Today Alvar is back with the Podcast after longer break. Together we discuss all FI Meetups we know in Europe. If you have more meetups or ideas send us a message at financialindependenceeurope at gmail.com or DM on Twitter or Instagram @FiEurope.

Today Mathias talks with Luke and Rebecca about donating and philanthropy. Luke works for the organisation Giving What we Can” and Rebecca is already retired from her corporate career at WeWork and other companies. She is now teaching people part time about  personal finance at Yield and Spread. Interestingly Rebecca is now giving what she earns in her side business to people in need. Today we want to find out why. Once you achieve a certain wealth, people often experience a strong desire to...

Hi FI Europeans, this is Mathias. In this episode I speak with Nick Neumann. He is the CEO of Casa a Startup from Denver in the US.  today talk about the different security aspects of holding crypto and here especially Bitcoin as one of the more conservative plays in that field.  The one important question you have to ask yourself when holding crypto is. Whom do you trust more: yourself or an exchange. So in the past your choice has been storing crypto on a hardware wallet and potentially...

Hi Fi Europeans, this is Mathias and today I talk with Toni Vitali. He is a member of our community and a professional Basketball Player transitioning to his post-sports profession. He was growing up in Croatia and recently moved to sweden. He is also blogging about Financial Independence towards his audience in croatia. So I’m pretty curious how these sports careers work, what people in Croatia think about financial independence and money in general and what his approach to build...

Today in the second part we cover the basics of Bitcoin. Still many FI Europeans haven’t gotten their feet wet with crypto. If you like to start experimenting with it or you already started but haven’t thought about the basic concepts behind you might want to continue listening. If you’re already a pro you might want to skip the episode. We also suggesting some simple steps and tools to start investing.  Nevertheless I want to emphasize that there is no need to necessarily invest in BTC or...

Hi Fi Europeans, today I talk with Daniel, a member of our community about cryptocurrencies and in particular Bitcoin. While you might not want to employ crypto to achieve your financial independence goals as it’s harder to predict the result compared with a diversified ETF-Portfolio. Some people already made a small fortune with their early crypto adoption and knocking at the doors of family offices asking for help to preserve their new wealth and transition to a more conservative and...

Hi FI Europeans, today I had the pleasure to interview Martins Sulte who is founder and CEO of Mintos. It’s  the biggest P2P Lending marketplace in Europe and they started in 2015  and are headquartered in Riga. On mintos platform there are currently around 50 companies that lend out loans in 12 currencies to borrowers in 38 countries worldwide. More than 40k investors fund loans in 9 loan segments. Like car loans, property, agriculture, small business, consumer loans and so forth.. In...

Hi FI europeans, some people are really good and a natural fit in building up and managing a bunch of properties. They like to interact with people, workers and other local stakeholders of their real estates. They dig deep into the knowledge domain of Real Estate and take the time. So much time that there is not much left to learn about other asset classes. Like me not everybody currently has the time and ambition to dig deep into DIY real estate investing and want a kind of managed...

Hi FI Europeans, have you ever ask yourself how life would be if you haven’t chosen a certain life path? If you would have studied something different If you would have changed job earlier if your husband had taken more parental leave and you could better accelerate your career While you cannot change the past without a time machine you might want to go into a new direction in the present or future. Today I talk about reversing “wrong” life choices with Silke Rosenbusch. She had a...

Hi Fi Europeans. It’s Mathias. Today I chat with Gustas from inrento who is a young serial Entrepreneur from Lithuania. He just launched a new Lending platform with buy to let property that - on the face of it - doesn’t provide the insane returns we just got used to from other P2P platforms. So you might ask. Why the heck should I continue listening? Well. It’s about more transparency, lower risk and aligned interest between platform, borrower and investor. 🤓 Full show notes and mentioned...

Hello FI Europeans this is Mathias, today Interview Matthias Richter from Financial Imagineer.  He is already FI and lives in Taiwan, Singapore and Switzerland. He has been working for UBS Bank advising wealthy people in Asia in the past and is now somehow retired.  We talk about his path starting to work in Taiwan, his experience living in multiple homes throughout the year and what he learned from his father about success and money. That and much more in today's episode!  🤓 Full show...

Hi Fi Europeans this is Mathias! Today I Interview Goncalo and we make it little case study. I met him the first time at the FI Europe Retreat in Portugal and we now catch up and to see what happened to Goncalo in the last 2 years. You learn about the stages he took to get from a lower income country Portugal to Switzerland by taking a stopover in the Czech Republic. We see what he learned in and about these countries and how he could 10x his salary. He also tells us how he went abroad for...

Hi this is Mathias, In this episode we dive quite deep into crypto currencies and assets!  Because decentralized financial systems will one day compliment or replace the current financial system. Decentralized technologies are also evolving and can fuel all kinds of non financial transactions, too. Like insurance policies, event tickets or investing in companies.  And right now mainstream financial provider like paypal starting to adopt crypto currencies like bitcoin.   Hedge fund...

Hello FI Europeans, this is Mathias. Today I chat with Nikita from Lendsecured about his take on the P2P Market Landscape and what they have to offer when it comes to lower the risk in P2P investing.  We also cover the role of p2p aggregators and risks associated with loan originators.  Nikita also tells us about a new loan type for the agricultural sector and how it is structured.  Behind Lendsecured stands an established company located in Latvia that is offering loans for wealthy people to...

In today’s interview, Alvar interviews Mr. Nomad Numbers on how FIRE life is looking like in Taiwan and which advantages it brings. They also cover an update on the Nomad Numbers journey and where they are at in their travels. 🤓 Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope134 🏄‍♀️

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Hi this is Mathias, today I talk with Ladislace Maurice from the wandering investor about international investing and diversification.  In this episode we look into our passion for finding outstanding investments worldwide.  So who is Ladislas? He studied outside of Europe in Australia and Canada and was working in Africa for a swiss multinational company. There he gained a lot of international experience in a leadership position.  After his career is now solely focusing on researching...

In this episode, I am interviewing Dave from Ireland on best practices for staying mentally and financially fit in 2021. Dave covers what he has learned over the years through experience and research. He covers his own FI journey through real estate investment as the main driver and his ETF-portfolio 🤓 Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope131 🏄‍♀️

Hey this is Mathias, Do you want a better life for half the price? Then this episode is for you!  One strategy for financial independence is using geo-arbitrage and moving to a low cost country to either save more or live better from the same income like in your current country.  In today's episode I talk with Tim Leffel who is an experienced travel blogger, writer and publisher since the 90th.  And now he created a handbook for you to move abroad with a shortlist of countries and their...

Hello this is Mathias, today we talk about a topic we  touched last time nearly year ago. I’m talking about P2P Lending. Some consumer loan companies have been in trouble and there have been delays in collecting the principal/interest also due to covid related regulation from governments. There have also been some scams with Envestio and Kuetzal and also with Grupeer with ongoing legal investigations. And still I think this asset class is going to stay - although the hype might be...

In this episode, Alvar is interviewing Joshua from the Art of Money Saving Podcast and discuss the struggles and gains of a self-employed person during pandemic times. Joshua used to work as an opera singer touring around the world giving shows and earning his FI capital this way over time. But since early this year he no longer has this option and is in the process of using his existing skills to dive into different markets like presentation training, coaching, and selling voice-overs. 🤓...

Hi FI Europeans, this is Mathias. Today I interview Dina Holzapfel. She is an Entrepreneur living in Switzerland with roots in the US. She’s a great role mode and showing us one thing: how to make your dreams happen - having an idea and enjoying the journey to ship it to the customer - although it’s sometimes tough. After a corporate career in the oil industry, working in Venture Capital and having lived in many countries Dina founded her passion business around innovation in the food...

In today’s episode, Araminta interview Sebastian, founder of the Art of Charisma and fellow Scot. They chat about the definition of charisma, why charismatic people are more successful and how to implement charisma habits in a work and personal environment. 🤓 Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope126 🏄‍♀️

In this episode, Alvar interviews Shereen from the USA, and they discuss what financial stress can do to your life and how it can disrupt your Fi journey. Shereen also goes into a number of best practices answering the questions that drive you and a number of mental health best practices. 🤓 Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope125 🏄‍♀️