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In this episode we come to you live from Fincon's first Women In Money conferences with the one and only Tanja Hester!   Tanja Hester, author of two award-winning books — Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way and Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change — is best known for retiring from her career at the age of 38, after watching her dad get forced into early retirement by his disability, which she inherited.  We focused the majority of our time talking with Tanja about her 2nd book, Wallet Activism, because we want you to know how to vote with your dollar… not just to make yourself feel good, but to make a real difference. How you can find Bernadette & Stef: Follow Bernadette on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bernadebtjoy/ You can grab Bernadette's FREE guide on The 10 Money Tools You Need Right Now at www.crushyourmoneygoals.com/freeguide Follow Stefanie on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/womenswealtheffect/ You can download Stefanie's FREE Independence Planner to help you create clarity, control and confidence with your financial independence journey at www.womenswealtheffect.com/planner  Resources from today's episode:  You can find both of Tanja's books here: Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change To receive $50 off Seeking Alpha + free 7 day trial: https://www.sahg6dtr.com/2LMRW6M/R74QP/

In today's episode Ms. Black talks about "Work Optional Retire: Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way" by Tanja Hester. Ms. Black, the host of Staying in the Black, is a single mom, homeowner, and public-school educator in NYC. She owns two properties and is one mortgage away from being totally debt-free. She loves traveling the world with her family and has over $500,000 in her retirement accounts beyond her pension.Learn more about Ms. Black:Website: http://www.stayingintheblk.comInstagram:@stayingintheblk

Your money is a tool to support the people and the causes that you care about. In this episode, I talk with Tanja Hester about becoming a wallet activist. Tanja Hester is the author of the award-winning book Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change. She is also, as The New York Times called her, “the matriarch of the women's FIRE movement.” Listen and learn how to find out what your values are, spend on what matters, and raise your consciousness around how things are made and the impact our purchases have on the environment and other people. “Wallet activism is using your financial power and all its forms for the greater good or the collective good.” -  Tanja Hester What You Will Learn From This Episode What is wallet activism and how it can help us spend our money appropriately How can we find out what our values are and how to not get paralyzed when making decisions that align with our values What are ‘externalities', why it's important to recognize them, how it can help us, and what to consider when shopping for deals Why Starbucks, notebooks, and the dollar store can be problematic How we can be aware when a company is using ‘greenwashing' as a marketing tactic What white people should consider before buying certain food or living in a certain area that can impact indigenous people or people of color All about ESG (Environmental Social and Governance) investing Do you need money to be a conscious and empowered consumer; what you can do if you don't have much financial resources About Tanja Hester: Tanja Hester is the author of the award-winning books Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. After spending most of her career as a consultant to Democratic politics and progressive issue campaigns, and before that as a public radio journalist, Tanja retired early at the age of thirty-eight. She documented the process on her financial independence/retire early (FIRE) blog, Our Next Life. She's been an outspoken voice in the personal finance media community to consider systemic barriers and opportunity gaps, rather than simply pushing people with lots of advantages already to accumulate more wealth, part of why The New York Times called her “the matriarch of the women's FIRE movement.” She hosts a podcast also called Wallet Activism, writes an occasional opinion column for MarketWatch, and lives in a burgeoning permaculture food forest she's growing in North Lake Tahoe, California, with her husband, Mark Bunge, and a flock of tiny rescue dogs. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @our_nextlife and visit her blog at OurNextLife.com Resources: Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change by Tanja Hester Connect with Tanja ournextlife.com Instagram Twitter Connect with Melanie mentalhealthandwealth.com melanielockert.com Instagram Support the podcast through Ko-Fi Buy Melanie's book “Dear Debt” Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com  Want more content and support? Sign up for the Mental Hump Newsletter and get our free Mental Health and Money inventory worksheet. You can sign up at MentalHealthandWealth.com. Also, we host a Mental Health and Wealth Hangout every other Thursday over Zoom at 5 pm PT to chat about all things money and mental health. Join here! Follow us on Apple Podcast or Libsyn! Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes!

Tanja Hester is the author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change  and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny Pinching Way.  She's a former political consultant and journalist turned activist and early retiree.Full show notes at www.northstarunplugged.com

Tanja Hester is the author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. She spent most of her career as a consultant to Democratic politics and progressive issue campaigns, and before that as a public radio journalist. Tanja retired early at the age of thirty-eight. She documented the process on her award-winning financial independence/retire early (FIRE) blog, Our Next Life. Today, we're going to be talking about how every purchase you buy matters, and how every one counts as a vote for the way you want the world to be. Are your purchases aligned with your values? Find Tanja Hester Online: Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar you Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change Tanja Hester on Twitter Tanja Hester on Instagram Our Next Life: Tanja Hester's Blog Find me online: This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature/support

For most of us, price is the driving factor behind our spending decisions. But should we be looking deeper into the things we buy? My guest this week joins the show to explain how we can use our wallets to affect change in the world around us. Tanja Hester retired early from a career in political and social change communications to devote all her time to purpose-driven projects. Tanja is the author of the award-winning book, “Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way”, called “the best step-by-step guide to retire early” by MarketWatch. She's used her leadership position within the personal finance media community to push for more social and environmental awareness. Her upcoming book is called Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change. Tanja sat down with me this week to discuss some of the concepts from the book. You can find the show notes for this episode at https://maplemoney.com/175 Do you prefer to invest in socially responsible companies? If so, our sponsor Wealthsimple will help you build a portfolio that focuses on low carbon, cleantech, human rights, and the environment. To get started with Socially Responsible Investing, head over to https://maplemoney.com/wealthsimple today!

Tanja Hester, author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change and Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny Pinching Way, joins the podcast to talk about her upcoming book and how you can use the power of your money for change. Tanja is a former political consultant and journalist turned activist and early retiree, retiring at the age of 38. Tanja also blogs over at OurNextLife.com If you are interested in learning how you can make an impactful difference with your money right now, this episode is for you. In this episode we discuss: Building financial power to live our value and change the world The “unsexy” story of how Tanja retired at age 38 How to spend your money in a way that  reflects your values How health insurance was the best investment Tanja ever made Navigating and personally combating capitalism + more Watch this episode on Youtube here:https://youtu.be/b-ej1DsVvcw  Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Check out Tanja's previous episodes on the Journey to Launch Podcast here and here. Bookshop.org To Listen to the Learn to Trade As A Side Hustle To Reach Your Financial & Life Goals FREE Audio Training with Teri Ijeoma by clicking here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12  Watch my latest segments on News12 YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. Connect with Tanja: Website Instagram: @our_nextlife Twitter: @our_nextlife Facebook: OurNextLife Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

This week, Gaby investigates the controversial FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement. They are joined by Tanja Hester, author of Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way, to discuss who the FIRE movement works for and what sacrifices it requires. Can someone without starter money or a large income really ethically retire early? Then, Gaby talks to FIRE skeptic Michelle Jackson, of the "Michelle is Money Hungry" podcast, about making FIRE realistic and accessible for anyone other than white, straight, cis finance bros. For a transcript of the show visit: bit.ly/BWMS9E4Transcript Vox article: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/3/18/21182018/financial-independence-retire-early-fire-early-retirement-mr-money-mustache-pete-adeney Michelle's article: https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/why-ditched-traditional-fire-movement-2021-6 Gaby Dunn Instagram: @GabyRoad BWM Instagram: @bwmpod BWM Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/badwithmoneyfb The BWM Discord channel: https://discord.gg/dAdxj4JMER Find Gaby on Patreon: patreon.com/gabydunn Shop gabydunn.com/shop for merch! Follow Tanja Hester on Instagram and Twitter: @Our_NextLife Learn more about Michelle Jackson at MichelleIsMoneyHungry.com Bad with Money is produced and edited by Lindsey Floyd. It is sound engineered and mixed by Lindsey Floyd. The Executive Producer is Lindsey Floyd. The theme song was performed by Sam Barbara and written by Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin, and Jack Dolgen. Additional music by Joey Salvia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOur Sponsors:* Check out Arena Club: arenaclub.com/badmoney* Check out Chime: chime.com/BADMONEY* Check out Claritin: www.claritin.com* Check out Indeed: indeed.com/BADWITHMONEY* Check out Monarch Money: monarchmoney.com/BADMONEY* Check out NetSuite: NetSuite.com/BADWITHMONEYAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Whether you know it or not, you are making a statement with every dollar you spend, earn and save. What if your money could actually create change? Let me introduce you to a connect called Wallet Activism. Our guest, Tanja Hester, Tanja Hester, author of Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way and the forthcoming title Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change, is best known for retiring from her career at the age of 38, after watching her dad get forced into early retirement by his disability, which she inherited. In this episode, Tanja shares how you can channel your anger into meaningful, realistic wallet activism and use your financial power to fight for your values. It's an incredibly powerful and life-changing message that will rock your world. LinksTanja's websiteWallet Activism book Episode SponsorsMasterworks.io is the only platform that lets you invest in multimillion-dollar paintings by icons like Basquiat, Banksy, and Harring without breaking the bank. To get priority access to their offerings go to http://www.masterworks.com/mymoney. Go to http://www.shopify.com/mymoney for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features.Right now, my listeners can get a bonus of $25 in crypto after you make your first purchase with BlockFi's Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card, when you sign up at blockfi.com/MYMONEY.Make it the year you finally cross life insurance off your list, and get protection for your loved ones. Go to http://www.policygenius.com and get started. You could save 50% or more by comparing quotes and start the new year with one less thing to worry about.FOLLOW & SHARELove this episode? Share it with a few friends so they can learn these valuable money concepts as well.Be sure to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode bit.ly/millennial-money Sign up for my weekly Let's Talk Money email newsletter https://bit.ly/letstalkmoneyemail Shannah Shares: Community Q&AHave a Shannah Shares question, submit it here https://www.mmoneypodcast.comFollow Me Here for More Money TipsShannah on Twitter https://twitter.com/shannahgameShannah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shannahgame/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our guest this week is Tanja Hester, whom The New York Times referred to as the matriarch of the FIRE movement. For the uninitiated, FIRE stands for financial independence/retire early. Tanja is the author of the Our Next Life blog, and she is also author of the book Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. Tanja and her husband Mark retired in 2017 at the ages of 38 and 41. Her blog is devoted to chronicling their journey and sharing guidance for others who might be considering an early retirement.BackgroundTanja Hester’s blog “Our Next Life” Tanja Hester’s bio and backstory Tanja Hester’s twitter handle @ournextlife Tanja Hester’s author/speaker page Tanja Hester’s book, “Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way”“For These Women, a FIRE That Burns Too Male and Too White” by Charlotte Cowles; The New York Times; June 7, 2019  Early Retirement/Sequence-of-Return Risk Tanja Hester’s writings on sequence-of-return riskKarsten Jaske’s “Early Retirement Now” blog Tanja Hester’s multi-phase retirement financial plan Savings and Withdrawal Rates“You’ve been diligently investing for retirement all these years. Why now is the time to hang onto cash” by Tanja Hester; MarketWatch; March 7, 2020Tanja Hester’s writings on savings rates Tanja Hester’s writings on mortgage pay-off Tanja Hester’s writings on 4% safe-withdrawal rule “The 4% Rule is Not Your Friend” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; June 10, 2019 Karsten Jaske’s “Safe Withdrawal Rate” series“How We Calculated Our ‘Enough’ Number for Early Retirement” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; Aug. 23, 2017 “The Best Retirement Withdrawal Strategies” by Darrow Kirkpatrick; Can I Retire Yet blog; March 9, 2016 Healthcare PlanningTanja Hester’s writings on health insurance “The Roth strategy we wish we’d built for early retirement” by Tanja Hester; MarketWatch; Jan. 29, 2020 Home Ownership and Rental PropertiesTanja Hester’s tweet on peace of mind from owning a home mortgage-free“Choosing People Over Money: The Story of Our Rental Property” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; Aug. 29, 2016 Motivation for Retiring Early“Why the Urgency?” by Tanja Hestery; Our Next Life Blog; April 8, 2015“The Privilege of Retiring When We Want, How We Want” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; Nov. 7, 2016 “My Other Motivation for Retiring Early” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; July 23, 2018 “New Life Rhythms, A Delayed Reckoning and Being Okay with Blogging Less” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; Sept. 16, 2019 Budgeting and Travel-PlanningTanja Hester’s writings on budgeting Tanja Hester’s writings on travel planningLessons Learned“What Everyone Should Know About Early Retirement” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; Sept. 12, 2018 Social Security, Medicare, and Later-Life Needs “Why We Aren’t Banking on Social Security for Our Retirement--But Why You Might” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life Blog; Oct. 9, 2017Tanja Hester’s writings on medicare “Don’t Forget About Your Later Years” by Tanja Hester; Our Next Life blog; Aug. 16, 2017    

Tanja Hester is the author of WORK OPTIONAL: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. She's also a former many things: a former political consultant, public radio journalist, yoga and spin-teaching side hustler, civil servant, and even a former under-saver. Since retiring early at the age of 38 along with her husband Mark, she devotes all her Continue Reading…

Tanja Hester is the author of WORK OPTIONAL: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. She's also a former many things: a former political consultant, public radio journalist, yoga and spin-teaching side hustler, civil servant, and even a former under-saver. Since retiring early at the age of 38 along with her husband Mark, she devotes all her Continue Reading…

Early retirement is one of those things that many people dream about and some do. My guest today is Tanja Hester. Tanja and her husband Mark Bunge were able to retire from formal employment when she was 38, and he was 41. Tanja is now able to devote her life to fun and purpose. She is the author of Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. Tanja and Mark have an award-winning financial independence blog called Our Next Life. Tanja also podcasts on The Fairer Cents Podcast with her friend Kara Perez where they explore marginalized and tricky financial topics.  Her new found freedom also allows her to focus on interests like gathering women together to talk about financial independence at Cents Positive retreats and volunteering in her community. She’s also able to indulge her love of traveling the world, and enjoy sports like skiing, hiking, biking, paddling, and climbing around her home in North Lake Tahoe, California. She is basically living the dream. On today’s show, we talk about how she and her husband tracked their progress and timed their leaving work and how they downsized their lifestyle to retire early.  Tanja has researched and explored every aspect of early retirement from the best strategies for saving to redefining your identity without a career. She applies those lessons every day in her work-optional life. She has a regular column on MarketWatch. She’s spoken at Google, Tesla and at conferences around the U.S. She has been featured in the New York Times, TIME, MONEY Magazine, Vice Media, Yahoo! Finance, Forbes, LifeHacker, Bloomberg, Buzzfeed, and media outlets around the world. If you want to learn how Tanja was able to retire early and make it work, this episode is for you.    Highlights from Episode 18 [02:11] Tanja retired early at 38. [02:20] Tanja's definition of retired probably most closely matches the military definition of retired.  [02:40] She feels that things like being able to podcast and write are a privilege, because they don't feel like work. [03:01] When approached with projects, she's more concerned with the fun aspect as opposed to how much it may pay.  [05:01] Every six month period of Tanja's retirement has been different.  [05:31] Tanja was 38, and her husband was 41 when they both retired. Looking back, they would probably have gone a little slower and not been so aggressive with their savings goals and said yes to more things.  [06:18] If they could do it over again, they would have taken more vacation and rested more.  [06:58] They both started out at entry level pay, but they were making six figures before retirement. At the end, they were saving quickly.  [08:01] A micro retirement is more of a career intermission where you take a year or two off. You could also use it as a bridge to a new career.  [09:40] Tanja saw her dad retire with a genetic disability when he was 42. She didn’t want to be powerless and forced into retirement. She wanted to travel, hike and have fun.  [12:01] She developed her love of travel as a kid.  [14:44] Tanja and her husband were die hard index fund investors. They have tax advantaged funds that they can't access until later and then regular investment accounts that they can access.  [18:04] Solid investors have to think about downturns. Good investors need to be mentally tough or not look at things and get emotions involved.  [20:04] The worst thing would be to retire and not have a cushion.  [22:35] They have insurance on the exchange and pay $1000.00 a month.  [24:58] If you want to look into retiring early, track three months of spending and see where your money is going. Then get very clear about what you want to spend. Set up automated saving and investing.  [29:43] When you are watching your savings grow, it's a lot easier to avoid that impulse buy.  [30:43] If you know you're going to retire, think about what you want to do in advance and where you get your identity and community.  [33:28] She’s found ways to do public speaking without having to have a job.  [33:51] Tanja has learned that podcasting takes more time than anyone thinks. She also found that writing her book was more enjoyable than she thought it would be.  [35:35] She's a Top Gun fan!   Links and Resources Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way Our Next Life ADVENTURES in Early Retirement The Fairer Cents Tanja Hester on Twitter Tanja Hester on Facebook Tanja Hester on Instagram

Tanja Hester (OurNextLife.com, award-winning financial independence blog) talks about her new book, Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way. Joe and Big Al answer questions about whether kids will inherit a Roth IRA tax-free, the rules around a traditional IRA rollover, investing in a Vanguard target date fund, and where to safely invest for growth. Transcript and show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-211

When I last had this guest on the podcast, she was still an anonymous blogger who was just on the verge of making the leap to a public outing and declaring financial independence with her husband. Fast forward over a year and now she has written a book to discuss her experience leading up to financial independence and why she’s not a typical FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) persona. I’m excited to have back on the show, and for the first time publicly, Tanja Hester, author of Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny Pinching Way, founder of Our Next Life Blog, and co-host of The Fairer Cents podcast. For more information, visit the show notes at http://financially-blonde.com/work-optional-with-tanja-hester/ 

In Ep. 57, Tim talks with Tanja Hester.  Tanja is the creator of the Our Next Life blog, and the author of the recently released book 'Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way'.  They talk about how Tanja's book outlines ways for people of all living situations to retire early and spend more time doing what they love.  Tanja debunks a few myths about the early retirement/FIRE movement, and how this lifestyle isn't just for the extremely frugal.  Tanja talks about her experience retiring early, and how others can achieve their financial and non-financial goals too!

Work Optional "What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner." Sidonie Gabrielle Colette In today's work culture, we're expected to hustle around the clock. But what if you could escape the traditional path and get on one that doesn't require working full-time until age 65? What if you could wake up every day without an alarm clock and do the things you love most? Well, that is what Tanja Hester dreamt about doing and has done so and now helps many others on that path. Regardless of where you are in your career, you can live a happier, more meaningful life, free from the daily grind. I truly believe this which is why I was excited to have Tanja on the show to share some inspiration, insights and practical advice on how we go about living our dream life. Enjoy!

Today we’re celebrating something HUGE in The Fairer Cents family: the publication of Tanja’s book, Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way! But we’re not just talking about that today. Instead we’re talking about everything that goes into women achieving creative dreams, from the glory of the finished product to the misery and messiness that can go into getting there, and even what creativity is in the first place. Our guest today is Claire Zinnecker, and interior designer and Instagram influencer in Austin, Texas, who creates beautiful rooms, but also keeps it real. Links in the show: Tanja’s Book, Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way Claire Zinnecker’s Instagram Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert An Assortment of Animals, edited by Kristin Wicksted

Sometimes you're better off focusing your energy on getting a promotion at your day job than starting a side hustle. Would you agree? Tanja appears once again on the podcast! This time, with a new book! Tanja retired at the age of 38 and 2018 was her first year of retirement. She describes it as a year full of travel, family visiting and writing her book. She also describes her interesting after tax saving strategy that separates her pension money from her FI money. You'll love her story. We also chat about... Tanja's first year of early retirement Her after tax saving strategy Where the bulk of her savings are Her fitness side hustle and why dropping it was the best thing she did Her new book Work Optional, Retire Early Enjoy this chat with Tanja, and please subscribe to us in iTunes if you enjoyed it! Show notes and links from today's episode Tanja's blog: Our Next Life Tanja's new book: Work Optional, Retire Early the Non Penny-Pinching Way The Fairer Cents podcast FIREDrill episode with Tanja: Making Huge Impacts in the FI Community Book: How to Retire Early Choose FI Episode 112: Naseema Financially Intentional | How I Paid off 1 Million in Debt Camp FI Ecuador Chautauqua Key takeaways from our chat with Tanja 1 - Time goes by slowly when you're free Tanja tells Gwen and J what an amazing year she's had as an early retiree. She finally feels free and able to do what she wants, even if she's on a stricter budget. She had a lot of stuff going on, and yet the year went by slowly and she enjoyed it much more than if she was buried in work. She was able to attend the events that she wanted, visited more family and was able to write her newly released book. So far, early retirement is going pretty well! 2 - You'll probably need way more money when you're older Tanja has an interesting after tax savings strategy. She doesn't know what her life will look like in 30 years, so she has one fund (her pension fund) in her 401k which she isn't planning on taking out until she's 59 1/2 years old. She has another fund which she has calculated will last her until she reaches 59 1/2 saved in taxable accounts. She argues that she would rather have a big cushion when she's older, and her aim when saving up was 30 times annual expenses. She says you won't regret putting aside more for your older years. 3 - A side hustle isn't always a good idea An interesting argument; sometimes you're better off focusing on your main job and increasing your chances of a promotion rather than building your own side hustle. Tanja's side hustle was teaching yoga and spinning, which she says is a great side hustle: it's pretty easy to get a certificate, you get to work out and build a community and you make a not too bad $20/hour wage. However, if you focus on your job and get a $10,000 promotion... sometimes that's more worth it. It really depends on what you're potentially trading for with a side hustle. Questions? Like or dislike? Leave us a comment! Want to support the podcast? Here are three things you can do. 1. Start tracking your net worth with Personal Capital using our link. It's free. 2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and get one extra LIVE episode from us per week. 3. Join our Facebook group and connect with other members of the FI community.

Today’s show is the first of two parts focusing on how we can be the best possible financial allies to those around us, whether that’s online or offline. In part 1, we’re talking about male allies: why we need them, and how men can be them. Our guests are Cord Jefferson, TV writer and outspoken feminist extraordinaire, and personal finance bloggers Matt Lane of Optimize Your Life and Brian of Done By 40. They’re all incredible allies to women, and they get vulnerable with us about how they speak up to help the feminist cause, as well as where they still struggle.   Links from the show: Tanja’s new book, Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way   Cord Jefferson’s Tumblr Cord’s Medium page Cord’s Twitter   Matt’s blog, Optimize Your Life Matt’s post on how advocating for women has helped his career Matt’s Twitter   Brian’s blog, Done By Forty Brian’s post on the wage gap and sharing salary with women Brian’s Twitter