This podcast explores the concept of wealth beyond money and discusses various forms of capital that contribute to financial independence. It emphasizes the importance of investing in skills, connections, knowledge, and culture. The chapter also delves into ethical investing and its impact on addressing concerns about climate change, as well as supporting causes and charities through advocacy and direct gifts.
Investing in non-monetary resources like skills, knowledge, and connections can lead to a fulfilling life and reduce the amount needed for financial independence.
Recognizing and growing wealth in areas like social, intellectual, experiential, cultural, and spiritual can help achieve overall financial independence with less financial capital.
Deep dives
Wealth beyond money
Wealth goes beyond money and includes resources like skills, connections, knowledge, and environment. Investing in these areas can lead to a fulfilling life and lower the amount needed for financial independence.
Multiple forms of capital
There are eight forms of capital, including financial, material, social, living, intellectual, experiential, cultural, and spiritual. By recognizing and growing wealth in these areas, overall financial independence can be achieved with less financial capital.
Creating the world you want
Beyond personal wealth, investing in the environment, community, and cultural capital can have wide-ranging benefits. Value-based spending, ethical investing, and charitable giving are ways to create the desired world while aligning with personal values and goals.
From budgeting to ETFs, this audiobook has covered a range of routes to reach FIRE. However, beyond earning, saving, and investing, there are non-monetary tools that can propel you closer to your goal. And in this chapter, we're going to explore what they are, and how they can help you.
Join Michelle from Frugality & Freedom as she details the non-monetary forms of capital at your disposal. She'll also discuss how you can reduce your FI number through non-conventional forms of wealth. After this chapter, you may realise that you're closer to FIRE than you'd initially thought!
Absorb the audio version here, or check out the written chapter at our blog.
Any advice is general and does not consider your financial situation needs, or objectives, so consider whether it’s appropriate for you. You should also consider seeking professional advice before making any financial decision.
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