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ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Translating FI For The UK

ChooseFI | Financial Independence Podcast

Jonathan Mendonsa & Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media, Inc

Business, Investing, Careers

4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2019

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Most middle-class families can't imagine taking a three-week vacation — yet Brad just pulled it off while running a business. This week's roundup explores that exact trip to Maui, dissects actionable concepts from David Sawyer's book 'Reset,' and celebrates listener wins in the financial independence community. Timestamps and Key Topics [00:02:20] Brad's Maui Experience: Brad shares his three-week family vacation in Maui, emphasizing the learning experience and experimentation with travel styles. Exploring different vacation styles can lead to more fulfilling experiences. [00:06:00] Community and Meetups: The value of community engagement during travel, including meetups and local group interactions. Engage with local community groups for networking opportunities. [00:11:16] Raising Effective Skills: The importance of learning new skills, particularly digital, to enhance career prospects. [00:16:22] Actionable Steps for Improvement: Discussion on how to develop necessary skills for financial growth and independence. Start a personal project to develop new skills. [00:25:06] David Sawyer's Reset Concepts: Analysis of 'Reset' and its actionable steps towards financial independence, focusing on digital skills and mindset shifts. Building digital literacy is crucial in today's job market. [00:51:07] Listener Wins and Community Updates: Celebrating listener achievements in financial independence and community involvement. [01:00:01] FinCon Fundraiser Details: Information about the upcoming fundraiser for Choose FI International Foundation, aimed at enhancing financial literacy. Quotes "Time is our most precious resource." [00:09:51] "Learning new skills is essential to career growth!" [00:11:16] "Secure a job with a higher income potential!" [00:16:22] Related Resources Reset by David Sawyer: chooseavide.com/reset [00:47:01] ChooseFI Community Groups: choosefi.com/local [00:59:14]

Transcript

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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 unlock the secrets to financial independence and early retirement,

0:26.0

you're in the right place.

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.

0:57.0

And also getting a chance to do a little bit of translation for a kind of a UK path to FI.

1:04.0

There's so much literature that's been written.

1:07.0

Literature been written. I feel like those two are a little bit overlap there.

1:10.0

I'm a little bit.

1:11.0

A little bit.

1:12.0

Yes.

1:13.0

But there's so much content that's been created.

1:15.0

So you just go to different path.

1:16.0

So much content that's been created here in the United States for pursuing and reaching financial independence.

1:21.0

The tactics, the strategies, the investment vehicles, and the retirement vehicles.

1:26.0

All those things have been kind of documented very, very extensively.

1:30.0

And one of the things, one of the common themes I see from our audience,

1:34.0

which increasingly is an international audience, 70% of what you say is universal, applicable to my entire life,

1:41.0

I love it.

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