My name's Matt, I'm a country boy for regional Victoria who is on track to reach Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) by my mid-thirties. I interview interesting people on topics relating to financial independence. You can learn more about the FIRE movement in Australia here https://www.aussiefirebug.com/start-here/
Welcome back to the Aussie Firebug Podcast, the financial independence podcast for Australians, where I interview interesting people on topics relating to financial independence.
Today on the podcast we have Amy and her partner Matt from FI Freedom Retreats, a five-day financial independence retreat in Bali.
This was a passion project born out of Amy’s love and gratitude for the F.I.R.E movement and community.
Heads up, I recorded this podcast in January this year and haven’t released it until now because I’ve been distracted with other things. This means there’s a good chance there won’t be any spots left in the retreat for this year, but I think you’ll still find our conversation interesting.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
Today we're joined by Ana Kresina, Head of Product and Community at Pearler and the Co-host of the 'Get Rich Slow Club' and 'ETFs for Beginners,' podcasts.
She’s also just become a published author with the book “Kids Ain't Cheap”.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
Today's episode is something a bit different.
Terry, the host of the Wealth Time Freedom (WTF) podcast interviewed me a few months ago. The response was so positive from that episode that I decided to repost it on my show.
In this episode, Terry asks me about becoming a dad, my recent pivot with work and my new perspective on FIRE.
I found it to be a great conversation, and I hope you'll enjoy it too.
Today, my guest is fellow FIRE enthusiast/podcaster/blogger, Captain FI!
He’s actually been on the podcast before but I had to take that episode down due to ASIC’s 2022 guidelines.
Cap came and stayed at the Firebug household after attending the Rask event in my hometown. It was a lot of fun meeting and greeting others from the FIRE community and it was extra special to do so in my own backyard.
This was very much an improv podcast and I didn’t have any set questions.
We had a general chitchat about Captian Fi’s financial journey and other topics relating to FIRE.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
Today, my guest is none other than my accountant, Clayton!
Clayton and I have talked about doing this podcast for a while. I pay him thousands of dollars each year to help with tax planning, structuring our investments and businesses and other strategic decisions that ultimately help me reach FIRE sooner.
I thought it would be interesting to chat to him about what role an accountant can play when someone is trying to reach FIRE, and explore why certain decisions were recommended for our family in terms of tax advice and planning.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
I've been thinking about this post for the past 18 months, and to be honest, it's long overdue.
So much has changed over the last 11 years since I first stumbled across FIRE.
And if the podcast's feature image wasn't obvious enough, I recently became a father.
So, now is the perfect time for a big update/recap on life at the Firebug household.
Today my guest is Carl Jensen who is better known in the FIRE community as Mr. 1500.
He’s a family guy living in Colorado with his wife and two young children and managed to retire at the ripe old age of 43.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
Today’s episode is very special to me personally.
I’m speaking with my dad about how he grew up and what money and life lessons he learnt along the way. He’s probably had the biggest impact on how I view the world (along with my mum) and set the foundations early on for me to be in the position I’m in today.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
I’m excited today to be having a conversation with Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley who co-host the very popular podcast called The Property Couch.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
My guest today is Dr Toni Lindsay. Toni is a clinical psychologist who works primarily with people who are at the end of their life or have a severe illness (usually young people!).
In her own words: “My work has shaped how I think about all this FIRE stuff!”.
Toni is also the author of multiple books but the one which probably has the most application with FIRE would be “The Certainty Myth: How to be resilient when the world keeps changing”.
Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:
Following on from the previous episode, this is part 2 of the debate.
There’s been a few potential Super changes put forth by the Albanese government lately and I wanted to get two different viewpoints on the podcast to debate the pros and cons of the changes. I also wanted to talk about Super as a high-level concept. What exactly is Super? What’s the purpose of Super? Is Super fulfilling its job? etc. We have two returning guests joining in today’s discussion. CIO of The Motley Fool Australia, Scott Phillips and Economist Dr Cameron Murray. I’m playing moderator between these two as they give their different opinions on some of the following topics:
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