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Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families

Coast FIRE with $1M by 35 in Ontario | Liz Enriquez

Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families

Andy Hill

Investing, Business, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9604 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

What does it take to reach Coast FIRE by your mid-30s and actually enjoy the freedom that comes with it? In this episode, we sit down with personal finance educator Liz Enriquez from Ambitious Adulting to discuss how she and her husband reached Coast FIRE with nearly $1 million invested by age 35. We break down the habits, mindset, and income strategies that helped them build wealth over nearly two decades, starting with small contributions and growing into a powerful investing system. Liz shares how growing up in an immigrant household shaped her money mindset, why she focused on maintaining a high savings rate early on, and how multiple income streams accelerated their progress. We also dive into the Canadian investing landscape, including TFSAs, RRSPs, and how to think about diversification across accounts. Now that they’ve reached Coast FIRE, Liz opens up about the emotional side of slowing down, reducing their savings rate, and designing a more flexible lifestyle. From her husband leaving a high-stress job to work part-time at a pizza shop to prioritizing time with their son, this conversation highlights what life can look like when your investments are working for you. If you’re working toward financial independence or wondering what happens after you hit your number, this episode will give you both the strategy and the perspective to keep going. Resources & Links Ambitious Adulting (Liz Enriquez): https://www.instagram.com/ambitiousadulting/Coast FIRE Calculator: https://marriagekidsandmoney.com/calculators/coast-fire/Own Your Time (Andy’s Book): https://marriagekidsandmoney.com/book Credits Host: Andy Hill Editor: Johnny Sohl Podcast Support: Michelle Ahmed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by my new book, Own Your Time.

0:02.9

I wrote it for parents who are doing everything right on paper, but still feel stretched thin.

0:07.8

Own Your Time gives you a clear path to take back control of your money, your work, and your

0:12.6

family time.

0:13.5

Find it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

0:15.8

Own Your Time by Andy Hill.

0:18.8

I wish it was like an easy switch to say, oh, we've reached Coast Fire.

0:22.9

Now we can quit our jobs and do whatever we want.

0:25.9

I think for so long I built up this desire to work and I have this drive in me that it was

0:32.0

hard to just stop.

0:33.6

So I had like a lot of weird guilt.

0:35.6

My husband didn't have that again at all. So he quit his very

0:39.1

stressful high demand job and works part time at a pizza shop now.

0:50.5

Investing for retirement takes time, patience, and consistency. Eventually, you'll reach a point where you don't need to contribute any more money to hit your retirement goals. And that's what we call Coast Fire. On our Coast Fire segment today, we're going to interview personal finance educator Liz Enriquez from Ontario and the ambitious adulting platform. Liz and her husband Dee recently hit this Coast Fire milestone in their mid-30s.

1:15.9

Today we're going to learn how they accomplish this family financial goal

1:18.8

and how this affects their journey going forward.

1:21.5

Welcome to the show, Liz.

1:22.6

Thank you for having me. I'm excited to talk about this.

1:25.1

Absolutely. I am excited for you to share your transparent

1:27.8

journey and inspire others out there so they can do this awesome thing as well. So let's start out

1:33.4

with the Coast Fire 5. These are quick, short answers to help people understand your situation so

1:38.2

they can learn from you and grow too. Number one, how much have you invested for retirement?

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