Podcasts about tread lightly retire early

#14: Not sure how you can help during COVID19? With many of us stuck at home, it can feel like we are powerless to make any impact on improving our current situation as a society and economy. The good news is, there are actions you can take beyond staying home that can help other individuals and small businesses. Angela Rozmyn, blogger at Tread Lightly Retire Early and resident of Kirkland, Washington (the first hard-hit area in the USA by the coronavirus), is my guest on this episode. Listen in on our casual chat about the monetary and non-monetary ways to help your community during COVID.  In this convo, we talk about: Monetary and non-monetary ways to support local small businesses  How you can help and support your neighbors How life has changed and what life looks like right now (I bet you can relate) Ways to be better prepared for emergencies in the future How we’re staying socially connected as extroverts If you’re looking for ways to make a positive impact during this crisis, take a listen to this episode. If you enjoy it, please subscribe and share with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, I’d really appreciate it. Today’s sponsor is one-on-one coaching with Becky Blake from twentyfree.co and host of this podcast. As a money coach and lifestyle design expert, Becky helps people reach their biggest money goals, like paying off debt, building up savings and using their money to create their ideal life. She provides the proven tools to improve your finances, and accountability to make sure you take the action needed to change your life. Want to take the concepts you are learning on this podcast to the next level? Schedule your free 10-minute coaching call with Becky today!  Need someone to talk with about recent changes in your finances due to COVID19? Connect with Becky on a free 10-minute coaching call and discuss how she can help. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.twentyfree.co/episode14/

Angela from Tread Lightly Retire Early has been an active member of the ChooseFI community for around two years. She has built a life that combines FIRE with sustainability. Additionally, she is a leader that recognizes the women in the FIRE movement. Brad and Jonathan learn about Angela's journey and practical sustainability advice that could help the FI community. For more information, visit the show notes at https://ChooseFI.com/121 

Angela began her blog, Tread Lightly Retire Early, with the idea that financial independence and sustainability were two ways of living that worked well with each other.   She aimed to have an impact and spread her love of both principles.  In this episode, we learn practical tips on how we can transition our families to a more sustainable lifestyle without the overwhelm of such a BIG idea.  Angela provides us with some of the changes she has made in her home to live a more sustainable life.  NO SPEND CHALLENGE  Have you ever thought of doing a "No Spend" challenge?  Angela has just hit the two-year mark of her no clothing challenge.  For two years, she has had a complete ban on clothing purchases.  This includes shoes, jewelry, accessories....everything.  An unexpected benefit is that she has also found she is also no longer wearing make-up, which is another budget-saver! Another challenge she has done is to not spend money going out to lunch and instead focused on bringing her lunches to work. This challenge has helped her lesson her monthly food budget as well.  CAMPING HACK Angela and her husband have always loved to camp.  But the cold Pacific Northwest Winters made this sometimes difficult.  So, with a little bit of trial and error - and experimentation, she and her husband came up with a great solution...A Truck Tent!  Now they are able to bear camping in the cold winters snuggled up in the bed of their truck. You can read all about that here.  SPOTLIGHTING THE WOMEN OF THE FIRE MOVEMENT Women make up a significant population in the FIRE movement.  That is no secret.  But want appeared to be a secret was how many women were contributing as authorities in the finance space.  We are here - we have always been here - but it was really the perception and attention that was lacking.   Seeing that need, Angela decided to do something about it.  After seeing a major player post his favorite finance blogs - and only seeing one woman listed - Angela was on a mission to bring the women SHE KNEW were writing about finance to the forefront.  This mission has turned into its own little "mini-movement."  Her blog post that catalogs blogs and podcasts by women remains one of the top posts on her site.   She also started a private Facebook group that has exploded to about 5000 member is a very short period of time.   Her efforts to bring women to the forefront is making a significant impact on the community.  ANGELA ON THE FINAL QUESTIONS:  1. One financial lesson growing up that she has carried over into her adult life has been the importance of teaching children to earn money to buy the things they want, even at a young age.  It is something her parents taught her and she now is teaching her son.  2. Angela's favorite life-hack has been pitching to her boss an 80% work week.  This allows her to come home early every day and gives her more time to do the things she would otherwise not be able to do (or be running around like a crazy person trying to accomplish.)  3. Her favorite/current read is a book called Nomadland.  It describes a growing population of generally the Baby-Boomer generation that has been forced into a "nomadic" lifestyle due to a lack of financial resources after retirement - planned or forced.  

Angela from Tread Lightly Retire Early intertwines finances with saving the environment. Sustainability is simple; Angela explains how this is not a fad and is a lifestyle that is accessible for anyone. Changes in your own life that can help improve the earth, also coincide with things that save you money. Her own steps towards financial independence go side by side with her goals of being eco-friendly. See what you can do today to make an impact.   You can find the shownotes at hisandherfi.com/16

086R | A live-recorded conversation with Roger Whitney, the Retirement Answer Man, from Podcast Movement, questions for a potential accountant, and takeaways from Monday’s live case study with Allison Goddard.   Brad is departing for a month-long family vacation to the U.K. What is “global entry” and how/why did Brad get it before his trip? Jonathan had a chance to meet up with Allison., from Episode 86. If money was no longer an option, what would change for Brad and Jonathan? Brad and Jonathan are super impressed with Allison’s grit and tenacity, to change the trajectory of her life. Sometimes encouragement from someone else is the motivation we need. You don’t have to know where your life is going to go, you just have to get started. How can someone overcome “imposter syndrome”? Voicemail from Angela at Tread Lightly/Retire Early – if Allison’s house is a place that makes her happy and brings her joy, maybe there are other ways that she can adjust her spending to be more efficient. An article in the “Journal of Accountancy” addressing specific strategies for those pursuing financial independence: FIRE-d up for early retirement. At what point is Turbo Tax not sufficient for your taxes? What questions would Brad ask of a potential CPA? Brad and Jonathan participated in Podcast Movement in Philadelphia, and participate in a ChooseFI meetup. Brad is attending a ChooseFI meet up in London as well. A live recording from Podcast Movement, with Roger, the Retirement Answer Man: The tension between wanting to have a good life and wanting to enjoy today never really goes away. Most baby-boomers don’t really want to never work again, but rather they want freedom in their time. What are people running toward in retirement? Instead of comparing retirement to a light switch, think of it more like a dimmer switch. How does Roger talk to someone about making adjustments to move toward the life that you want? Roger’s suggestion for have conversations: go for a walk, or a road trip, or something that creates space and time to have conversation. Pretirement: what can you do now to start setting yourself up for what you want? Strong relationships with your colleagues and superiors can give you the ability to adjust your job to meet your needs. Five things to do with money: Give it away, spend it, pay down debt, save it, or invest it.   Links: U.S. Customs Global Entry Building My Castle Tread Lightly, Retire Early Rock Retirement