About
FI Minded is the podcast for anyone seeking financial freedom, time freedom, and a work-optional lifestyle while learning to think like someone who’s already FI. We help you bridge the gap between pre-FI discipline and post-FI freedom, so you can make smarter decisions today while enjoying life along the way. Whether you’re just starting your FI journey or deep into Coast FI or Slow FI, this show offers practical strategies, mindset shifts, and insights to help you reach early retirement and design a life aligned with your values, purpose, and fulfillment. Popular topics include: - FI Optimization Strategies: Actionable advice to reach Financial Independence faster without unnecessary stress. - Work Optional & Lifestyle Design: How to transition from the corporate grind and build a life of freedom, flexibility, and intentional living. - Time Freedom & Coast FI: Making the most of your time while still planning for the future, including mini-retirements, travel, and other ways to enjoy life now. - Post-FI Identity & Purpose: What to do once you’ve achieved FI, and how to create meaning beyond money. - Burnout & Balance: Avoid the pitfalls of over-optimization and learn to balance saving for the future with mental health and happiness. - Bridging Pre-FI to Post-FI Thinking: Mindset shifts to help you think like someone already living FI, so your choices today set you up for freedom tomorrow. If you want to reach financial independence, enjoy the journey without missing out on life, and develop a mindset that bridges pre-FI effort and post-FI freedom, FI Minded is your guide to building a sustainable, fulfilling, and free life. Some of our past guests include Carl Jensen (1500 Days), Jeremy Schneider (Personal Finance Club), Nick Loper (Side Hustle Show), Andrew Giancola (The Personal Finance Podcast), Jordan Grumet (Earn & Invest), Rachael Camp (Work Optional), Jillian Johnsrud (Retire Often), Sean Mullaney (FI Tax Guy), Jill Sirianni (Frugal Friends), Jackie Cummings-Koski (Catching Up to FI), Joel Larsgaard (How to Money), Cody Garrett (Measure Twice), Jesse Cramer (Personal Finance for Long-Term Investors), Jess (The Fioneers), Chris Hutchins (All The Hacks), Diania Merriam (EconoMe), Andy Hill (Marriage Kids Money) and many more inspiring voices in the FI space.
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Justin Peters
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Episodes(3)
The Hardest Skill in FI: Knowing When to Stop | E190 Joel Larsgaard
The FI community is incredibly good at effort, optimization, and doing hard things for a long time. But somewhere along the way, many of us forget how to stop. Even after gaining more control over our time, we fill it back up with projects, commitments, and expectations, leaving us busy, tired, and
Divorce Lawyer Reveals the Reasons Marriages Fail (and How to Prevent Them) | E189 Aaron Thomas
Most people enter marriage with optimism and good intentions, but very few understand what actually causes relationships to fall apart over time. After spending 15 years inside divorce courtrooms and watching more than a thousand marriages unravel, today’s guest reached a blunt conclusion that chall
4 Rules That Will Help You Spend Money Without Stress & Regret | E188
If you’re great at saving money but feel anxious, guilty, or uncomfortable spending it, I want to share 4 spending principles that have helped me. Many people pursuing financial independence don’t struggle with discipline. They struggle with permission. We have endless advice on saving and investing