards [00:36:40]

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the ultimate crowd sourced personal financial. This is your Friday Roundup.

0:06.0

You're listening to Choose Appi Radio.

0:10.0

The blueprint for financial independence lives here.

0:21.0

If you're looking to unlock this secrets to financial independence and early retirement,

0:26.0

you're in the right place.

0:28.0

Stay tuned and join a community of like-minded people who are getting off the answer.

0:33.0

And taking control of their lives in the pursuit of financial independence. Choose FI,

0:38.0

you're home for financial independence online.

0:47.0

Alright guys, congratulations. You have made it to the weekend and this is your first Friday Roundup of 2018.

0:53.0

So happy you're joining us and for those of you that are joining us for the first time,

0:57.0

my name's Jonathan and my co-hosts name is Brad.

0:59.0

We host a twice a week show on Mondays and Fridays. On Mondays, we usually try to introduce a new topic,

1:06.0

idea or guest. We have them share their story and we really explore how we can take these ideas

1:12.0

and use them to optimize our life and yours.

1:15.0

And usually we're looking at it from the perspective of someone that's pursuing financial independence,

1:21.0

life optimization, life hacks, tax hacks, travel rewards, you know, really anything that excites us,

1:27.0

we want to share it with you and hopefully you'll get some benefit from it as well.

1:30.0

And then on Fridays, what we try to do is dive a little bit deeper and we bring in our takeaways

1:35.0

and we bring in feedback from the audience and we really try to crowdsource the show.

1:39.0

And over the last year, it's just been remarkable how this community has come together around this idea

1:44.0

of just getting a little bit better every single week.

1:46.0

And to help me with the show today, I have my co-hosts Brad here with me today. How you doing buddy?

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