

YFP 235: One Pharmacist Couple’s Journey to Financial Independence
Dec 23, 2021
29:31
Josh and Shannon Pukl discuss their journey towards achieving financial independence and the strategies they have employed along the way.
Key Points From This Episode
- Shannon and Josh start us off by sharing why each of them got into pharmacy.
- Shannon runs us through her post-school debt and shares gratitude that it wasn’t higher.
- Josh expresses relief for the financial support provided by his parent’s foresight.
- Where they worked after graduation; and a smart move that worked out well!
- How Josh found out about financial freedom by accident and how he got to his ‘why’.
- Shannon shares her history with cancer and the hugely expensive treatment costs.
- How the financial strain created a motivation towards achieving financial independence.
- Josh explains how his faith played a big part in keeping a positive mindset.
- Learning the valuable lesson that money isn’t the most important thing; time and joy are.
- Paying off her student loans as quickly as possible from the moment they came due.
- Top tips and lifestyle changes that the Pukl’s advise for financial independence!
- Setting up their passive income and the importance of having different income streams.
- Shannon talks us through their work with universities around healthcare leadership.
- Your Breast Life; Shannon’s blog to help and support women going through a similar journey.
- Getting her real estate license and considering potential investment opportunities.
- Hear about the ways that Shannon and Josh balance each other out in everyday life.
- Living in a bull market and evaluating where you want to be when the downturn hits.
- Josh casts a vision for their future in growing leadership in pharmacy.
- The Pukl’s each share some parting advice you definitely want to hear!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode
- YFP Planning: Financial Planning for Pharmacists
- Mr. Money Mustache
- The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement
- Livestrong Fertility
- The Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast
- Healthcare Leadership Certificate Program at Duquesne University
- Your Breast Life
- The FIRE Prescription: How to Retire Early as a Pharmacist
- FIRE Rx: The Pharmacist’s Guide to Financial Independence by Jeff Keimer, PharmD
- YFP 227: Why Tim Baker, CFP® Bought a Depreciating Asset
- Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX)
- Fidelity Index Funds
- Your Financial Pharmacist Disclaimer and Disclosure