Big Goals for 2026
I welcomed Jonathan, my co-founder of ChooseFI, back to the podcast full-time in Episode 580 that just dropped yesterday.
I hope you take a listen and hear the excitement in our voices as we move into this new year invigorated and ready to help you reach your FI goals.
In the episode we called for you to get involved to help make this the “ultimate crowdsourced personal finance show” again.
That starts today.
Click here to log into your ChooseFI account and send in your Big Goals for 2026.
We’d love for you to send in a voicemail so we can play it on the show, but a message would work and we’ll read it on the podcast.
We plan to follow up with you at the end of 2026 to see how you followed through on these goals!
Some of my 2026 goals (more to come on our episode in a few weeks...):
- Personal: 2026 is the year that I finally make my way back to Japan and I plan to hike to the top of Mt. Fuji (as well as hike the Nakasendo Trail or Kumano Kodo).
- ChooseFI: I want every ChooseFI Local Group to post their events in our ChooseFI Community platform and we finally move away from Facebook. This is an incredibly laborious prospect to change behavior for 300+ local groups, but I am up for the challenge of making it happen!
- Personal: Health is my top priority and I plan to go to the gym at least 250 times in 2026. This generally looks like a week of: 3 times per week strength training plus 2-3 days a week of cardio (split between incline treadmill walking and a sprint interval training session on the rowing machine).
- ChooseFI: My goal is to go back and listen to all 730+ episodes of ChooseFI to pull out the essential lessons from the podcast. I’ve listened to the first 50 from 2017 and it’s astonishing how pertinent it is even today in 2026. The show feels so alive and your feedback made that happen – I can’t wait to bring that energy back in 2026.
What FI Means to Me
I saw this post from Andrew in our community and I thought it was a beautiful way to start the year:
“FI often gets talked about like a number.
But for me, it usually shows up as moments.
– Waking up without an alarm clock
– Building a deck with your neighbor on a random Tuesday
– Seeing your kids more often because you finally have the space to For me, FI isn’t a finish line.
It’s a scene where time becomes more mine, helping is prioritized, and values come first.
I really appreciate the “moments” this group has added to my life.
This is what FI means to me.”
I’m curious what FI means to you? Hit reply and let me know!