FIREwalkers podcast

Enough is one of our favorite FIRE concepts. Knowing and accepting that you have enough, are enough or in our case have said enough on the topic of financial independence is liberating.

We explore reasons for pursuing financial independence focusing on work, knowledge and time.

Milestones break your goal into a series of objectives which helps with management and shows progress. They also help fend off our bias of focusing on the present at the expense of the future.

Claire and I review some common self-limiting beliefs that hold people back from pursuing financial independence. We present counter-arguments and 3 simple steps to get started.

Studies have shown that happiness over the course of life is shaped like the letter U.

Having a strategic retirement plan is more than a financial plan. According to Rodney Brooks, it's a plan for how you want to spend the rest of your life.

Our guest is Late Starter FIRE. We talk about her late start in pursuing FI, her action plan to help other late starters & what's Coast FI.

Claire and Ted discuss the value of time vs. money when it comes to pursuing FI and after retirement.

Claire & Ted discuss what is meant by early retirement, adjustment challenges, motivation & is early retirement worth it.

Chris Mamula of Can I Retire Yet shares his experience of achieving FI & retiring early. Chris also describes the advantages late starters have.

Here's our story on how we achieved financial independence. We look at the financial and the non-financial factors that got us there.

Claire and I discuss second act entrepreneurship with Kristen Edens. Kristen offers advice on how to overcome self-limiting beliefs and how to start up a second act business.

We discuss why gratitude and ambition add value when it comes to pursuing financial independence. Also, why you should practice them judiciously.

Claire & I welcome back The Dragons on FIRE who share good news about Dragon Guy's cancer prognosis & how early retirement differs now 3 years into it.

FIRE at the margins can be extreme but don't be put off by those examples. People in the FIRE community are very intentional when it comes to living their lives.

In this episode we find out how Katie's ride to FI is comin along. We also touch upon the effects of COVID and her desire to write romance novels.

Topics for our conversation include when it's appropriate to compare yourself with others, whether it's OK to talk about FIRE during the pandemic and Claire's career break.

Our guest is Ben Reeder of FI After 40. We discuss how he got interested in FIRE later in life, his goals & what he's doing to achieve FI.

Practices describe the way you get something accomplished. In this episode we discuss the 6 practices to achieve Financial Independence

Travis Luther shares his story of overcoming poverty to become a successful entrepreneur and his book about retiring in Mexico – The Fun Side of the Wall.

Claire & I discuss the 6 principles of Later2FIRE - what they are & why they're important.

First episode of our re-branded show! My wife Claire joins as my co-host. We discuss why it's not too late to pursue financial independence and retire earlier.

Learn how joining the FIRE movement helped Kathy Lee, Baby Boomer Super Saver, get out of debt and catch up her retirement savings.

When Shaun turned 50 he realized he was behind in saving for retirement so he joined the FIRE community to get his finances on track. Shaun believes that the principles of FIRE can help people who are Later to FIRE.

Joe Casey of Retirement Wisdom talks about how tiny habits and coaching help make retirement and life in general better.

The Dragons on FIRE talk about how FIRE provided a framework to talk about money and retirement.

Amy Blacklock from LifeZemplified talks about how discovering FIRE later in life is leading her down the road to Financial Independence.

Matt from Method to Your Money discusses fixed vs growth mindsets and what it takes to develop a growth mindset.

Our guest is Katie from Along the Camel Ride. We discuss how joining the FIRE movement has changed her life.

A series of 8 short interviews recorded live at FinCon 2019 in Washington DC.

Our guests are Doc G and Paul Thompson from the What's Up Next podcast. Our topic is: Can Anyone Achieve FInancial Independence?

In our first episode we introduce what the show is about, who it's for and who we are.