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ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

The Fear of Letting Go

ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Investing, Business, Careers

4.8 β€’ 5.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 29 June 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The fire of financial independence is igniting everywhere β€” but can a KonMari consultant really change how you think about money? This listener roundup tackles the most striking question of the week: how do you declutter your entire approach to personal finance, not just your closet? Kristen from For the Love of Tidy calls in with a framework for confronting the clutter β€” physical and financial β€” that's holding you back. Alongside her advice, listeners share life hacks for conscious spending, community accountability, and travel rewards optimization. The episode demonstrates how small, cumulative changes compound over time when backed by a supportive community. Timestamps & Topics 00:00:00 Feedback on Recent Episode 00:02:30 Discussion of Community Impact 00:21:40 Episode Mention: Design Your Future with Dominick Quartuccio 00:27:00 Voicemail from Kristen: Decluttering Tips 00:39:50 Episode Mention: Setting Up a Roth IRA for Kids 00:46:00 Listener Updates Key Quotes "Embrace normality in your financial journey; it's about intentional living." [00:04:01] "Even the smallest changes can yield significant benefits over time." [00:17:06] "Transform fears into strengths as you begin decluttering." [00:29:36] "Address clutter by confronting underlying issues in your life." [00:29:36] Related Resources For the Love of Tidy [00:31:00]

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on the show, Luima Ways in on feedback on the Monday episode with Kate Flanders.

0:04.4

Mark shares his favorite life hacks, which include several health hacks and two must have web

0:09.8

applications for the price-conscious purchaser. Kristen, from the loveoftidy.com,

0:14.9

calls in to share her decluttering tips and right ways in with some additional feedback on earned

0:20.1

income per second-generation fire. Welcome to the ultimate crowdsource personal financial.

0:25.9

This is your Friday Routman.

0:55.9

This is just going to be an absolutely phenomenal episode. There is an endless amount to cover

1:18.4

with regards this past week's episode on Monday. And to help me with this, I have my co-host

1:23.2

Brad here with me today. How are you doing, buddy? Hey Jonathan, I'm doing quite well.

1:27.8

Everything's going good by me. We are certainly in the swing of summer here.

1:32.3

Swing of pool season, you mean? Yes, the swing of pool season. It's fun.

1:37.1

Did you guys fill up your memberships for the year at your pool?

1:40.3

Yes, I think the entire membership is maxed out. So yeah, it's a popular pool.

1:47.0

Choose if I has thrown away all the traditional sponsorships to just focus on selling memberships

1:51.9

to Brad's pool. That's what we're about. Yes, and we're quite good on it. It's funny, though. I have to

1:56.8

say, there are a bunch of families who listen to this podcast at the pool. And I think now,

2:05.0

like some of these articles, we had that article about myself and Laura in time. And then

2:11.5

like this Forbes mentioned recently. And they're kind of making their rounds. So I think now

2:17.5

people kind of know I'm like that five guy. But it's just like, it's kind of kind of funny.

2:22.3

I've never had that in my real life here. Basically, we're not that I'm a celebrity by any means.

2:27.5

I certainly don't mean it like that. But people are interested in talking to me about it, which is

2:32.5

cool. Like my friend Deb at the pool, like she introduced me to her two sons who are in college.

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