The Ultimate Random Show | Ginger

ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Careers, Investing, Business

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Southwest's mini companion pass might be the travel hack you didn't know existed — and it's easier to qualify for than you think. Brad and Ginger recap their recent ChooseFI Vegas event and share practical strategies for maximizing travel rewards. The conversation covers Brad's recent companion pass acquisition, tools for finding award travel deals, and how community events help clarify what matters most in your financial independence journey. Timestamps & Key Topics [00:00:00] Welcome and Introduction Brad and Ginger introduce the wide-ranging topics for this episode. [00:01:05] Recap of ChooseFI Vegas Event Reflection on the first-ever ChooseFI event in Vegas, with 85 attendees focused on designing an extraordinary life through workshops and community connection. [00:02:16] Workshop on Designing Your Life Discussion on workshop exercises that helped attendees think critically about their futures and what truly matters to them. [00:12:06] Discussion on Travel Rewards Brad shares his recent acquisition of a mini companion pass for Southwest, including tips on maximizing rewards points. [00:45:41] Introduction of Points Tool Introduction to a new tool called Points, which helps users find travel deals using rewards points. [00:52:39] Wrap Up and Listener Engagement Encouragement for listeners to share their travel rewards wins and community experiences. Key Points Personal finance isn't just about numbers; it's about crafting the life you desire. Building relationships within the ChooseFI community enhances the journey to financial independence. Tools like Points can help maximize travel opportunities and make the most out of your rewards. Consider attending local FI events to connect with others on the financial independence journey. Experiment with tools like Points to discover great travel deals. Reflect on what aspects of your work bring you joy and consider exploring a mini retirement. Notable Quotes "Design your life, not just your finances." [00:04:00] "Community support is vital for growth." [00:06:56] "Use money as a tool for living the life you desire." [00:05:43] "Discover the luxury of top-notch airport lounges." [00:20:13] Related Resources Points Tool - A tool for finding the best travel rewards deals. Episode 475: 72 T and Accessing Your Money [00:32:34] Terminology FI - Financial Independence, the state of having sufficient personal wealth to live without having to work actively. [00:00:50] Companion Pass - A travel benefit allowing a companion to fly for free when the primary ticket is purchased. [00:12:17]

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0:00.0	Hello and we're welcome to Choose A5. Today in the show we have we're calling the ultimate random show. So this is not to be too derivative of Tim Ferris, but I was actually talking with my co-host Ginger before we have record and I was saying you know this is going to be just a fun
0:14.9	conversation about I have these 10 random topics and she's like this is the ultimate random show that's the name of the
0:21.6	episode so all right we're going without for this and this should be fun. We've got a bunch of travel. We actually both got back from live five events recently. We're going to talk maybe a little frugality, some life hacks, some health, a whole bunch of things. So stay tuned. This is going to be a fun one.
0:37.0	With that, welcome to choose our five. Ginger, it is so good to see you. It feels like I just saw you. In fact, you or two ago a week or two ago a week ago from Vegas where we were
0:59.2	both at the first ever choose FI event and it was so fun. It was so fun.
1:06.0	So that was with Alan and Katie Donovan and we called it Choose FI Vegas 2024 design your extraordinary life and yeah it was wild
1:16.7	we had I think 85 people and it was just a really fun weekend I thought and that was your first Fai event right? Yes thank you.
1:25.4	loyal listeners did you notice that a few months ago I said I made a promise that I was going to get to a
1:32.1	Fai event in the next two years and I made it happen.
1:34.8	So as soon as this one came up, I really jumped on it and I'm really glad that I did.
1:39.3	Yeah.
1:40.3	Should we talk about it a little bit for people who weren't there?
1:44.0	Yeah, let's do it.
1:45.0	Okay, yeah.
1:46.0	So we talked a lot about what it would take for us to have an extraordinary life,
1:50.6	and we did some different exercises that sort of helped us to think about that.
1:54.4	And it was really just nice to actually have the space to do that.
1:58.8	And I talked to a lot of people who really appreciated, hey, these are questions that we could reflect on in our own lives,
2:05.0	but you don't really until someone like gives you a little homework about it.
2:10.1	And so even just being able to have that time set aside, I thought was really powerful.
2:14.9	What were some of the main takeaways for you?
2:16.8	Well, hold on, I want to slow down there because we got a lot there.
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