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ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Careers, Business, Investing

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Most people chase early retirement to escape work—Tanya from Our Next Life flipped the script and made headlines for it. Her story blew up not because she saved aggressively or optimized her portfolio, but because she asked a question most retirement planners ignore: What am I retiring to? Brad and Jonathan unpack that question in this Friday Roundup, reflecting on Tanya's interview and their excitement heading into FinCon. They discuss why the math of financial independence is the easy part, and why figuring out what you actually want from life is the real challenge. The conversation also covers travel rewards as a tool for affordable global exploration and the freedom that financial independence provides to take risks and pursue passion projects without the pressure of a paycheck. Timestamps & Key Topics [00:01:05] FinCon Excitement Jonathan and Brad talk about their anticipation for FinCon and how the podcast experience has changed their perspectives and connections in the financial independence community. [00:03:50] Travel Rewards Discussion on the success and popularity of the travel rewards episode, noting its significant listenership and the personal impact of travel rewards in Jonathan's family life. [00:05:50] Our Next Life Discussion Tanya's reveal resonated with both the FI community and mainstream media. [00:11:52] Redefining Retirement The hosts emphasize focusing on what you are retiring to, rather than what you are retiring from. Tanya suggests reflecting on identity beyond work. Key Takeaways Redefining Retirement: Consider what you are retiring 'to', not 'from' [00:11:52]. Travel Rewards: Utilize travel rewards to make travel more accessible without facing a financial burden [00:05:50]. Quotes "The math is easy; figuring out what will make you truly happy is the challenge." - [00:10:21] "We're among the luckiest in history to pursue what excites us." - [00:11:25] "Consider what you are retiring 'to', not 'from'." - [00:11:52] "Retirement equals the freedom to fail; financial independence means no more working just for money." - [00:11:04] Related Resources Our Next Life Blog - Insights on early retirement and lifestyle design. ChooseFI Travel Rewards Resources - Comprehensive resources for mastering travel rewards.

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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 Applied Radio.
0:10.0	The blueprint for financial independence lives here.
0:21.0	If you're looking to unblocked as secrets to financial independence and early retirement,
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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.
0:37.0	Choose FI, your home for financial independence online.
0:41.0	Hey guys, congratulations you have made it to the weekend and this is your Friday Roundup.
0:48.0	We're going to be discussing this past week's episode with our next life.
0:51.0	And to help me with this, I have my co-spread here with me today. How you doing, buddy?
0:54.0	I'm doing well, Jonathan. Yeah, what's going on with you?
0:56.0	Doing pretty well, as you know. We're kind of batch processing this a little bit ahead of time of even when we were doing this.
1:03.0	We're going to be leaving and heading on off to Fincon.
1:06.0	So it's a very exciting week, but it's also a very busy week.
1:09.0	And it'll be really cool to be able to share with our audience once this is all in the past exactly what happened.
1:14.0	Because there's potentially a lot of cool things that could happen over this trip.
1:17.0	So more details to follow, but very exciting week generally speaking.
1:21.0	Yeah, I can't wait. Fincon is definitely a great deal.
1:24.0	I'm going to be able to do it.
1:26.0	I'm going to be able to do it.
1:28.0	I'm going to be able to do it.
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