Never Multiply by Zero, Savings on Medical Care, Systems vs Goals
I listened to the ‘Modern Wisdom’ podcast episode with Ryan Holiday last week and one concept ( link to that segment ) h...
New ChooseFI Member Site, Investing Two Step, Free FI Books
As Jonathan and I announced yesterday on the podcast (Episode 532), we just launched a major new addition to the website...
Year End Wins 2024 (Part 2) | FI Weekly
Uncover 401(k) strategies from real community wins, including max contributions and smart tax moves, to enhance your pat...
July 9, 2024: Annual FI Checkup & More
Annual FI CheckupI’m getting set to create a podcast I’m calling the “Annual FI Checkup” and, as always, I want your inp...
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...
Rewards Case Study, Negotiation in Action & More
Case Study: Redeeming Rewards Points for NYC I recently took my daughter Molly to NYC for the first time and we booked t...
Salary Negotiation, Full Value of Money, Time Savers
Salary Negotiation and FI The Financial Mechanic joined us in Episode 454 to update her 7 Step framework to negotiate yo...
FI Community's Money Rules, What I'm Reading & Watching
FI Community's Money Rules In last week’s newsletter I linked to a Ramit Sethi post about his ten ‘Money Rules’ and then...
Personal Money Rules, Emergency Binder, Art of Stillness
Your Personal Money Rules If you haven’t listened to Episode 444 of ChooseFI with Doug Cunnington and Carl Jensen on ‘Sp...
A Year of Wins, Get Involved with ChooseFI & More
A Year's Worth of Wins We call ChooseFI the ‘ultimate crowdsourced personal finance show’ for a reason: You, the communi...
11 Simple Rules for a Wealthy Life & More
11 Simple Rules for a Wealthy Life I revisited an article I wrote nearly a decade ago called ‘A Lifetime of Financial Ad...
Mint Mobile Review: Great savings, Good service, Best Value
With so many cell service providers, it's becoming harder and harder to choose the one that not only fits your needs but...
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Money Lessons From My Grandparents
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Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence
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Money Letters To My Daughter with Jackie Cummings Koski
Jan 6, 2020
Your Real Hourly Wage and Savings Rate Calculation
Dec 20, 2019
How To Leverage A Modest Income With Joel From How To Money
Jul 8, 2019
Poverty, Divorce and FI by 43 | Bonnie Truax
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How to Calculate Your Savings Rate
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