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Brad, Katie, and Alan Donegan discuss the groundbreaking financial independence-themed music album "Money Revolution." Through four key songs, they navigate the essential aspects of the financial independence (FI) journey, emphasizing the importance of taking action, understanding compounding, and finding purpose beyond traditional employment. The episode also highlights their recent recognition with a British Empire medal for their contributions to financial education. Key Themes & Timestamp Highlights: Introduction of The Rebelutionaries Band (00:04:14) Story behind forming the band and the creation of the world's first financial independence-themed album. ChooseFI Song Discussion (00:06:49) Key Takeaway: The importance of actively choosing financial independence and the role of mindset in pursuing personal goals. Compounding Song Discussion (00:22:29) Key Takeaway: Understanding the power of compound interest and the significance of starting early with investments. The Boring Middle Song Discussion (00:35:18) Key Takeaway: Emphasize the "boring middle" as a valuable time for personal growth and discovering life beyond financial metrics. One More Year Song Discussion (00:46:56) Key Takeaway: The dangers of "one more year syndrome" in delaying action and the necessity to take control of one's life actively. Actionable Takeaways: Start taking actionable steps towards financial independence today. (00:46:38) Recognize the importance of compounding and invest early to grow wealth. (00:26:30) Don't wait for external circumstances to change your situation; take responsibility for your life. (00:46:38) Key Quotes: "Choosing financial independence means embracing freedom." (00:09:01) "Don't let fear dictate your life decisions." (00:51:32) "It's not just about saving; it's about investing." (00:33:13) "Value the present moment; it's the foundation of your future." (00:39:12) Discussion Questions: What impact does financial independence have on personal identity and lifestyle? (00:51:32) How can one overcome the fear of quitting a job to pursue their passions? (00:50:12) What strategies can be implemented to cultivate a positive mindset during the FI journey? (00:20:21) Related Resources: Mr. Money Mustache's blog (00:31:09)  Alan & Katie's album

In this episode we welcome back the rebels, Katie and Alan Donegan. They are founders of the Rebel Finance School and have turned the concept of financial independence (FI) into an energetic global movement. We are celebrating the launch of their brand-new music album. But it's not just music, it's a Money Revolution and the world's first financial independence album! The Donegans give us a behind the scenes look at the making the of the album and a backstage pass to some of the tracks, including:

Revisiting the best interviews of 2024 with a look back at some of the best retirement saving strategies. Featured in this episode:Anne Tergesen, WSJ Reporter  Jean Smart, founder of PenelopeHannah Cole, founder of Sunlight TaxKatie and Alan Donegan, Early Retirees

Are you interested in urban resilience to create abundance? Summary of the book chapter titled Urban resilience: Bridging the gap where cities and towns embrace abundance from 2024 by Boyd Cohen, part of the Abundance Capitalism book. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Boyd Cohen in episode 246 talking about abundance capitalism regarding cities. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how cities can be catalysts for resilience changes. This chapter presents a shift that recognizes cities not just as resource-hungry entities but as potential catalysts for positive change. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: Innovative concepts like 15-minute cities and circular cities aim to make urban living more sustainable and accessible. Vancouver's Athlete's Village and Tokyo's flexible housing approach showcase effective methods for creating eco-friendly and affordable urban environments. The Fab City initiative promotes self-sufficiency and resilience by encouraging local manufacturing and innovation within cities. You can find the book through this link and the chapter through this (links updated once their are live). Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.129 - Interview with Alan Donegan about the vast opportunities in cities No.212 - Interview with Jonathan Reichental about abundant energy You can find the transcript through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠

Today, we're in discussion with a a financially exceptional couple, Katie and Alan Donegan, who managed to quit their day jobs and retire when Katie was 35 and Alan was 40. We'll hear how they calculated for this accelerated plan, how they're living out their early retirement dreams, and advice for listeners on determining how much one needs to save for retirement. Learn more about the Donegans and their Rebel Finance School here. (This episode aired originally on May 27, 2024)

Just days away from the next So Money Pop-Up Workshop, which will focus on “Couples and Money.” Register here. Today, we're in discussion with a a financially exceptional couple, Katie and Alan Donegan, who managed to quit their day jobs and retire when Katie was 35 and Alan was 40. We'll hear how they calculated for this accelerated plan, how they're living out their early retirement dreams, and advice for listeners on determining how much one needs to save for retirement. Learn more about the Donegans and their Rebel Finance School here.  

"For me the future is what can I change, what can I influence." Are you interested in the future of cities as the notion of what the individual can change? What do you think about integrated approaches? How can we save character but create inclusion? Interview with Amir Hussain, founder and CEO of Yeme Tech. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the city as a place serving needs, the real estate bubble, integration, and many more. As Founder CEO of Yeme Tech, Amir Hussain has developed data-led, solutions which enhance place and asset-based uplift using ESG benchmarking systems. Amir's personal experience of living within a polarised and disadvantaged community, forms a strong understanding of challenging places. Amir is a regular contributor to national and regional policy debates as well as leading objective discussions about exclusion and polarisation. As a Partner in solutions-driven Corporate Fund - ONG Capital, Amir brings a strong understanding of commercial deliverability using transformative large-scale projects particularly in Tier 2 places. Find out more about Amir through these links: Amir Hussain on LinkedIn; @get_yeme as Yeme Tech on X; Yeme Tech website; Yeme Tech on LinkedIn; Yeme Tech on Instagram; Amir Hussain at Bradford Means Business; Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.129 - Interview with Alan Donegan about urban situation influencing business; No.182 - Interview with Ted Baillieu about the challenges of retrofitting No.205R - Role of urban planning standards in improving lifestyle in a sustainable system; What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

It's likely you've come up with a brilliant-sounding business idea but didn't go after it. Or maybe you wanted to be your own boss but were overwhelmed by getting started. The biggest reason most people don't start or don't succeed at starting a business is money. Maybe they run out of money before the business is profitable. Maybe they just never even start because of the fear of losing the investment needed to start. But what if you didn't need any money to get started? That's exactly what Alan Donegan is teaching people across the world how to do. He created the Rebel Business School to spread his methodology and help would-be business owners get started even when they have no starting capital. Alan was raised by a successful entrepreneur who ended up bankrupt due to being overleveraged. It almost scared Alan away from being a business owner himself. Instead, he developed mindsets and methodologies to avoid ever getting into that leveraged position. He shares successful stories from businesses you'd never expect to be able to get started without money. These include an escape room and even a restaurant. We hope this episode helps get you past that last bit of fear holding you back and start that business of your dreams. If you enjoyed this episode, check out the links below for more content, and don't forget to share this podcast with a friend! Links From the Episode Alan's Website Rebel Business School Website Rebel Business School Instagram Rebel Business School YouTube YouTube Interview https://youtu.be/zn0i2QwKeq0 Join the Community We'd love to hear your comments and questions about this week's episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab the Ultimate FI Spreadsheet Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFiShow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here 

Discover the power of personal development for your scholarship (and for life) with the one and only Alan Donegan.The power to level up is in your hands!Resources mentioned in this episode:- Notes From A Friend (book): https://geni.us/notesfromafriend*- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (book): https://geni.us/coveyhabits*- Rebel Business School (courses): https://therebelschool.com/- Rebel Finance School (course): https://www.alandonegan.com/rebelfinance.html- Extraordinary Life Course (course): https://www.alandonegan.com/extraordinary.htmlBrowse all Exam Study Expert courses and resources at:>> https://examstudyexpert.com/EverythingThe Study Smarter Network:>> https://examstudyexpert.com/study-smarter-network/*Hosted by William Wadsworth, memory psychologist, independent researcher and study skills coach. I help ambitious students to study smarter, not harder, so they can ace their exams with less work and less stress.BOOK 1:1 COACHING to supercharge your exam success: https://examstudyexpert.com/workwithme/Get a copy of Outsmart Your Exams, my award-winning exam technique book, at https://geni.us/exams*** As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases on suggested books.

Alan Donegan is the founder of the award-winning Rebel Business School, the Rebel Finance School, and the Rebel Entrepreneurship Podcast. Alan became financially independent at 40 years old and now helps people take control of their finances and avoid debt.   In this episode, we talk about: ◾️Why you should start selling first if you want to start a business. ◾️How to start becoming financially independent. ◾️Why you should stop searching for your direction.   alandonegan.com

Imagine going from having no business ideas and no money, to making your first sales in 2 weeks. It's not a far-fetched goal according to this week's guest. Alan Donegan from PopUpBusinessSchool.co.uk specializes in guiding people through this transformation, and he says that everyone has a profitable business idea in their heads – and he knows how to find it. He does this through in-person workshops that are free to attend by forming partnerships with government bodies in cities across the UK, and he's bringing his workshops to the US soon. Alan is adamant about bootstrapping and not taking on a load of debt to start a business because he saw his family go through a multi-million dollar bankruptcy and doesn't want anyone else to have to experience the same fate. He preaches starting a business around a passion or something that excites you. Because running a business you're passionate about sets you apart from the competition and makes the process so much easier. He shares how he teaches his students to pre-sell and validate their side hustle ideas before putting down cash for stock that might end up collecting dust in the garage. Alan also shares how he practiced what he preaches when he sold his first PopUpBusiness workshop to a housing authority in the UK. He ended up selling his highest priced package right out of the gate, and his business has been gaining momentum ever since. Tune in to hear how Alan pulls business ideas out of people who don't think they have any, how he has his students quickly and cheaply validate those ideas, and what makes for a successful pitch. Full Show Notes: How to Start a Business You Care About — With No Business Ideas and No Money Get your personalized money-making playlist here!  

Are you interested in creating your own future? What do you think about urban stability and entrepreneurship? How can we charge into the future? Interview with Alan Donegan, founder at Rebel Business, Entrepreneur and Finance School. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, people and collaboration, healthy competition with abundance mindset, governments doing less of stupid things, and many more. Alan founded Rebel Business School in 2012 with Simon Paine after they thought there must be a better way to start a business, without debt and without formal business plans. Since then, Rebel Business School become a global movement in Colombia, Morrocco, New Zealand and more. Alan went on to launch The Rebel Entrepreneur podcast and then Rebel Finance School with his wife Katie. Alan and Katie reached financial independence in 2019 and now travel the world writing, playing and eating everything! You can find out more about Alan through these links: Alan Donegan on LinkedIn; @AlanDonegan as Alan Donegan on Twitter; alandonegan.com website; Rebel Business School website; Rebel Entrepreneur podcast; Rebel Finance School website; Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.003 - Interview with Frans-Anton Vermast about Amsterday Smart City; No.030 - Interview with Ville Sirviö about Estonia and Finland's e-governance; No.120 - Interview with Matt Ferrell about pessimism and resources; What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

Are you interested in how cities and entrepreneurship are connected? Summary of the article titled Entrepreneurship in cities from 2021 by Sam Tavassoli, Martin Oschonka, and David B. Audretsch, published in the Research Policy journal. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how cities influence entrepreneurship and vice versa. This article presents which are the best performing cities in terms of knowledge spillovers and economic performance. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: The extent of density and diversity matters greatly in shaping economic vitality – meaning quality entrepreneurship. It is not just firms and industries that matter for knowledge spillovers, but ultimately the people who differ from one another not just in terms of human capital but in their personalities too, which is a key ingredient driving knowledge spillovers. What may really matter is how people in cities unlock their agentic tendencies to help turn a favourable city environment into economic outputs. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: Impactful, growth-oriented entrepreneurship is a major research and policy focus. Building on arguments put forward by Jane Jacobs more than 50 years ago, we propose that local knowledge spillovers in a city are enhanced by human agency in that city (e.g. local psychological openness). This effect is critically amplified by the catalyst function of a favorable structural city environment that not only connects these agentic people (via urban density), but also facilitates the production and flow of new knowledge for these connected agentic people (via a diverse industry mix). This three-way interaction effect was confirmed in our empirical investigation of quality entrepreneurship across the MSAs (cities) in the US, using a large-scale dataset of the psychological profiles of millions of people. Local openness shows a robust positive effect on the level of quality entrepreneurship. This effect is further strengthened by a favorable structural city environment (i.e. high density and diversity) by up to 35%. Reviving Jacobs' people focus, the results indicate that the best performing cities in terms of knowledge spillovers and economic performance are those that are not only home to, and attract, agentic people, but also empower these people by means of a physical and industrial city landscape that enables them to act in more innovative and entrepreneurial ways, as envisioned by Jacobs. We discuss the policy implications of our findings and an agenda for future research. Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.090 - Interview with Professor Matthew McCartney about economic sides of cities; No.108 - Interview with Dr Anthony Kent about economic geography; No.129 - Interview with Alan Donegan about entrepreneurship and city connections; You can find the transcript through this link. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

We talk to Alan Donegan, co-founder of the Rebel Business School. Since 2011, Alan and his team have been travelling the UK and other parts of the world delivering Rebel Business Schools, which consist of 5 or 10 full-day sessions supporting people in to self-employment and teaching them how to set up a business for free. Over the past decade, The Rebel School have been able to support over 17,000 people. Donegan shares his ethos on starting a business and his plans for Ireland.

This week's BWB Extra continues our chat with Alan Donegan, co-founder of the award-winning Rebel Business School, Finance School and podcast with the aim of helping people start their own businesses, take control of their finances and avoid debt. And they provide it all for free! because Rebel raises its capital through sponsorship which means they can give away the best education to those who need it the most .. and have being doing so in over 7 different countries to over 20k people to date. Sounds too good to be true, right? on the contrary. Alan and Rebel are the real deal. Have a listen to find out more about the man behind the mission.Check out Alan's book recommendation:"The Simple Path to Wealth" by J.L. CollinsBWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Meet Alan Donegan, co-founder of the award-winning Rebel Business School, Rebel Finance School and the Rebel Entrepreneur podcast. He became financial independent at 40 years old and now uses his time to help people from all walks of life to start their own businesses, take control of their finances and avoid debt. Rebel's mission was borne out of Alan's own personal experiences where he was forced to fight the courts to prevent loosing his family home. Today, Rebel has educated over 20,000 people in seven different countries and no one has ever paid for their support. Rebel raises sponsorship so they can give away the best education for free to the people that need it the most.In 2021, Rebel won a Queen's Award for promoting opportunity. Its work has also been backed by organisations including Google, Henley Business School, Westminster City Council and the Department for Work and Pensions.Kick back, press play and listen to how Alan went from being fired (twice) to becoming financially independent and award-winning.BWB is powered by Oury Clark.

Doug and Carl interview friend, fellow Longmonster, and FIRE legend Mr. Money Mustache (aka Pete Adeney). When Tim Ferriss interviewed Pete, they ended by talking about Pete's desire to own a local community gathering space. This is the jumping off point for the Mile High FI conversation. But, they go a lot deeper too. No talk about index funds or the 4% Rule. That stuff has been covered. Instead, this conversation is about happiness, journeys, and meaning. Quick note: Do you enjoy Mile High FI? Do you hate it? Either way, supporting the show is a great idea! You will feel better about yourself. Also, Doug and Carl will be thankful to you forever. Maybe even longer. MMM HQ Coworking How Pete and Carl came to own a coworking space What happens at HQ Is HQ a coworking space or social club? Happiness The real goal of Mr. Money Mustache (it's not moneymap) What is happiness? The factors that lead to happiness Journey versus goals Pete's perfect day Links Support Carl and Doug: Buy Me A Coffee Pete on other Mile High FI episodes Mr. Money Mustache, Alan Donegan, Carl Jensen LIVE Q&A Panel | MHFi023 Mr. Money Mustache Loves Hot Sauces and Waffles on Wednesday | MHFi 042 Mr. Money Mustache on Get Smart With Money Netflix Documentary w/ John & Kim | MHFi 115 Pete on The Tim Ferris Show MMMHQ: The Mr. Money Mustache Coworking Space Pete speaking at World Domination Summit Andrew Huberman Get Smart With Money NoCo Mustachians Meetup Group Some of our favorite interviews from notable folks in the community: JL Collins: The Simple Path To Wealth Paula Pant on Inflation JD Roth: Get Rich Slowly Money Honey Rachel Richards Mad FIentist: Post FI Life

In this episode; global funds, it's not doctrine, index funds, VTSAX, what is in index funds, and the opposite of active investing. If you've been in the FI community for a while now, you've probably at one point have heard of index Funds. However, whether you are familiar with this concept of investing, have invested in index funds, or are unfamiliar entirely, you may not necessarily know the mechanics and specifics of what certain types of index funds can actually do for you on your FI journey. This week we are rejoined by Alan and Katie Donegan, co-founders of The Rebel Finance School, to dive into the topic of index funds. Together, we discuss the differences between certain types of index funds, fee structures and returns, self-regulating funds, as well as break-down the benefits of what certain types of index funds can provide for you regardless of market and economic fluctuations! While we are not giving direct financial advice on what invest in, this week's episode is meant as a resource to our listeners who may be curious to learn more about index funds and passive investing!  Katie & Alan Donegan: Website: alandonegan.com Podcast: alandonegan.com/podcast Rebel Finance School: www.alandonegan.com/rebelfinance VTSAX Breakdown: alandonegan.com/vtsax Timestamps: 4:11 - Introductions 5:13 - What Is In Index Funds 11:19 - Global Funds 21:54 - It's Not Doctrine, Don't Get Bogged Down In The Details 25:50 - Am I Getting What I Want When I Invest? Should I Be Concerned? 35:14 - The Opposite Of An Active Investor 45:09 - Is Cap-Weighting The Only Way To Run Index Funds? 52:50 - Is There A Future Where Passive Investing Isn't A Good Option? 57:46 - Conclusion Resources Mentioned In Today's Episode: Leave A Voice Message Of Your Year End Wins The Top Chase Business Credit Cards for 2022 The Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | ChooseFI Ep 411 Subscribe to The FI Weekly! More Helpful Links and Resources: Earn $1,000 in cashback with ChooseFI's 3-card credit card strategy Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence Keep learning or start a new side hustle with one of our educational courses Commission-Free Investing with M1 Finance

Doug and Carl interview Chris, the “Indiana Jones” of the FI community. The Financial Independence community has been sorely lacking in treasure hunters and archeologists … until now! Chris, who blogs over at lifeoutsidethemaze.com is someone who gives careful thought to what he wants out of life. After working in the start-up world for most of his career, he and his wife had saved up enough to feel comfortable working for happiness instead of financial gain. Chris worked in the startup world before leaving to pursue a series of bucket-list adventures including: An archeological dig for a dinosaur Diving for treasure in the Florida keys Learning Muay Thai kickboxing Writing a screenplay Recording an album Check out some of Chris's most recent blog posts about his battle with cancer here: Um...I Have Cancer - Life Outside The Maze Fighting Cancer While Accepting Humility - Life Outside The Maze And check out Alan Donegan's free course to get you set up for an amazing 2023: Extraordinary Course

Become financially independent, save money and be extremely productive all at once. It's possible and our guest Alan Donegan shares how you can do it. We cover: The 4% Rule for Becoming Financially Independent How Much Money You Need to Have Saved Up To Be Financially Free The Daily Routine of Someone Who's Financially Independent […]

Overview: Today, we're going to talk about Thrive Agric, the Nigerian Agricultural technology company - we'll explore Thrive Agric's story across 5 areas: First we'll start with some context about African agriculture Thrive Agric's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on September 25 2022 Companies discussed: Thrive Agric, Apollo Agriculture & FarmCrowdy Business concepts discussed: Agricultural Technology (AgriTech or AgTech), smallholder farmers acquisition strategy, Agriculture financing, Crowdfunding, Agriculture value and supply chains & Debt financing Conversation highlights: (10:41) - Africa Agriculture context (19:38) - Nigeria Agriculture context (26:14) - Nigeria crowdfunding backgroun (32:30) - Founders' background and launch story (46:48) - Fundraising (55:47) - Product and monetization strategy, (1:09:15) - Competition & options for exit (1:19:20) - Bankole's overall thoughts and outlook (1:24:45) - Olumide's overall thoughts and outlook (1:32:25) - Recommendations and small wins Olumide's recommendations & small wins: Interested in investing in Africa Tech with Olumide: Read about Adamantium fund & contact me at olumide@afrobility.com Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or food, please contact me for funding at olumide@afrobility.com Recommendation: Jim Rohn - How to change your life video - Incredible. He just drops non-stop knowledge bombs. Remarkable Recommendation: Toucan chrome extension to learn languages Small win: Exercise of writing 50 goals. Brought up a lot of interesting ideas. Shout to Alan Donegan for facilitating this Other content: A Thrive Agric Story. One Farmer at a Time. Bankole's recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: AI And The Limits Of Language, Lindy Hacker News & Lying For Money Small win: Strength workouts Other content: Asake - Mr Money with the vibe, ThriveAgricPR - product overview, Leadway Insurance response on Twitter, SEC Nigeria rules on Crowdfunding, Invest Like The Best - Jeff Jordan & Kevin Systrom on Lex Fridman All episodes on Afrobility.com

We catch up with 3 people from Get Smart with Money (on Netflix) about the documentary, why they did it, and what they learned. MMM HQ in Longmont, CO #mmmhq NoCo Mustachians  Meet Up (Longmont, CO) Mr Money Mustache | Pete Adeney Appearances Mr. Money Mustache, Alan Donegan, Carl Jensen LIVE Q&A MHFi 075 Mr. Money Mustache Loves Hot Sauces | MHFi 042 (Hot Ones Inspired...) JL Collins Interviews JL Collins Live Q&A @ Mr Money Mustache HQ JL Collins and The Simple Path to Wealth | MHFi 002 How I Lost Money in Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable Paula Pant on Inflation Inflation & How It Impacts FI | MHFI 044 Mad Fientist on Life After FI Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:29 Important Episode Details 1:55 Start Interview with John & Kim 2:19 How John & Kim Applied For the Doc 4:18 How their Families Reacted 5:38 Producer Goals & Money Stigmas 6:10 Carl's BIG Money Mistake 7:49 What Did Mr. Money Mustache Teach Them? 9:38 Why Did Mr. Money Mustache Do the Doc? 11:00 Carl Jensen on Community

Doug and Carl talk to Katie and Alan Donegan about limiting beliefs. Show Notes What is Rebel Finance School? Why JL Collins thinks Rebel Finance School is the worst business model ever The top 4 limiting beliefs people have about money Why you aren't what you think How to overcome limiting beliefs Links Parrilla Don Julio Alan Donegan's Blog The Donegans

Welcome to the third episode of the Money & Meaning Podcast in which Alan Donegan is interviewed. Alan is a true rebel and co-founder of the Rebel Business School, to support people in self-employment and teach them how to set up a business for free, and the Rebel Finance School, set up together with his wife, to teach people how to get their finance in order. Alan himself is already for a few years financially independent and living his dream life. What made him decide to follow this path to financial independence? And when you know that you never have to work again, how can you still find meaning in life? Rebel Alan will tell you all about it in this episode. Do you want to know more about Alan? Take look at https://www.alandonegan.com. For more information about me, visit http://www.praktijk-lux.nl/en/welcome/. Do you have questions, remarks or comments? You can reach me via my website or by mail (info@praktijk-lux.nl). I love hearing from you!

Big NEWS! Doug and Carl welcome The Rebel Entrepreneur, Alan Donegan to the Mile High FI Network! The background of Rebel Entrepreneur Why Carl and Doug want to work with Alan The Rebel Entrepreneur business model Success is proportional to discomfort

Big NEWS! Doug and Carl welcome The Rebel Entrepreneur, Alan Donegan to the Mile High FI Network! The background of Rebel Entrepreneur Why Carl and Doug want to work with Alan The Rebel Entrepreneur business model Success is proportional to discomfort

This week, we are rebroadcasting one of our all-time favorite episodes with the undisputed king of the FI movement: Mr. Money Mustache. This episode is a recording of a Q&A that took place at The Extraordinary Event  put on by Alan Donegan! The Q&A covered a range of topics, but here are a few highlights: When Pete started Mr. Money Mustache, did he expect it would be the phenomenon that it is? Alan, Carl, and Pete discuss what’s next for them Morning routines (or lack thereof) Internal barriers to FI Is the prospect of making money still motivating? How to convince a partner to get on board with FI Surprises about FI life Links: Mr. Money Mustache Headquarters Katie and Alan Donegan’s Many Enterprises: Rebel Finance School Rebel Business School Alan Donegan’s Podcast Alan Donegan’s Blog

This week, we are rebroadcasting one of our all-time favorite episodes with the undisputed king of the FI movement: Mr. Money Mustache. This episode is a recording of a Q&A that took place at The Extraordinary Event  put on by Alan Donegan! The Q&A covered a range of topics, but here are a few highlights: When Pete started Mr. Money Mustache, did he expect it would be the phenomenon that it is? Alan, Carl, and Pete discuss what's next for them Morning routines (or lack thereof) Internal barriers to FI Is the prospect of making money still motivating? How to convince a partner to get on board with FI Surprises about FI life Links: Mr. Money Mustache Headquarters Katie and Alan Donegan's Many Enterprises: Rebel Finance School Rebel Business School Alan Donegan's Podcast Alan Donegan's Blog

How and why can anger (and getting angry) work for any start-up, any venture?In this episode, hear seasoned entrepreneur Alan Donegan explain how anger fuelled his desire to turn an idea into a business that has gone onto impact the lives of over 16,000 people worldwide.By listening you'll discover how a highly distressing moment in Alan's early life connected him to his startup plans. You'll also hear his views on channeling anger, understanding rejection, the importance of saying sorry and much more.Alan has invaluable gems to share. Don't miss this compelling first episode in Series 3.Subscribe to the podcastIf you enjoy the Startup Survival Podcast and want to receive news and notifications of upcoming episodes, subscribe here. A bit of podcast author background...UK-based Peter Harrington set up his first business following graduation in York in 1989. He has since started and grown several companies in various sectors including research, marketing, design, print, educational software and consultancy. Over the last 30+ years, Peter has employed over 1,000 people and experienced many highs and a few lows including burglaries, floods, fire and of course the most recent pandemic.As well as being the CEO with the SimVenture team, Peter is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at London South Bank University.Big thanks to LSE Generate, the SimVenture Team and Seajam Moths for supporting the Startup Survival Podcast.Find Guest details and all Reference SourcesThe full podcast series together with additional materials, guest details and hyperlinks to all episode reference sources is available on Peter Harrington's Blog 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to Entrepreneurship'.

On Today's Show! It is our privilege to be joined by Alan DoneganAlan Donegan is co-founder of the PopUp Business School, which has helped over 11,500 people in 10 countries start their own companies. Its work has been backed by organisations including Henley Business School, Westminster City Council and the Department for Work and Pensions. Alan is also a well-known member of the FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early), a Chautauqua speaker and an outspoken critic of both traditional business and financial advice.Alan works tirelessly to inspire people to take control of their own financial destiny, making and investing their own money to build the life of their dreams.  He does this through PopUp Business School, Rebel Entrepreneur the Podcast and his blog Alandonegan.comIn today's show we talk about Fire and Financial Freedom. Enjoy the Show!

Alan Donegan recently wrote an article about why not to invest in crypto. Barney Whiter, The Escape Artist, however, has had a change of heart. Listen as they try to convince Jen Smith and I whether to get in to this controversial asset class.

Katie and Alan Donegan: How to become a millionaire at 35 Rebel Finance School... with TRE´s Hannah Murray

Hold onto your hats, friends! Things are off the chain this week – not only is this a surprise bonus episode, we are also coming at you with the undisputed king of the FI movement: Mr. Money Mustache. This episode is a recording of a Q&A that took place at The Extraordinary Event  put on by our last guest – Alan Donegan! The Q&A covered a range of topics, but here are a few highlights: When Pete started Mr. Money Mustache, did he expect it would be the phenomenon that it is? Alan, Carl, and Pete discuss what’s next for them Morning routines (or lack thereof) Internal barriers to FI Is the prospect of making money still motivating? How to convince a partner to get on board with FI Surprises about FI life Mr. Money Mustache Headquarters Katie and Alan Donegan’s Many Enterprises: Rebel Finance School Rebel Business School Alan Donegan’s Podcast Alan Donegan’s Blog ____ ★ Let's hang out at the EconoMe Conference! ★ Carl is speaking at EconoMe and Doug is attending. You can save 10% by using this coupon code: 1500

Hold onto your hats, friends! Things are off the chain this week - not only is this a surprise bonus episode, we are also coming at you with the undisputed king of the FI movement: Mr. Money Mustache. This episode is a recording of a Q&A that took place at The Extraordinary Event  put on by our last guest - Alan Donegan! The Q&A covered a range of topics, but here are a few highlights: When Pete started Mr. Money Mustache, did he expect it would be the phenomenon that it is? Alan, Carl, and Pete discuss what's next for them Morning routines (or lack thereof) Internal barriers to FI Is the prospect of making money still motivating? How to convince a partner to get on board with FI Surprises about FI life Mr. Money Mustache Headquarters Katie and Alan Donegan's Many Enterprises: Rebel Finance School Rebel Business School Alan Donegan's Podcast Alan Donegan's Blog Join the Mile High FI Club – It's our email list! ____ ★ Let's hang out at the EconoMe Conference! ★ Carl is speaking at EconoMe and Doug is attending. You can save 10% by using this coupon code: 1500 **Disclaimer: The podcast is for informational purposes. Maybe entertainment but we won't even make such a claim. You shouldn't take the info as financial, legal, or tax advice. We aren't certified financial planners or advisors. We're not qualified for much. So get advice from professionals.**

Catch up with Doug! State of the podcast update and the usual randomness! Ads in the podcast Downloads and Analytics Batch Recordings, Alan Donegan. Alan Donegan’s site Rebel Entrepreneur Long’s Peak This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Catch up with Doug! State of the podcast update and the usual randomness! Ads in the podcast Downloads and Analytics Batch Recordings, Alan Donegan. Alan Donegan’s site Rebel Entrepreneur Long’s Peak This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Catch up with Doug! State of the podcast update and the usual randomness! Ads in the podcast Downloads and Analytics Batch Recordings, Alan Donegan. Alan Donegan's site Rebel Entrepreneur Long's Peak This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won't have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

While slashing your expenses can certainly accelerate your path to financial independence, what if it also begins to slash at your own happiness and wellbeing? In this week's episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Alan Donegan from the Rebel Entrepreneur podcast, who attempts to solve this dilemma by discussing 10 ways in which you can increase your income. This way, you can still enjoy the smaller luxuries in your life while maintaining a strong roadmap to financial independence! Alan Donegan Website: Alan Donegan Podcast: Rebel Entrepreneur Resources Mentioned In Today's Conversation ChooseFI Episode 23: Career Hacking With ESI Money ChooseFI Episode 147: Negotiate Your Salary With Tori Dunlap ChooseFI Episode 211: How to Negotiate Your Salary Without Burning Bridges With The Financial Mechanic Rebel Entrepreneur Coaching Series ChooseFI Episode 117: Making The Case For Part Time With Bradley Rice ChooseFI Episode 158: Real Hourly Wage With The Frugal Engineers Millenial Revolution ChooseFI Episode 233: Networking With Jordan Harbinger Influence by Robert B. Cialdini Rebel Business School Negotiation Course Notes The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes ChooseFI Episode 129: Breaking The Glass Ceiling With Liz From Chief Mom Officer Toastmasters International Rebel Entrepreneur: 5 Ways to Build A Business With No Debt Want to start your own journey to Financial Independence? Sign up for the free 5-Day FI Challenge here!

In this episode the Handyman Pros interview Alan Donegan from The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast. Alan is an expert in starting and marketing businesses on a limited budget and we thought it might be helpful for our listeners to get some ideas for starting a business. John and Larry discuss Alan's business philosophy on starting and marketing a business with some specific tips for handypersons. Alan has a wealth of knowledge and gives some real world tips that will propel you to business success. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com, follow us on Twitter@handyman radio, join our Facebook group @handyman pros, or leave us a voice message (Click Here). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/handymanpros/message

On Today's Show! It is our privilege to be joined by Alan DoneganAlan Donegan is co-founder of the PopUp Business School, which has helped over 11,500 people in 10 countries start their own companies. Its work has been backed by organisations including Henley Business School, Westminster City Council and the Department for Work and Pensions. Alan is also a well-known member of the FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early), a Chautauqua speaker and an outspoken critic of both traditional business and financial advice.Alan works tirelessly to inspire people to take control of their own financial destiny, making and investing their own money to build the life of their dreams.  He does this through PopUp Business School, Rebel Entrepreneur the Podcast and his blog Alandonegan.comIn today's show we talk about Entrepreneurship  and the Power of Collecting Questions!Enjoy the Show!

In this episode we interview Alan Donegan and we discuss entrepreneurship and the journey to financial independence. Alan Donegan is the host of The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast, Co-Founder of the PopUp Business School, is a Financially Independent Pizza Lover, and Marvel Movie fan and writer. He helps people build businesses, take control of their finances, and create the life of their dreams.Listen to the The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast with Alan, https://podcasts.apple.com/.../rebel.../id1506404790

In this episode, Brad and Jonathan are joined by Alan Donegan, an entrepreneurial guru and host of the "Rebel Entrepreneur" podcast. Together, the trio discuss their own entrepreneurial journeys, tips and strategies for up and coming entrepreneurs, and where entrepreneurship could fit within your FI journey! Resources Mentioned In Today's Conversation Salesforce 5-Day Challenge ChooseFI Facebook Group The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris Millennial Revolution Mr. Money Mustache Want to start your own journey to Financial Independence? Sign up for the free 5-Day FI Challenge here!

MIT (Sloan) $237,636 UCLA (Anderson) $220,112 Michigan (Ross) $193,720 UC-Berkeley (Haas) $203,068 Dartmouth (Tuck) $230,080   These are the 2019 estimated total costs of completing a masters of business administration at the above noted institutions. As expensive as this sounds, an MBA continues to be a reliable magnifier of salary potential. According to a 2018 survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council, 2016 and 2017 grads saw their post-MBA salaries rise by a median of $40,000. Among respondents surveyed, 82% agreed that B-school increased their earning power. But is it worth it? While no one would argue that the next CEO of a billion dollar multinational company is well served by these two expensive years of education, the grand majority of us have much less lofty aspirations. Maybe we want to start our own small business venture. Create a product or render a service. Free ourselves from the constraints of employment and control our own destinies. Live the great American dream. What sort of education will serve us best? When Alan Donegan went to a traditional business support service To get help with his business idea the experience was so off putting that he almost gave up. Alan’s three-page letter of complaint landed on the desk of Simon Paine who met Alan for coffee for what was to become the beginning of a movement to democratise entrepreneurship. What Simon predicted was to be the worst meeting of the year turned out to be the best meeting of the decade as they swapped ideas, knowledge and opportunities. Simon had been coaching grassroots start-ups in disadvantaged communities across the south-east and knew that business plans didn’t help anyone. Alan knew that the only way to know if a business idea was going to work was to sell. They decided right then and there to work together to provide a solution. And Thus, the Rebel Business School was born  

Alan Donegan, co-founder of The Rebel Business School which has help over 9000 entrepreneurs get going without debt.

In this episode, we talk about how to start a sewing business with ZERO debt with Alan Donegan of the Rebel Business School. Yes, you read that right, with zero debt. If you have a sewing, crafting, or making business, you NEED to listen to this episode. Welcome to The Small Business Sewing Podcast, where we get “sew” up in your business. We interview makers with successful business secrets and share them with you so you can run a successful sewing business, learn about innovations in sewing, and learn ways to make more money doing what you love. Go on over to our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesmallbusinesssewingcommunity ) to answer this week's question: What surprised you most about Alan's concepts today? See you every Tuesday in March, April, and May 2021 for a new episode of Season 1! Podcast links: Alan Donegan: find all other links here from his website: https://www.alandonegan.com/ On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh6oyq5ZW2s6-vjKVfGwGhw Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheSmallBusinessSewingPodcast Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesmallbusinesssewingcommunity Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uNV4LJH0f3OZDyOSCcUHQ?si=rxmWQyIoSc-YWpuafnMMHAAnchor FM: https://anchor.fm/the-small-business-sewing-podcast/episodes/Episode-0-introduction-to-the-Small-Business-Sewing-podcast-eqpkqvBreaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-small-business-sewing-podcast Google Podcasts (Android only): https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80ZTEyMjRiYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-small-business-sewing-podcast-WDlzkoAlso: https://pca.st/rb9wl8cu Coming soon to other podcasting platforms! Cathleen/Sunny Mountain Patterns Links Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/sunnymountainpattern Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sewingsunnymountainInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunnymountainpatterns/ Branalyn/Dailey Sews & Stuff Links: www.DaileySewsAndStuff.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DaileySews Facebook Group: www.Facebook.com/groups/DaileySews Instagram: www.instagram.com/dailey_sews_stuff Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In the second episode in the series of taking the show live online via the Stereo app, listeners ask questions and interact during a replay of this live podcast from Tuesday evening. Experimenting with this new show format, Brad and Jonathan are adding to their talents stack and themselves getting better through the often mentioned concept of the aggregation of marginal gains. Unfortunately, just because you make progress in an area, it doesn’t always mean you hold on to those gains. While your finances can be put on autopilot, physical and mental health are areas prone to backsliding. Take a little time for self-care. While reaching financial independence isn’t as simple as packing your lunch every day, it can be symbolic of the transformation to a mindset to take care of all the small things. It’s that effort, in the aggregate, that gives you the space to increase your savings rate, optimize investments, and earn market gains. Brad has been trying to apply the concept to his health, which has also required that he overcome several limiting beliefs. All of the changes he’s been making are small, like stretching, doing pushups, or yoga in the evening while watching TV with his family. And after hearing about how important vitamin D is to metabolic health, he tested his levels and found out they were dangerously low. In his attempt to live a more examined life, Brad has noticed certain foods lead to inflammation, and that his energy level fluctuates with the seasons. Likewise, Jonathan has been examining his use of caffeine and trying to decide if he is better off with it or without it. He would prefer to have a natural, steady energy state. He’s noticed that by decreasing processed sugars, he has more energy and wakes up fresher. Brad has been using a 10-minute nidra yoga YouTube video as a guided sleep meditation and says it’s like getting a two-hour nap. Listener Jackie left a voicemail asking about taking a little risk by putting emergency funds into the bond market. Jonathan says there’s no one answer, but he thinks we need to look at what we’re protecting ourselves against and the opportunity cost that comes with having a lot of money on hand to handle emergencies. Most of us will benefit from having $1,000 in the bank to start, and then moving to one or two months of expenses in cash. As your net worth grows, Jonathan would prefer to have the money in a fully-funded emergency fund grow. Since recording episode 066 with Big ERN, Brad has been trying to come up with a true financial emergency scenario. He’s been unable to think of a scenario when he might need cash in a hurry that couldn’t be covered immediately with a credit card. In a true emergency, he has invested assets he could sell and transfer to his checking account to then pay the credit card bill. When you keep an emergency fund in a savings account, the opportunity costs are the potential gains that could have been made by having those funds invested. Jonathan keeps a couple of months of cash flow. In addition to retirement investments, he also has a taxable brokerage account with M1 Finance. His investment pies in M1 have been allocated for different timelines. For his shorter timeline fund, he thinks about it more like a retiree would and wants it stable. Therefore, he keeps it in a fund that is negatively correlated to the stock market, such as bonds and precious metals. For emergencies, one of the benefits of M1 Borrow is access to a low-interest margin loan against your invested non-retirement assets. The second listener voicemail asks about the ability to convert and access 401K investments after a five-year waiting period for someone who retires early. Brad believes the listener has a Roth 401K, in which contributions are made with after-tax dollars and may be withdrawn tax-free. The five-year waiting requirement applies to Roth IRA Conversion where traditional 401K contributions are converted to a Roth IRA and it is a taxable event. When rolling over money from a Roth 401K to a Roth IRA, it is not taxable and there’s no wait to access contributions. At 59 and a half, all of the money may be accessed penalty-free. A listener in the Netherlands wanted to know if Brad and Jonathan would consider having a guest from another country on the podcast. Since the FI movement is worldwide, ChooseFI has listeners from all over. Exploring non-American guests is definitely something to be examined for general FI topics, as it would be difficult to speak about other countries’ tax codes. The ChooseFI local groups in international locations would be a great option and resource. Listener Gavin asks about how best to decide post-FI plans. Jonathan stresses that FI is a number and not an action. It does not mean you have to leave your job. FI gives you options, time, and resources and allows you to explore what you want to do with those. Having some space financially allows you to make choices from a position of power. You can make small-scale tests before wholesale life choices. The money is the easy part. Figuring out what lights you up is the difficult part. Listener Natalie has connected with the idea of maximizing her savings but is sitting a significant amount of cash while she decides between renting and buying. She wants to know how easy it is to put money in the market if she might need it in three to five years. Of the big traditional brokerages, Jonathan thinks Fidelity is the easiest to learn from a user interface perspective. Of the software-based institutions, he likes M1. Brad says from purely a conceptual-level, it’s easy to get money in and out of the market as they aren’t subject to the same rules retirement accounts are. However, it’s good to note that the stock markets have business hours and may be closed when you want to make a transaction and that some companies like M1 limit when transactions can take place. In live feedback of the 401K discussion, a listener pointed out that there is a phantom five-year clock on in-plan Roth conversions. Marjorie left a voicemail that she is trying to get her family back in Puerto Rico on board and is looking for Spanish language FI resources. Jonathan has been helping Lorena start a Spanish language personal finance podcast, De Peso a Peso. Resources Mentioned In Today’s Conversation Join the live show Tuesdays at 7:30 pm Eastern! The Tim Ferris Show The Peter Attia Drive Podcast Ulta Lab Tests The Huberman Lap Podcast Yoga Nidra ChooseFI Episode 066 The Emergency Fund…Is it a Bad Idea? with Big ERN ChooseFI Episode 194 The Role of Bonds in a Portfolio Risk Parity Radio ChooseFI Episode 292 The Complexity in Simplicity at M1 | Brian Barnes M1 Finance Review: Completely Free Automated Investing ChooseFI Episode 289 The Roth 401K and Meal Planning Made Easy Find your local ChooseFI group. ChooseFI Episode 049 Alan Donegan and The Escape Artist | The Aggregation of Marginal Gains ChooseFI Episode 117 Making the Case for Part-Time with Bradley Rice ChooseFI Episode 047 The Cult of Home Ownership and Crushing Geo-Arbitrage | Millienial Revolution De Peso a Peso Podcast ChooseFI.com/network Join Jonathan’s free podcast course at Talent Stacker. If You Want To Support ChooseFI: Earn $1,000 in cashback with ChooseFI’s 3-card credit card strategy.  Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence.  

What are you getting hung up on with relationships and money? We continue the conversation in Part 2 of the Relationships and Money series with Jillian Johnsrud. Although March is finally here and the sunshine is motivating Jonathan to push away the processed carbs in favor of broccoli and hummus, Richmond’s recent ice storms had Brad using his stash of travel rewards for the first time in over a year. Travel rewards come in handy at home too. After losing power from the storm, Brad called up a local Hyatt to see if they had power and was able to use 5,000 with Hyatt to book a room, and quickly move his family out of a cold home for the night. If he had been short on Hyatt points, he could have quickly transferred Chase Ultimate Rewards points over to cover the rate. Even if you aren’t ready to travel now, plan ahead and start stockpiling travel rewards points now so you have them once you do want to travel again. Take the travel course at ChooseFI.com/travel to learn how. The next roundup episodes will feature Alan Donegan and focus on building a business in 2021. Submit a voicemail with the questions and concerns you would like to have addressed at ChooseFI.com/voicemail. Have a question on a different topic? Submit your voicemail and join the live radio shows held on Stereo, Tuesdays at 7:30 pm Eastern. In Episode 300 with Jillian, she discussed how your past money story motivates you and creates fear as it pertains to money and relationships. Part 2 of the series examines being financially independent while still dependent. Listener Asia is engaged and works full-time while her partner is still going to school and works part-time. They each have vastly different money stories and have started combining finances. Her partner is still receiving some financial support from her parents. While her partner wants to begin become more independent, Asia wonders if it would be smarter to continue as things are. Jonathan sees three issues with Asia and her partner’s situation: attachment, boundaries, and economics. For Jillian, one of the elements was what habits and practices Asia’s fiance can take to feel like a financial grown-up and equal partner in the relationship. She also considered what it might mean for the fiance to receive from her parents, as well as what it might mean to the fiance’s parent to give. Jonathan sees nothing wrong with accepting help so long as there are no boundary or communication issues or strings attached. Brad thinks it sounds like a positive situation but is also concerned about ulterior motives. After graduating college, Brad lived at home with his parents while saving 90% of his income which gave him a huge jumpstart on his path to FI. Jonathan noted that there could potentially be some tax-filing issues that could be related to the child tax credit and paying for dependent healthcare that could be important to figure out. Jillian says society’s rules don’t matter, you can write your own rules of what it means to be a financial grown-up without there being a contradiction. Help can be a sweet thing family can do, but even she had issues with family members trying to control her with financial assistance while she went to school. There are other things you can do to feel like a financial grown-up, like tracking expenses or coming up with a debt repayment plan. You can be a financial grown-up, take advantage of opportunities without taking advantage of relatives as long as your goals are aligned and they want to see you succeed. Brad wants to be able to help his kids out when they are older. He respects parents who charge their children rent and teach them to be financially responsible, but he hopes to instill those lessons throughout childhood. Listener Precious will be getting married soon. So far they have been sending money back and forth to each other, but she wants to be more efficient and is wondering what the best way to begin combining finances is. While Jillian wants to believe all love will last forever, she advises against opening up a credit card together in the first few years of marriage due to the bills being divided up in a painful divorce process. However, opening up a joint checking account is a good baby step since at worst only the money in the account can be spent without going into debt. How much each person contributes and what bills get paid from it opens up the lines of communication. When you are young and your finances are simple, combining all of your finances makes a lot of sense. In contrast, Jillian’s financial life is much more complicated and if she had to remarry, she isn’t sure she would combine her finances with anyone else. Credit card and car debt can be kept separate, but it’s usually better to have both names on a home loan since real estate is an asset being grown together. But also so that it doesn’t become a painful process to untether if necessary in the future. In a new marriage, Jonathan says he wouldn’t feel comfortable being a co-signer on a credit card since he would be legally responsible but have no insight into what was going on until it crashes into a wall. On the other hand, adding an authorized user gives you more control and insight into how the card is being used and it can be revoked. Brad and Jonathan have their own bobblehead figure! It was given to them by All-Star Money for being creators of content who inspire readers to improve their financial situations and helped develop an engaged personal finance community. Jillian Johnsrud Website:  JillianJohnsrud.com Podcast: Everyday Courage Resources Mentioned In Today’s Conversation Join us for the live show Tuesdays at 7:30 Eastern on Stereo.  Travel more and spend a lot less with the ChooseFI Travel Rewards 101 course. The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card—Great for Cash Back or Travel Rewards ChooseFI Episode 300 Relationships and Money with Jillian Johnsrud ChooseFI Episode 186 Multiple Generations Under One Roof With Financial Tortise Create a powerful money plan with The One Hour Millionaire Course and get $30 off with the code “ChooseFI30”. All-Star Money’s All-Star Originals If You Want To Support ChooseFI: Earn $1,000 in cashback with ChooseFI’s 3-card credit card strategy.  Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence.  

After four years of working on the ChooseFI podcast, Brad and Jonathan want to share their lessons learned, the list of things they might do differently, and highlight a few episodes to re-listen to. Brad is back in the studio after missing out on Episode 290 with Paul Merriman. He's doing fine and appreciates everyone's concern. With Paul Merriman's Ultimate Buy and Hold Portfolio strategy, the thesis is that diversity is great, but own equal amounts of all asset classes versus a cap-weighted index fund to capture the growth potential of small companies. Unfortunately, for the last 12 years, the majority of growth has come from large companies. Brad says Paul's book reads like a FI manual with a high-level overview of small steps that could be million-dollar decisions. The decisions are not little. As discussed in Brad's The FI Weekly email this week, the Rule of 72 states how long it will take you money to double at a given rate of return. 72 divided by the rate of return is how many years before the money doubles. For example, 72 divided by 8% equals 9 years to double your money. The impact of that last double can be worth millions, that's why getting started early is critical. If your new and haven't already, today is the day to start. Jonathan agrees Paul's book is a great FI primer and was surprised by how much he enjoyed reading it. He says it would make a great gift. ChooseFI often talks about the aggregation of marginal gains. It can be quantified as each half a percent improvement means we can make an extra million dollars. Come up with 10 and that's an extra $10 million over your investing lifetime. If you can't do all 10, pick three or four and implement early, aggressively, and consistently. If they could turn back time and look at how their own understanding has grown and developed over the last four years, what would the conversation look like from both micro and macro views? Starting with investing, in the beginning, the most powerful concept inspired by JL Collins was to avoid the fees, a sentiment echoed by Paul Merriman as well. Diversity and time in the market are also key. You will lose approximately 40% of your total net worth when invested with a financial advisor at 1% in a mutual fund with a 1% expense ratio. The dramatic loss happens when your gross 8% market return is reduced to just 6% after fees. In Episode 052 with Todd Tresidder, he highlighted that there are three asset classes you could invest in, paper, like the stock market, entrepreneurship, such as starting your own business, or real estate. Inside of paper assets like the stock market, Todd says complexity can be valuable, but others like Big Ern and Rick Ferry say most people will do far betting sticking with something simple they understand. It's important to talk about the things that will increase the likelihood of success then discuss nuance. While Brad craves simplicity, Jonathan enjoys learning more. There's no one right answer, only what works for you. Jonathan always conflated individual stock purchases with day trading, but episodes with Brian Feroldi helped him realize they are not the same. For Brad, individual stocks always seemed like gambling. While he doesn't advocate having a huge percentage of your net worth in individual stocks, it's no longer the 0% he would have advocated for years ago. The software available through M1 Finance allows Jonathan to implement the complexity associated with some of these strategies and maintain them simply. As for investing in entrepreneurship, it has become something Jonathan loves doing. It's an investment he has total control over, as discussed in episodes with Alan Donegan after he pointed out entrepreneurship was left off the Pillars of FI list. After a disastrous real estate failure in his 20s, Brad learned real estate investing can be a significant part of his portfolio if you are investing and not merely speculating. He now owns two single-family rental properties which have been successful so far. When you decide to start adding complexity, the price that's paid is usually time. Jonathan believes we are all stuck in a system, but the FI community is working to break out of the system in the best possible way to bring control back over their lives. Following the path to FI by saving money gives you options, power, and agency. In every aspect of life, look at the rules of the game, survey the field, and make the best decision that's going to work for you. Skills are more valuable than degrees. Upcoming in a future episode is Anita, who recently graduated from the Talent Stacker program. Coming from the hospitality industry, she had a four-year degree that left her with massive debt. After two to three months of training in a new industry for just a couple thousand dollars, she's now making multiples of what she was before. The best way to learn something is to do it. If we can build a system around that, we can eliminate the need to wait four to eight years and go into debt. That's what Jonathan and Bradley Rice did with their course. An 18-year-old who skips college, takes the course, and comes out making 60-80 thousand dollars a year can be Coast FI at age 25. with Coast FI where you have enough saved and invested and will never need to save another dollar again and have a net worth more than other at traditional retirement age. M1 Finance's Plus feature normally costs $125/year, but right now you can get the first year for free. With M1 Plus you get a 1% yield on online checking and they will reduce your M1 borrow rate. Jonathan doesn't have a HELOC because a margin loan from his M1 investments is so powerful. M1 introduced a new feature called a smart transfer. ChooseFI's CEO, Ed, has been testing it out. The current borrowing rate is 1.5% less for someone with M1 Plus. Because Ed is retired, he hasn't been able to refinance his home at the historic low rates. Instead, he did hi sown refi with M1 Borrow. Although Ed came to M1 to hack his mortgage, he decided to stay for the checking yield. Then he found the smart transfer tool. Similar to Zapier, smart transfer allows you to create rules to manage your finances. With simple rules-based drag and drop programming, you can always have enough in your M1 Spend account to earn the most yield, pay all your bills, and be optimally invested in the market. Resources Mentioned In Today's Conversation We're Talking Millions!: 12 Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Retirement by Paul Merriman ChooseFI Episode 284 JL Collins ChooseFI Episode 052 FIRE State of the Union with Todd Tresidder ChooseFI Episode 075 The Unfair Advantages of the Individual Investor with Brian Feroldi ChooseFI Episode 200 Stock Fundamentals with Brian Feroldi ChooseFI Episode 021 The Pillars of FI ChooseFI Episode 117 Making the Case for Part-Time with Bradley Rice ChooseFI Episode 239 The Gatekeepers are Gone Get Jonathan and Bradley's free five-day email course at ChooseFI.com/salesforce M1 Finance Review If You Want To Support ChooseFI: Earn $1,000 in cashback with ChooseFI's 3-card credit card strategy.  Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence.      

It's Part 2 of ChooseFI's end-of-year wins where we hear directly from our community members. During this live event, listeners shared the actions they've taken during the past year that have helped them to spend less, earn more, and enjoy the journey. This year, the year-end-win episode took place in a three hour live Facebook and YouTube event featuring around 20 members of the community. After listening to the podcast for months or years, how did individual members of the community take in information and take action leading to success in a very challenging year? Success isn't just the nuts and bolts of money. Ultimately, it's a life optimization strategy. In response to Brad sharing in an earlier episode that he was joining Alan Donegan in his burpee challenge, Christine wrote in to share that she was inspired to step up her run by throwing in burpees along the way even if she couldn't complete the pushups. Being perfect isn't realistic. Challenge and struggling are important, as is trying to get to the point of mastery. You grow during times of discomfort and failure. The first end-of-year win comes from Eric. Introduced to FI by his best friends over a year ago, Eric binged listened to the podcast. In January of 2020, Eric and his wife re-scripted their financial life. Eric is an architect and started creating YouTube content as a side hustle on his channel 30X40 Design Workshop. Re-scripting their financial life started with paying down all their debt, including mortgage, with the cash they had saved that wasn't doing very much for them and built a six-month emergency fund. Having that headspace allowed them to take more risks during the year. They don't have a specific monthly budget, but as long as his wife keeps her job as a research scientist, they are good. Everything he makes is going toward FI, including a post-tax brokerage account and 529s. The FI literacy they've picked up from the podcast has shown they are a lot closer to their FI number than they thought. The friend who introduced Eric to FI was Jason, who also had end-of-year wins to share. Jason figured out early in his career that he didn't want to persist working for other people until retirement age. Five years ago, Jason learned about the FIRE community and began to buckle down, working toward a strategy. Jason says they've always been good savers and put salary increases and bonuses toward retirement savings. In 2019, he realized 2020 was the year they could hit FI. He actually achieved it in May 2019 and stayed at his job until June 2020 because he had some things he wanted to see through. In June, they moved from a high-cost-of-living area to a more moderately priced location. He began blogging on his website, The Next Phase is Now, to help work through the tornado of feelings he was experiencing. Before retiring, they lived on their FI budget for a full year to give them confidence. Currently, Jason is drawing from his cash reserves, which he moves from a Fidelity account to his checking account once a month like a paycheck. Next up is a question from Rebecca, who wants to know how to calculate her FI number when both she and her husband have pensions. Jonathan says the difference between your monthly expenses and your pension is what your FI number will need to cover. The book by Grumpus Maximus, The Golden Albatross: How to Determine if Your Pension is Worth It, as well as episodes 057 and 227 with Grumpus are good to check out if you have a pension. The next listener sharing her wins is Sara. Sara sold her care and began investing in VTSAX this year after graduating in 2019. As a new investor, the market fluctuations this year were intimidating, but after reading The Simple Path to Wealth, she felt like she was getting in during a low period. Sara's only debt is $78,000 in student loans which she hopes to pay off by age 30. During this 0% interest period, she has deferred making payments and has saved $20,000. It's a safety net that she's trying to decide what to do with. Her employer offers a .5% match up to 6% in her retirement plan. Sara has increased her contribution since deferring her student loan payments and is looking to roll over an account from a previous employer. Sara is trying to keep her expenses low and estimates her savings rate to be 30-40%. Listener Jake has made a lot of big moves this year, which means undoing all of the American dream ideas that had been drilled into him, like the fancy apartment, car, and clothes. They weren't making him happy. After listening to the podcast, Jake took action and moved into a place that cost him half as much, traded in the fancy car for a used Prius he paid cash for, and slashed his spending. Another big move Jake made was to refinance his private student loans with a 10% interest rate to 4%. He's putting every extra dollar toward student loans and will 100% debt-free by the end of January. The Talent Stacker podcast has lit a fire under him and Jake's goal for the end of 2021 is to hit $100,000 net worth. Being able to work remotely, Jake has moved back in with his parents and reduced his rent to zero. Bradsays he credits living with his parents after graduation as the springboard for everything that came after. Zach says it's been a great year figuring out his why of FI and taking actionable steps. He thinks whether we realize it or not, we're all chasing time and health. He wants to travel the world in business class and loves his 2006 Hyundai Sonata. For Zach, finding happiness wherever he is at is the FI goal. It's all about what you personally value. His investments are set up to meet his passive income goal. At the beginning of COVID, Zach started two businesses. While a pandemic doesn't sound like a good time to start a business, Zach says any time of strife and change creates opportunity. Next up is Kosta who says despite the tough year, his path to FI has accelerated and COVID hammered home the need to do it. Three years ago, Kosta and his fiance thought they had made it with their lucrative careers. But when he learned about FI in 2018, he was hooked. They worked together as a team to pay down student loan debt and put a 20% downpayment on the house they bought at the beginning of this year. Health issues that may take both of them out of work motivated them to ensure their later years were easier. And a by-product of FI, Kosta has lost 84 funds this year! Resources Mentioned In Today's Conversation Buy a ChooseFI ebook bundle and save an extra 15% with code “holiday15” Build a better portfolio with M1 Finance ChooseFI ebook store If You Want To Support ChooseFI: Earn $1,000 in cashback with ChooseFI's 3-card credit card strategy.  Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence.

This episode features a conversation with Alan Donegan, Co-Founder of PopUp Business School and host of the Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast.  Specifically, he shares 5 ways to build a business with no debt. He wants others to learn from his own mistakes to avoid spending a ton of time and money upfront before really validating demand.  Check out PopUp Business School: https://www.popupbusinessschool.co.uk/ Check out Alan's blog: https://www.alandonegan.com/  Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisbello09  Download my free guide on Productivity Hacks I recommend by visiting https://chrisbello.com/free 

Setting up your financial life includes updating your investor policy statement and examining the rationale for equal weighting inside your index funds. Brad is giving his physical fitness a boost in December with a month-long burpee challenge. A full-body exercise that can be done quickly at home without any equipment, Jonathan asks what would change about your life if you took the challenge of doing 10 burpees every day for the next year? Brad was inspired to take on the burpee challenge after watching Alan Donegan and his wife, Katie, in a video they posted of themselves doing burpees. They weren't holding anything back and completing each rep with a high degree of difficulty. He wondered what it would look like to give everything your all in life, like Alan and Katie were with their burpees? Jonathan reflected on how he is often more focused on getting to the end result than he is in the quality of the movement, which he likens to the old saying about losing sight of the forest for the trees. We should focus on systems, processes, and workflow, over results. Get up off the couch and do something that will make your life better in some small way. Cancel a subscription, get rid of convenience, meal plan, do something that makes your life 1% better. And if you start doing burpees as a result of this episode, send in an email to let Brad and Jonathan know. Although we often talk about and identify the massive actions people can take to make their financial lives better, the community has been very receptive to the idea of aggregation of marginal gains. This year, Jonathan has been having conversations with his wife about their investor policy statement and what changes they might make to it since they feel like they are in a place of calm and unemotional decisions can be made. Brad and Laura believe in thinking long-term, lowering their expenses, continuing to invest, and having things on autopilot. Their investments are almost entirely in low-cost brand-based index funds, like total stock market and S&P 500 funds. they also do have some bonds, international stock funds, and rental real estate. Jonathan and Dani have similar investing strategies. They invest for the long-term and diversify in low-cost funds to avoid fees. Recently, Brad and Jonathan discussed the difference between a total stock market index fund and an S&P 500 index fund and how with a cap-weighted fund you a disproportionate amount of the largest companies. A lot of investors believe you should try to have small and mid-cap companies equally weighted in your portfolio. It used to be difficult to set your portfolio this way. Recently, online investment firms have come online, such as M1 Finance, Betterment, and Wealth Front, whose interfaces have made this significantly easier to do. Jonathan recently conducted an experiment with his own investments following one of Paul Merriman's portfolios that can be found on M1 Finance. Fifty percent went into a total stock market index fund, and the other 50% went into an equally weighted fund. With the impact COVID had on small businesses this year, the equally-weighted portfolio was crushed. However, when pursuing FI, we are interested in performance over the long-term and Jonathan notes that the smaller companies that have been crushed this year, might actually be on sale. Because Jonathan doesn't like sitting on a bunch of cash, even in an emergency fund, the idea of negative correlation is appealing to him. He wants his emergency fund to hold steady or go up when the market is down and is willing to sacrifice a little bit of return to achieve that. Your options to equally weight index funds may be more limited at large institutional firms, but with M1 Finance, Jonathan was able to set up a Negative Correlation pie, a Can I Pick pie, and an Equities pie. Jonathan's M1 Finance account acts like an emergency fund but is also a growth machine. It is more conservative than his 401Ks. He views these taxable investments as another form of savings. Some of Paul Merriman's recommended ticker symbols are VIOO, the Small Cap 600, IJS, the Small Cap 600 value, VOV, the 1000 Value index fund, VOO, the S&P 500, and others like VEA and VWO. While many of us want to keep things simple and do not want to be stock picking, when investing in something like an S&P 500 Index fund, we are essentially stock picking. Understanding that, Brad still chooses to invest mainly in total stock market index funds. In episode 194, Frank Vasquez talked about after taking a hammering in 2008, he wanted something in his portfolio that would go up when others were fleeing the market. He discussed corporate bonds, precious metals, and US treasuries were some of the types of investments people flee to. Jonathan and Dani decided to invest in precious metals, which will hopefully be more effective than a savings account While Brad doesn't believe in investing gold, Jonathan notes that if there is ever a loss in confidence in government, people will flee fiat currencies. It's good to understand that these different tools are out there and react to market conditions differently. A year-end review is an excellent time to decide what to invest in rationally and from a point of understanding your own psychology. The first week's community win winner is Chris, who recently became debt-free, max out his 401K and HSA, as well as he and his wife's IRAs. They also began investing in a taxable account and contributing to their son's 529 accounts. The second winner is Khang, who negotiated faster internet for less money using online chat. It never hurts to ask, but if you never ask, it's always a no. Resources Mentioned In Today's Conversation Buy a ChooseFI ebook bundle and save 15% with the code “holiday15” M1 Finance Review Get $10 when you sign up today with M1 Finance Start building your better portfolio today with Fundrise ChooseFI Episode 075 The Unfair Advantages of the Individual Investor with Brian Feroldi ChooseFI Episode 200 Stock Fundamentals with Brian Feroldi ChooseFI Episode 122R Learn More About Dividend Investing ChooseFI Episode 194 The Role of Bonds in a Portfolio with Frank Vasquez Sign up for Brad's weekly newsletter at ChooseFI.com/start   If You Want To Support ChooseFI: Earn $1,000 in cashback with ChooseFI's 3-card credit card strategy.  Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence.    

Today, a fascinating talk with Alan Donegan who is more knowledgeable about money than our average guest. In this wide-ranging episode, we learn how easy it is to start your own company. We also learn that maybe we should stop gambling on the stock market and grow our wealth using ETFs. Alan is the real deal who drops a ton of great advice and gives us a pretty incredible proposition at the end of the episode. Learn more about Pop Up Business School here. Listen to Alan's podcast at Rebel Entrepreneur. Join us for a new bonus episode every week on Patreon.com/GetRichNick Learn more about Fundrise at Fundrise.com/nick Learn more about Credible at credible.com/nick Become an October Voter at AndStillIVote.org   Get Rich Nick Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GetRichNick See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in as we talk all things podcasting and how you can really start a business with no money. Alan Donegan founded the Popo-Up Business School and hopes to inspire people to take control of their financial destiny. Show notes and more at www.strive4morepodcast.com.

Alan Donegan is the cofounder of PopUp Business School. His mission is to change the way entrepreneurship is taught and to make it more accessible. If you’ve daydreamed of starting a side hustle, Alan’s simple advice and actions will give you the knowledge you need to get started now. You’ll know if your idea is viable within a month. For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode282

The always delightful, Alan Donegan, shares how focusing on personal development has helped him create a life that is unrecognizable from where he was a decade ago.

Alan Donegan is co-founder of the PopUp Business School, which has helped over 7000 people in six countries start their own companies. Alan is also a well-known member of the FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early), he’s a Chautauqua speaker (which we talk about in this episode) and an outspoken critic of both traditional business and financial advice.Alan works tirelessly to inspire people to take control of their own financial destiny, making and investing their own money to build the life of their dreams. He does this through PopUp Business School, Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast, and his blog Alandonegan.comResources:www.Alandonegan.comPop-Up Business SchoolF.I.R.E. resources:Playing with FireChautauqua Choose FI JL CollinsMr. Money MustacheMillennial RevolutionAlan’s book recommendations:The Simple Path to Wealth (JL Collins) The Four Hour Body (Tim Ferriss)northstarsleepschool.com/podcast

How this couple became Financially Free when Katie was 35 years old and created a Net Worth of £1.3 million by investing in the stock market. GET THE SHOW NOTES: https://mycastleproperty.co.uk/financial-freedom-uk-case-study-katie-alan-donegan ✉️ DON’T MISS AN EPISODE. SUBSCRIBE https://mycastleproperty.co.uk/subscribe

Alan Donegan is our guest on this episode and he is one of the co-founders of PopUp Business School which is on a mission to change the way entrepreneurship is taught. They’re getting folks to create their own sustainable startups by not taking on massive amounts of debt. When almost half of new businesses fail within their first 5 years, it’s clear that this is the type of guidance that is needed today- especially given the uncertain times we’re living in. Alan’s motto is “fail fast and fail cheap”, and through trial and error, he has built up his own business without ever having taken on any debt. Today we dive into his story as well as how you can start a business with zero dollars! During this episode we enjoyed a Cookies with Cream by Little Cottage Brewery! And as we have ramped up the podcast with an additional Friday episode every week, we could really use your help to spread the word- let friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to spread the word to get more people doing smart things with their money in these difficult times! Best friends out! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

To watch the video highlights, click on ChooseFI.com/246 What happens when someone is using your finances to prevent you from making decisions that are in your own best interest? What does financial abuse look like and can you reclaim your financial life? Rachael shares her story and how she's become passionate about economic empowerment. Although she had a successful career and what appeared to be a healthy relationship from the outside, Rachael found herself in a relationship with someone who walked all over her. Slowly over time, Rachael's boyfriend began chipping away at her confidence and inserting himself into her finances, putting his name on all of the bills, linking bank accounts, opening joint accounts, and pushing to have his name on the mortgage to the property she had purchased on her own. Your instincts and feelings are worth paying attention to. Had Rachael explored her feelings more, she believes she would have listened to them better. Not knowing what's happening with your bills or financial accounts is a red flag. Sharing accounts is only good when both people are acting in good faith. The drive to take over control finances may start as a result of insecurity in the relationship, but it can take a turn and be used against the other person as a form of punishment. Rachael describes financial abuse as a psychological assault where your trust is so broken that it can damage the relationship you have with yourself. If you aren't making decisions willingly and freely, you are giving up bits of your power and it's then a slippery slope to giving away too much. There's nothing inherently wrong about merging finances but there's needs to be a conversation it. After 10 years, the relationship ended, Rachael found herself in a legal battle over the property, was experiencing PTSD and unable to do her job. The systemic assault she experienced during the relationship and in its aftermath destroyed her trust in society. All the business, government, legal, and social systems she sought help from had failed her. The bright light in her experience is that Rachael has now become an agent of change to have new laws passed in the UK to help other victims of financial abuse. Learning to tell her story and fight for herself was incredibly difficult, but also a skill-building endeavor. She channeled her anger, found her voice, and learned how to speak clearly and with confidence. Always a fan of journaling and understanding the power of words, Rachael started a blog as an unfiltered outlet for her feelings. The positive feedback she received from family and friends also helped build her confidence. Not wanting to return to teaching, Rachael attended one of Alan Donegan's PopUp Business Schools to possibly become a personal fitness trainer. When hearing about using your experiences to build an authentic business, Rachael realized she wanted to help other victims of financial abuse. Rachael wants to become a consultant to banks, housing associations, and lawyers and tell them what they need to do to stop financial abuse from happening, protecting both themselves and their customers. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY'S CONVERSATION Register for The Simple StartUp Fall Challenge Order your copy of Raising Your Money Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence by Carol Pittner and Doug Nordman IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT CHOOSEFI:   Share FI by sending a friend ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence.  

Is it possible to start any business with no money? Alan Donegan from PopUp Business School tears up the rule book and shows us how to do it. TIMESTAMPS [01:19] Examples of what your clients have done to start a business with no money [08:42] How to chose the right product or service to sell? How to know it will make money? [17:28] What’s your view on business plans? [26:26] What are the top 3 mistakes you see people make when they start a new business? [30:59] How should businesses adapt to the current economic environment? [36:45] Should new business spend their money on Facebook and other paid ads? [38:26] Advice for building your mailing list [41:38] How to move people through product staircase free content, to spending thousands of pounds for a product? TO CONTACT OR FOLLOW ALAN DONEGAN Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast: https://www.choosefi.com/rebel Alan Donegan Blog: https://www.alandonegan.com PopUp Business School: https://www.popupbusinessschool.co.uk Live Your Dreams, George Choy & Sarah Choy (Financially Free at 39 years old) ************************************************************************ Our Website (the portal for everything we do): https://mycastleproperty.co.uk MUSIC "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Disclosure and Terms and Conditions: https://mycastleproperty.co.uk/terms-and-conditions

The 45th NewRetirement podcast. This time, Steve Chen is joined by guest Alan Donegan — founder of PopUp Business School and host of the Rebel Entrepreneur with ChooseFi — and discusses Donegan's own journey to financial independence and the people that he's met along the way. They also go in-depth on how to start a business. Spoiler: you don't need debt to do so.Recording, editing done by Davorin Robison.© 2020 NewRetirement Inc.

Alan Donegan is co-founder of the PopUp Business School, which has helped over 7000 people in six countries start their own companies. He's on a mission to change the way entrepreneurship is taught and help people create their own sustainable startup – DEBT FREE!In this episode, Mike sits down with Alan to discuss what kind of business you should start and how to get your first customers without taking on debt.Market Me is a strategy podcast that covers all things marketing and business development. Your host Mike Moll records the show each week and publishes on Wednesdays. Download and listen on your favourite streaming platform or watch the video recording on YouTube. Each show is about 30 minutes long and filled with actionable strategies around building your personal brand, product positioning, growing an audience, sales funnels and marketing goals.Follow us on Social Mediahttps://www.instagram.com/mikeajmoll/https://www.instagram.com/marketmeco/https://www.facebook.com/marketmeco/Check out Alan DoneganWebsite - https://www.alandonegan.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alandoneganTwitter - https://twitter.com/alandoneganLinkedln - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alandonegan/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alandonegan/

Want to break free from your life of mediocrity but keep making excuses and limiting beliefs? We are joined in this episode by Alan Donegan, founder of the PopUp Business School, to take your excuses and smash them to bits. He teaches exactly what to do to be successful with absolutely no time or money. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jay-feldman5/support

In Episode 1 we unpacked the biggest barriers to starting up a business and this episode gives you one of the most powerful tools to overcome them. Join Simon Paine and Alan Donegan, co-founders of PopUp, as they unpack the unexpected power of mini-experiments. How to get your business going quickly!

In Episode 1 we unpacked the biggest barriers to starting up a business and this episode gives you one of the most powerful tools to overcome them. Join Simon Paine and Alan Donegan, co-founders of PopUp, as they unpack the unexpected power of mini-experiments. How to get your business going quickly!

In this episode of FIREFighter, Ursula speaks to Alan Donegan, Co-Founder of PopUp Business School, about his FIRE journey, helping people set up their own business and the power of entrepreneurship. https://www.popupbusinessschool.co.uk/ https://www.alandonegan.com/blog

In this special first anniversary episode, Michael talks with Alan Donegan, a 41 year old entrepreneur from the UK, who became financially independent 18 months ago. Alan runs the Pop Up Business School and has helped teach thousands of people how to get started in the business world. This is a raw, honest interview with Alan, where he explains how he was able to become financially independent and what life is like for him now. Show Notes: Tony Robbins - Notes from a Friend: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/074340937X/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#ace-g1653177716 JL Collins - A Simple Path of Wealth https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simple-Path-Wealth-financial-independence/dp/1533667926/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AW50L0NBSZG2&dchild=1&keywords=jl+collins+simple+path+to+wealth&qid=1591262032&s=books&sprefix=jl+collins%2Cstripbooks%2C139&sr=1-1 Quit like a Millionaire https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quit-Like-Millionaire-Gimmicks-Required/dp/0525538690/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NA1CUG0DQBOA&dchild=1&keywords=quit+like+a+millionaire&qid=1591262055&s=books&sprefix=quit+like+a+%2Cstripbooks%2C147&sr=1-1 Alan's Blog https://www.alandonegan.com/ Pop up Business School https://www.popupbusinessschool.co.uk/ Listen to more of Alan's podcast - The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/rebel-entrepreneur/id1506404790 Become an Irish FIRE Podcast member at: https://www.firepodcast.ie/register

Brad and Jonathan talk with Alan Donegan about possible ways for how you can pivot during this time. Additionally, listen until the end for the special announcement from Alan and the ChooseFI Team.

Today we are joined by the founder of the PopUp Business School, Alan Donegan. Running a nomadic business across numerous different countries, he's got a lot to share about how to start a successful business, and how to expand and operate in different countries and cultures once you do.  Alan is a strong believer in the idea that you don't need a lot of money to start a business. All you need is a good idea and the right direction.  He tells us everything he does to help starting businesses, as well as what his own journey has looked like starting the PopUp Business School.  "We go through five different ways to start a business without debt. Because one of the most common beliefs is it takes money to make money, and that's just not true." - Alan Donegan Time Stamps: 00:11 - What PopUp Business School is and why Alan started the company. 01:20 - How it works and where the money comes from. 02:47 - How long the course is and how many people are involved.  03:55 - What kind of businesses have started with the course. 05:30 - How to get involved with PopUp Business School, and what the curriculum looks like. 09:09 - Where the business runs its courses.  13:36 - Where Alan's team is. 15:26 - What it's like running a company nomadically. 21:22 - The types of businesses that can be successfully ran nomadically. 26:45 - How Alan's friends and family reacted to his idea to run a business nomadically. 29:42 - The risk involved with starting a business from debt. 32:49 - Expanding the business outside of the UK. 35:27 - How sponsorship changes across countries.   44:29 - The importance of focusing on the sales. 45:15 - How Alan has found the opportunities to expand into other countries. 48:31 - How to deal with different cultures as you operate in different countries. 50:48 - How people's reasons to start a business change across different cultures. 52:51 - Things to avoid when you're starting a business. 56:13 - The amount of time it takes to build a business. 58:04 - Dos and don'ts for starting a company nomadically. Send us questions you want answered to info@mtbonnell.com Resources: PopUp Business School Mount Bonnell Advisors Connect with Alan Donegan: Website Connect with Sebastian Sauerborn: Website Connect with Nastaran Tavakoli-Far: LinkedIn

Alan Donegan, the founder of PopUp Business School, tells us how he helps starting businesses, and how it is to run a nomadic business across numerous different countries.

Alan Donegan is creator of Pop Up Business School and helps us understand how to get past "I Can't" on this one on one interview.  

If you're thinking about starting a business, it's likely that writing a business plan and then borrowing money will be two factors putting you off. My guest today runs workshops which show budding entrepreneurs how to get started in business without lengthy business plans or potentially ruinous loans from the bank. Alan Donegan is co-founder of PopUp Business School. When he set up his business 12 years ago, he went along to government funded Business Link, who did more to scare him off starting than they did help! This negative experience inspired Alan to turn entrepreneurship on its head. He developed PopUp Business School to support the people who are saved off by business plans, debt and traditional planning. PopUp Business School runs inspirational training courses designed to help people start small businesses and make money doing what they love. In this episode, we chat about the importance of selling your value before you create it, why it's possible to make money doing what you love, and Alan's experience with the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. Here's my conversation with Alan Donegan from PopUp Business School in episode 469 of Informed Choice Radio.

Continuing our “When I Grow Up” season, hear from successful young barrister James Sharpe on what it takes to break into the competitive field of law.- What life is really like as a lawyer- The importance of “getting the grades” at school, and how a love of learning helps- Staying open to the right path- Getting into competitive universities, and what studying History is really like at an elite University - Extra curricular passions: theatre, politics, getting used to rejection, and finding the delicate balance with study time - Studying law and the law conversion course- How to take your first steps in professional law: vacation schemes, mini-pupillages With credit to Alan Donegan at the Pop Up Business School (https://www.popupbusinessschool.co.uk/), from whom I shameless borrowed the analogy about Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream.

In Taste For Tenacity, Show 016, I chat with Alan Donegan. Alan's an entrepreneur, blogger, and the co-founder of the PopUp Business School. We chat about the importance of quitting quickly, investing in your education, and what people actually remember about you. This is an action packed show, and Alan does a great job of sharing his experiences. Resources: PopUp Business School. Alan's Website. Notes from a Friend by Tony Robbins. Toastmasters.

You’ve got your idea, and you’re ready to take over the world. Now, where should you start? Should you... write a detailed business plan? Buy the equipment? Take out a loan? Wrong, wrong, and WRONG, according to our guest today. Alan Donegan founded the PopUp Business School to teach a different approach—one that encourages entrepreneurs to measure feedback well before they go into debt or get themselves stuck in a rat race of their own making. In this episode, Alan shows us how to experiment to see if customers will actually pay for your offering (“people will always be nice to you up until the point when you ask them to take money out of their pocket”) and how to organize a trial run to determine whether you even enjoy running the business. You’ll love Alan’s advice to “fail fast and fail cheap,” and to create a “high-trust environment” so you can get paid up front. Plus, you’ll learn how some of the most valuable companies in the world got started using this lean model. Alan shares his thoughts on exactly when to quit your 9 to 5 and go all-in on your business. He also reveals how to keep your energy up when burning the candle at both ends and why understanding the “trinity of management” is vital to the success of your enterprise. This is one of our most actionable, knowledge-packed shows so far. Be sure to download it and subscribe to the BiggerPockets Business Podcast using your favorite app for more! In This Episode We Cover: What inspired Alan to start his training program How to conduct real-world market research How Amazon and Virgin used the method Alan teaches How to do a “trial run” for your business idea How to get others excited about your product Why saving a portion of profits might someday save your business And SO much more! Links from the Show BiggerPockets BiggerPockets Premium BiggerPockets Forums

What a great episode on Wednesday with Doc Green of What's Up Next Podcast.  Curt and I have both been mulling over some of the points Doc made. The big takeaways for Curt and I were: The importance of creating an environment for our children to be willing to take action and encounter risk. Also, that risk should be calculated but also you can minimize risk by doing mini-experiments to try out your idea first. We first learned of mini-experiments from Alan Donegan of Pop-up Business School.   Alan described mini-experiments as a way of trying something out without facing as much risk.  DON'T FORGET PLUTUS NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30TH... We would love it if you would nominate our show for Best New Personal Finance Podcast of the year. CLICK HERE Our mission is to help all parents know that they can achieve financial freedom.  The more recognition the show receives, the wider audiences we can reach.  We appreciate your support.

Alan Donegan joins us to discuss leveraging the power of FI to pursue your dreams with the ability to be free to fail. For more information, visit the show notes at https://choosefi.com/128 

114R | Brian Eufinger returns to fill the gaps and address questions from the community about PSATs and National Merit Scholars, Brad and Jonathan discuss the benefits of creating a college-hacking strategy early, and the ChooseFI community responds to Monday’s episode. Financial independence is generally about knowing the rules and making decisions according to what you value in life. Many colleges use an equation to award merit aid --> a specific GPA + a specific test scores = a certain amount of merit aid. With a better strategy to studying for the SAT or ACT, even a small bump could save someone tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Is it better to get a summer job, or spend the summer studying for the SAT/ACT? With the Common Application, it’s beneficial to apply to a few extra schools because the merit aid packages available are hugely varied. Just being aware of the rules gives you the best opportunities to succeed, and to opens up as many options as possible. How has Brad’s mindset toward paying for college changed during the past two years of ChooseFI interviews? A message from Paul in the Facebook group, who appreciated that Brian presented college scholarships with a realistic perspective about the challenges. A comment from Rayanne, who shares the process her daughter is navigating as a graduating senior in California, looking for the best scholarship opportunities. Lynn is grateful for Brian’s realistic suggestion that students don’t start studying for the SAT until the end of their sophomore year; in New Jersey even sixth graders are being asked to consider future standardized tests. Julie messaged to remind parents that students should also study for the PSAT, as the PSAT is what determines a student’s National Merit standing. Brian Eufinger, from Monday’s episode, returns to talk about the PSAT and National Merit Scholars: CLEP credits and dual enrollment are good options for high school and current college students. Academic Common Market – in some states, students can pay in-state costs at an out-of-state school if they’re majoring in a subject unavailable in-state. Making a college-transfer strategy early will help students transfer from a community college to a four-year institution without any hiccups. “There’s no greater financial aid than finishing in four years.” Bringing AP credits into college gives a student more flexibility to change majors, study abroad, work internships or co-ops, or study for post-grad tests. In rural areas that don’t offer as many AP courses, many states offer online AP courses. The reward for being a National Merit Scholar varies widely between universities, but can be as much as a full ride, books, etc. PSAT is offered in sophomore and junior year. If your sophomore student scores higher than 1300 on a PSAT, it’s a disservice to not study for the PSAT in their junior year. Only 50,000 students get National Merit status: Top 16,000 students are awarded “semi-finalist” status Next 34,000 get “commended” status Many campuses offer cash for participating in graduate research projects. Being a Resident Advisor (RA) at most schools earns you free room and board, which can be as much as $20k a year. Becoming an RA is typically competitive, so start planning your application earlier. Being an RA is potentially the biggest scholarship you can get. The financial independence group in Scandinavia just surpassed 1,000 members. The Houston ChooseFI Local Group is hosting Alan Donegan from the Pop Up Business School, along with the San Diego and Los Angeles local groups. Jonathan will join the Washington, D.C., Local Group for a meet up soon.   For more information, visit the show notes at https://ChooseFI.com/114R 

“Everyone needs it, people tend not to get enough of it – so that’s how the site came about,” said Kieran. Kieran MacRae is talking about sleep. The site he started is called TheDozyOwl.co.uk, a UK-based site that Kieran has taken from $0 to $2.5k a month in revenue in its first 12 months. Note: Click here to download Kieran’s top tips for building a profitable site from this episode. Do you remember Alan Donegan from PopupBusinessSchool.co.uk in episode 306? He told the story of one of his students getting frustrated with the business generation process; they were having a hard time coming up with anything that really got them excited. "I just really like sleeping," they said in exasperation. And for a while, Alan didn't have a great response. That is, until he learned about Kieran, who was earning a full-time income blogging about sleep and sleep-related products. Tune in to hear how Kieran came up with the idea for his site, how he creates the content, and how the site makes money – without a server-shattering volume of traffic.

From no business ideas and no money, to making your first sales in 2 weeks. It’s not a far-fetched goal according to this week’s guest. Alan Donegan from PopUpBusinessSchool.co.uk specializes in guiding people through this transformation, and he says that everyone has a profitable business idea in their heads – and he knows how to find it. Click here to download Alan’s top tips for turning a passion into a business from this episode. He does this through in-person workshops that are free to attend by forming partnerships with government bodies in cities across the UK, and he’s bringing his workshops to the US soon. Alan is adamant about bootstrapping and not taking on a load of debt to start a business because he saw his family go through a multi-million dollar bankruptcy and doesn’t want anyone else to have to experience the same fate. He preaches starting a business around a passion or something that excites you. Because running a business you’re passionate about sets you apart from the competition and makes the process so much easier. He shares how he teaches his students to pre-sell and validate their ideas before putting down cash for stock that might end up collecting dust in the garage, and he outlines what makes a successful pitch. Alan also shares how he practiced what he preaches when he sold his first PopUpBusiness workshop to a housing authority in the UK selling his highest priced package right out of the gate, and his business has been gaining momentum ever since. Tune in to hear how Alan pulls business ideas out of people who don’t think they have any, how he has his students quickly and cheaply validate those ideas, and what makes for a successful pitch.

077R | An second part to the conversation between ChooseFi community member Tallis, who teaches dance classes in retirement facilities, and Pop-Up Business School founder Alan Donegan, to help get Tallis’ side hustle off the ground. Precursors to this episode: Episode 30 and Episode 56. Tallis gives an update on her side hustle to-do list. Client feedback: the questions you ask impact the results you’ll get. What is the best way to sell Tallis’ dance classes to the retirement facilities. Tallis continues to wonder how to best monetize her service? Tallis hopes to facilitate workshops to train dance-class teachers. Alan and Tallis previously discussed securing sponsorship, potentially from pharmaceutical companies. Currently, Tallis’ dance class is endorsed (and paid for) by the American Parkinson's Disease Association, so classes are free for participants. Could Tallis collect a fee from participants? Most important considerations right now: how is going to pay, and how much to charge? Different payment models can impact clients’ commitment to the classes. Training an organization to facilitate its own courses will pay significantly more than providing courses directly to individuals. How can Tallis decide on a price for her workshops? People equate cost to value: if you charge too little, they’ll think the product isn’t valuable. Alan recommending contacting potential clients (retirement communities) that are well outside her target geographical location in order to practice her pitch and get feedback on potential pricing. Pricing has a lot to do with confidence. Successful business models have repeatability. Marketing is rarely starting from the ground up: find other businesses in a similar space, or businesses that are doing something that you think would be really effective the space you’re targeting and start there. Pitch tip: don’t allow your voice pitch to go up when giving your price. Use a statement tone that sounds confident – even from beginning to end of your sentence. What’s up next: get feedback from local contact about other offerings. Go big! Don’t offer your service to just a few potential clients. Expect that it’ll take 1-5 months to get the program from start to point of sale. The only way to know if your business will be successful is to ask people to buy; before that moment, feedback is hypothetical. Tallis is part of the Des Moines ChooseFI local group – contact her there.

On this week’s episode of the Biggerpockets Money Podcast, we chat with Alan Donegan. Alan Donegan watched - and helped - his father run a super-successful sportswear company, until the economy shifted and they lost everything. Determined to not...

056 | A slightly different episode as it consists of a coaching call between Alan Donegan from the PopUp Business school and Tallis, who wishes to grow her business and make it profitable. In this episode we cover: • First episode the year: coaching call • Call between Alan Donegan and Tallis on her new business idea • Alan will walk her through ideas to grow her business • Tallis’ business: dance classes for people with Parkinson’s disease • Reasons why dance classes work • Defining who are the customers • Defining who would fund the business • Planning out Tallis’ business model • Alan’s advice to find funding using examples • How to use reports as a pitch for funding • Alan’s tips: finding social value, building an email list, scaling the system • How to show that the business idea works • The importance in adding value to people who fund the business • Where to start with PR • The branding process • The importance of having a website • How ChooseFI will check in every so often • Why and how Talis will start the business frugally • The importance of being very clear who your customer is and how you can help them • How FI helps us become entrepreneurs
 Alan’s key questions: • Who’s the customer? • Who’s going to fund your business? • What proof do you have that your business works? • What makes your business different to other similar ones? • Don’t sell workshops to people without money • Sell to people who have the same desire to fix the problem as you • How can you give back to the institution/company funding you? • Use a report/survey as data to support your business • What social good does your business achieve? • How could you measure whether the idea works? • Build credibility by involving other people’s stories • Build a list of contacts of your possible customers • How will you brand your business? • How can you minimize the cost? • Are you clear on who your customer is and how you’re helping them?
 Links from the show: • Episode 30: The Unspoken Lever of FI • Alan Donegan from the PopUp Business School
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049R | In the Friday Roundup we discuss our big takeaway from Episode 49: The Aggregation of Marginal Gains. Plus, upcoming plans for the ChooseFI website, a FI Festival and local meetups. In Today’s Podcast we cover: A review of Episode 49 with Alan Donegan and Barney from The Escape Artist The growth of the FI community throughout the US and now the world Jonathan just returned from his 2 week trip to South Africa with his family How did Jonathan fare with his use of electronics on his trip? Jonathan used travel rewards points to book his flights for free and he stayed with family so his entire trip was free Brad’s upcoming travel for summer 2018 to Europe where he used travel rewards points and then his trip to Santiago, Chile for 2019 The power of the Aggregation of Marginal Gains and how important it is for the FI journey How small examples can make a huge difference over time We were voted the #1 most popular Personal Finance Podcast at Rockstar Finance The benefits of fasting and why Jonathan does multi-day fasts The spreading of the FI message throughout the UK and how we’ve seen a significant number of people in our ChooseFI community The important of local groups and how we’re going to do everything we can to facilitate local ChooseFI groups throughout the US How we can all benefit from local meetup groups of like-minded people How the FIRE really is spreading and how we want to help grow the community A future FI Festival as a large-scale FI meetup event The Hall of FI idea that Jonathan wants to see as a featured component of a FI Festival People connect with stories and that’s what makes a successful blog and podcast We are looking for writers to tell their stories at the ChooseFI website as full contributors to the site Announcement: Joel from FI 180 is our first ChooseFI blogger Voicemail from Joel announcing that he left his job! Upcoming episodes on ChooseFI Itunes reviews and book giveaways Links from the show: PopUp Business School The Escape Artist The Aggregation of Marginal Gains Rockstar Finance: The Most Popular Financial Podcasts Winning Personal Finance Local ChooseFI Facebook groups Playing With FIRE documentary

049| We discuss The UK Path to FI with Barney of The Escape Artist and Alan Donegan of PopUp Business School, plus much more in the way of life optimization hacks from both Alan and Barney.    In Today’s Podcast we cover: An interview with Barney from The Escape Artist and Alan Donegan from PopUp Business School Voicemail from Sarah from the UK with questions about reaching FI outside the US Barney started the website after he put his notice in at work once he reached FI How Barney found the financial independence community Barney’s story on what his financial upbringing was like and how his parents had financial issues because of a large mortgage payment How the ‘keeping up with the Jones’s’ is alive and well in the UK Alan’s family doesn’t understand why they don’t spend more money and why they don’t work in the traditional sense Is there a FI community in the UK? There is a London Facebook group, but not a thriving community in the UK The different options of choosing a job you love versus one that pays a lot of money and you don’t necessary enjoy Creativity and how Barney “underestimated what was possible” for him when he had the time It’s a lot easier to be creative both when you have a “safety harness” but also if you “burn the boats” Debt is a form of handcuffs that keeps you in your current life The differences between the US and the UK: Starting with housing Property ownership is a significant part of the culture in the UK Barney’s thoughts on what he would have done differently with real estate had he started today Seeing a business opportunity in Barney’s idea to live in someone else’s home Health care in the UK and how it is more favorable for those pursuing FI Investing options in the UK and how it differs from the US Discussion of taxation on retirement funds and marginal tax brackets Differences in the cultural understanding of pursuing personal freedom through financial independence The program on FI on tv in the UK that Barney appeared on and the negative reaction and press Alan and Barney’s advice for those pursuing FI in the UK [skipto time=1:05:00]skip to[/skipto] Hot Seat Questions How incremental improvements can make a big difference in life, sports and financial independence Reading books as Barney’s favorite life hack Focus on self-improvement and doing something different and tackling fears Links from the show: The Escape Artist PopUp Business School Alan on Twitter Monevator blog in the UK Mr. Money Mustache JL Collins NH Halifax (for your ISA in the UK) The Share Centre (ISA in the UK) James Altucher An Interview With The Man on The Escape Artist Are Diamonds Really a Girl’s Best Friend on The Escape Artist The Aggregation of Marginal Gains on The Escape Artist This Coach Improved Every Tiny Thing by 1 Percent and Here’s What Happened Life Changing Books List on The Escape Artist FITV: The Top 10 TV Shows of Financial Independence Financial Independence and the Zombie Apocalypse Books Mentioned in the Show: Your Money or Your Life The Millionaire Next Door Invest in Yourself Walden

038R | In today's podcast we discuss Episode 38 The Why of FI plus we announce three of the finalists for the business building competition with Alan Donegan of PopUp Business School and a voicemail from community member Geoff. In Today’s Podcast we cover: Discussion of Episode 38 on the Why of FI Jonathan’s Frugal Win of the Week at Costco by saving on protein bars Jonathan’s nutrition goals and the underlying concepts of simplicity and removing decision fatigue How unusual it is that the FI community is outside the mainstream by saving money whereas the norm is spending every dollar you have The elevator pitch for Financial Independence Brad believes the psychology behind the Why of FI is more important than the actual numbers Numbers will always be a focus as is saving money, but the psychology is essential How has Jonathan’s focus changed since the beginning of his FI journey and since the beginning of ChooseFI Jonathan has latched onto the ideas of simplicity and happiness The new concept of the FireWalker, as coined by our community member Cody Has Jonathan shifted from being a spender fundamentally? How has the journey impacted Brad? Brad’s thought about community and connection matter more than he even thought The connections that are made possible due to the ChooseFI community Local community meetups and our request for community leaders throughout the country and world Everything is connected with FI as a life optimization strategy Voicemail from Geoff about sequence of return risk and working towards a minimalist lifestyle and how to optimize life What do you have control over? Focus on that Cutting expenses and getting your lifestyle creep under control The 4% rule explained Geoff’s plans for different scenarios and his budgets Geographic arbitrage for moving to low cost of living area Think in advance for different situations you may face in the future Competition with Alan Donegan from PopUp Business School: We play 3 of the finalists that were picked by our panel Giveaway winner for the free Camp ticket in Florida in January Book giveaways Vote for the Plutus Awards to support the many bloggers who are active members of our community Links from the show: Impact Theory Quest Nutrition Retirement Manifesto JL Collins Stock Series The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement Dominick Quartuccio PopUp Business School FI 180 Vote for the Plutus Awards

033R | In Today’s Podcast we cover: Unpacking Episode 33 with Dominick Quartuccio and our takeaways from the episode Intentionality allows you to purchase your freedom, and we want to expand that intentionality beyond just personal finance Our focus on living a happier, more content and optimized life The ultimate luxury is the ‘perpetual money making machine’ to provide time and focus on what matters in life How Dominick spent $28,000 this year on personal development. Have you spent any time or money on your own personal development? Spending on things that you value, and directing money and resources as such How to improve your life for $0 and learn and grow Brad’s challenge: Make one change in your life this week that will make your life better Break some negative habit and disrupt it in your life this week Jonathan’s change this week: Eating carrots and salad without salad dressing Meditation and breathing. Take one deep breath. Brad’s description of his meditation practice What gets you excited or nervous about life coming up in the near future? How are you expanding your horizons? How Jonathan has learned by starting ChooseFI and how it has been the excitement in his life this past year Discussion surrounding guilt over not feeling content with your “perfect” life Limiting beliefs: Don’t let them hold you back and also go back and analyze the beliefs and stories you have been carrying with you your entire life The value of making small changes over time to improve your health Jonathan’s search for better tea Feedback from the audience on Episode 33 with Dominick Frugal Wins of the Week: Holly saved money by not going to the movies and bought the game Outburst Adlay fixed his air conditioner after watching videos on replacing a capacitor on YouTube Quote from Paige how she only has control over her spending and savings rate Discussion about contest with Alan Donegan on building a business Voicemail from Jessica with new segment we’re calling “Highlighting the Hamster Wheel” Voicemail from Royce who used our voiceover guy for his side hustle contest submission Voicemail from Thomas about a side hustle to teach English to Chinese students Itunes reviews 

031R | In today's Friday Roundup we discuss travel rewards, flipping holidays upside down, buying presents, the upcoming FI Documentary and much more. Submit your applications for the contest to win a one-on-one business coaching relationship with Alan Donegan from PopUp Business School Brad’s slow travel vacation through New York State this August How we’ll publish episodes while on vacation and living a FI lifestyle Discussion of Episode 31 on travel rewards What to do with your strategy after Chase cards Clarification of Brad’s past and future travel rewards strategy Noah’s feedback about an alternate option for staying under the Chase 5/24 rule Feedback from the audience: Pastor FI on how he switches Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Feedback from Frank on not doing things on holidays or other busy times. Don’t wait in line “with the lemmings” If you’re busy all the time, you need to come up with strategies to make your life better How Jonathan feels that buying cards for holidays are a terrible waste of money Brad and Laura don’t exchange presents for any holidays/birthdays/etc. Jonathan’s spending habits for presents for his friends and family How essential the concept of progress is in the pursuit of FI and the pursuit of happiness Voicemail from Scott Rieckens on how he’s starting a documentary about the FI community How we can grow the FI movement through this documentary and by spreading the word We’re going to have Scott on the podcast and he’s going to tell us about his Kickstarter campaign for the documentary Question from Bonnie about tax implications in early retirement Response from Keith from the Wealthy Accountant Follow up from Brad on action he took to sell his comic book collection Email from David how he wants to hire Jonathan’s wife Dani to do an audio book version of the book he intends to publish Frugal wins of the week from our community Can you share items with your neighbors and save money?