Explore financial mistakes like car purchases, student loans, and mortgages on the road to FI. Topics include transitioning between cars, tax benefits, paying off mortgages, and concerns about long-term care costs.

Delve into the financial mistakes and missteps made by the hosts on their journey to financial independence. Topics include teenage spending habits, college debt reflections, managing credit cards, and regrets in investing and real estate decisions. The chapter also discusses teaching children financial lessons and the importance of financial education.

The podcast delves into changing attitudes towards early financial independence goals, underestimations of financial needs, and the psychological aspects of discussing money with family and friends. Topics include adapting to varying income levels, investment strategies, planning for healthcare costs, dealing with guilt and privilege in financial conversations, and building meta skills for future income.

This podcast delves into the concept of the FI number, exploring different categories and strategies within the financial independence movement. They discuss detailed budgeting tools and methods, the significance of contingencies and sinking funds, and utilizing online tools to calculate FI numbers. The hosts also touch on the impact of external opinions on FI confidence and the importance of sharing financial journeys with others.

Exploring financial independence, traditional retirement, and challenges of discussing FIRE. Navigating emotional aspects of retirement, work continuation decisions, and misconceptions about early retirement. Speaker shares personal journey to financial success and importance of hard work and deliberate choices.

Exploring career paths in science and architecture, one leveraged job 'leveling up' while the other started a successful content creation business. They discuss challenges in architecture careers, the importance of fulfillment, and the journey to financial independence through entrepreneurship and self-reinvention.

So much of who we are and how we think is informed by our early experiences. Learn how we got started on our financial independence journey as we unpack our financial pasts. We'll walk you through what we learned from our parents, our early careers, and how that set us on the FIRE path. For show notes and resources please check out our website: https://twosidesoffi.com/