Mile High FI Podcast

Doug and Carl talk about doing scary things and getting outside your comfort zone. Doug started dance lessons with his wife! And he found that terrifying.

Carl discusses what he's learned in 5 years of early retirement The urge to make money Retire is a bad word The value of community Why planning is bad Redefining yourself The role of money Why FIRE is the best insurance policy Don't wait to live Links: 1500 Days to Freedom - Think different and escape the rat race.

Doug and guest host, Carla Cash, talk about the day they discovered FI. We talk about if it was a light bulb moment or a gradual shift in thinking. Carl was out on PTO — out sick or at the beach or something... Check out Pennies and Popcorn.  (you can get to all the episodes here)

Doug and Carl interview Jenn and Scott about their first year of early retirement. COVID car trip How long does it take to decompress? New sleep habits Inflation Discovering FIRE Links: Home Life after Financial Independence - Post FI Life 42 Changes We Made After Discovering FI Afford Anything Choose FI Mr. Money Mustache

Inflation is going crazy, so are we doing anything different? Carl was out sick, and he's nearly out of PTO days... Anyway, Carla from Pennies and Popcorn filled in.  (you can get to all the episodes here)

In this episode, we talk to Steve, who recruited us to chime in on whether he is ready to retire. His net worth sits at about $1.7 million, including $30k in a college fund, $760k in brokerage accounts, $1.4 million in real estate, with about $900k in equity. He has eight rental properties that cash flow about $1,000 a month. Is he ready to pull the trigger? We go through his concerns and all the details.

We explored a few things we get super frugal about, and discussed the limits of what we'll buy used and what we won't.

Joe Saul-Sehy from the Stacking Benjamins Podcast stopped by to promote his new book: Stacked, Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management. Here are a few highlights of our discussion: Dopamine and consumerism What makes Joe's book unique in the FI space Why money is just the first step What is Joe's perfect day? Why the FI space is actually NOT saturated Why Joe wrote the book Check Out Joe's Book!  Joe's Podcast: Stacking Benjamins 

Doug has a theory about how to make travel more enjoyable. Why vacations tire us out Dopamine overload? Stacking rewards Jocko Podcast 332: Andrew Huberman. Influence/ Ownership Over Your Physiological Psychological Being Huberman Lab

Doug and Carl interview hospice physician Jordan Grumet about what we can learn from the dying. How Jordan learned about FIRE How a Camp FI changed Jordan's life Jordan's journey from Physician to Communicator What is YOUR true identity? What we can learn from the dying The Earn & Invest Podcast Taking Stock by Jordan Grumet Available 8/02 Ulysses Press: Official Book Trailer https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/