Trump Accounts Are Here: A Head Start on FI for Your Kids
Trump Accounts (Section 530A) launched July 4 with a $1,000 government seed and $5,000/year in tax-advantaged S&P 500 in...
VTSAX vs VTI: Which Vanguard Fund Should You Choose?
VTSAX vs VTI explained: expense ratios, tax efficiency, automation, and why buying VTSAX at Schwab or Fidelity is a cost...
Selling Shares, Travel Money Saving Tips & More
I had a fascinating conversation with my friend, Kim, in NYC earlier this month: Kim reached FI and left her job literal...
Donor Advised Funds, Amazon Savings, Essential FI Math
Donor Advised Funds, ChooseFI AI and Jonathan Returns Alan wrote in: “Could you discuss donor advised funds at some poin...
Access Retirement Funds Before 59.5, Exercise for Longevity
How to Access Retirement Funds Before 59.5 Allen Mueller, a longtime member of the ChooseFI community and a fee-only fin...
Emergency Funds 101: The Ultimate Guide to Emergency Funds
Learn all you need to know about creating emergency funds, where to keep them, how to grow them, and when to use them in...
Secrets to a Great Retirement, Goals on an Index Card & More
Secrets to a Great Retirement I just recorded a great episode of the podcast that’s set to come out in 3 weeks on practi...
ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Which Investment Is Right for You?
In the early days of the stock market, it was just that...a market for stocks. And while you can still buy individual st...
Emergency Funds in FI
What if everything you thought you knew about emergency funds was wrong? What if there was a different way to approach y...
Back to Basics: The Impact of Fees
Back to Basics: The Impact of Fees Following our theme on the podcast of ‘Back to Basics’ I wanted to quickly touch on t...
Index Funds Explained: Stocks vs Mutual Funds vs ETFs
Investing your money in the stock market doesn’t have to be difficult or stressful and you certainly don’t have to spend...
Everything You Need To Know About Emergency Funds
It's happened to all of us at one time or another. You lost your job, a pipe bursts during the winter, ruining your base...
Podcast Episodes
Deep Dive: Target-Date Retirement and Bond Funds | Cody Garrett
Jul 6, 2026
FI 201 Beyond FI Basics: Asset Allocation & Market Psychology Mastery
Jun 8, 2026
FI 101: Teaching Financial Independence to Your Community
May 25, 2026
The Simple Path Revisited in 2025 With JL Collins
May 18, 2025
Sleep Masterclass with Dr. Bobby
May 11, 2025
Creating Your Entrepreneurial Flywheel | Nathan Barry
Sep 18, 2023
What's In Your Index Fund? | Katie & Alan Donegan
Dec 2, 2022
18 Months of Massive Action | Josue
Nov 7, 2022
Gauging the Weight of Your Portfolio
Dec 11, 2020
Households of FI-Corinne and Jillian Johnsrud
Aug 14, 2020