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ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Hail Mary FI

ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Investing, Business, Careers

4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Attending a documentary screening can feel like watching someone else's highlight reel — until you realize the people on screen made the exact same mistakes you did. Brad and Jonathan tackle a roundup spanning the upcoming "Plane with Fire" documentary rollout, community feedback on Julian and Kirsten's relatable journey, and a listener's question about starting financial independence at 60. [00:00:00] Introduction and Announcements Updates on "Plane with Fire" documentary and Jonathan's personal anecdote about his son's birthday. [00:02:49] Updates on 'Plane with Fire' Documentary Feedback from early viewers of the documentary. Plans for community screenings starting in June. Importance of local groups in facilitating these screenings. "The documentary is a gateway to financial independence for many." [00:06:06] [00:08:29] Discussion on Feedback from Recent Episode Positive community reception to the episode with Julian and Kirsten. Highlighting relatable stories that resonate with the audience. "We are everyday people who bravely share our journey." - Julian and Kirsten [00:10:32] [00:25:10] Q&A on Financial Independence Starting at Zero Addressing listener questions on achieving financial independence starting later in life. Importance of assessing current financial situations and increasing savings rates. Assess your current financial situation and aim to increase your savings rate to 50% [00:26:11]. Form local groups to facilitate community screenings of the documentary [00:05:32]. Invite friends to view the documentary and discuss afterward [00:08:39]. [00:48:44] Wrap-up and Final Thoughts Encouragement to refer friends to the documentary screenings. Emphasis on taking control of one's financial destiny. Key Quotes: "You control your financial destiny." [00:21:50] "A new perspective can lead to significant gains." [00:46:18] Episode Mentions: Julian and Kirsten's Journey: Discussion about their inspiring stories and what they represent for the FI community [00:29:36] Deanna's Journey to FI: An episode emphasizing overcoming challenges and achieving financial independence later in life [00:26:54] Related Resources: ChooseFI Local Groups - Find or start a local group for community support [00:06:52] Dominick Quartuccio's book, Design Your Future - A resource for personal development [00:47:37]

Transcript

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0:00.0

On today's episode, we share updates on the plane with fire documentary coming soon to a theater near you.

0:05.6

How to build an escape route for a corporate hierarchy that doesn't make room for you and Peter

0:10.5

ask a question about essentially what comes down to Hail Mary 5.

0:13.7

I'm 60 years old and broke.

0:15.5

Is financial independence still possible?

0:17.8

Welcome to the Ultimate Crowdsource personal financial.

0:20.7

This is your Friday Render.

0:22.8

Your listening to Choose Applied Radio.

0:26.5

The blueprint for financial independence lives here.

0:37.5

If you're looking to unblocked as secrets to financial independence and early retirement,

0:42.5

you're in the right place.

0:44.5

Stay tuned and join a community of like-minded people who are getting all fans to know

0:50.5

and taking control of their lives in the pursuit of financial independence.

0:54.5

Choose FI, your home for financial independence online.

1:08.5

All right, super excited to dive into this past week's episode and talk about our takeaways

1:13.5

with Rich and Regular and what an incredible episode and what incredible content they actually

1:17.5

brought to the table.

1:19.5

I have my co-host Brad here with me today.

1:21.5

How you doing, buddy?

1:22.5

Hey Jonathan, I'm doing quite well.

1:24.5

What's going on over in your world?

1:25.5

Well, the biggest thing is we record these roundups on Tuesdays.

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