Episodes
Today Mathas is back after a busy summer period with a case study about Real Estate in Belgium interviewing Artjom. Artjom is applying strategies like fix and flip, amazon FBA or renting out a car and he is also sharing tactics that donโ€™t work so he can save you some time on doing mistakes and help you being more realistic. As a numbers person he is really good looking behind the buzz. Enjoy the show. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope124 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 10/27/20
In this episode Alvar interviews Logan the CEO of FI planning application Topia. They discuss Logans Fi story and what brought him to give up his job and develop an application to track your Fi journey. Next they discuss Topia in great length and cover how it can help you track expenses, become aware of your financial trends and how to look ahead. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope123 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 10/19/20
In todayโ€™s episode, Araminta chats with Faith, a money blogger based in the UK. They chat about FI and minimalism, how she keeps her costs low and what personal finance steps sheโ€™s taken to feel in control of her money. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope122 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 10/16/20
In this Episode Alvar interviews Lance on his journey around the globe and how he reached FI. The interview is focussing on the way Lance gets to FI by moving all around the globe and buying up a business in need of renovation and a lot of work. We finish up the interview with Lance explaining how his last development projects came together. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope121 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 10/09/20
In todayโ€™s episode Araminta chats with Joshua, a musician whoโ€™s working towards financial independence. They chat about freelancer struggles as a musician, how he manages his own money and some tips he wish he knew starting out. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope120 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 09/30/20
In todayโ€™s episode Araminta interview Purple, a FI blogger based in Seattle, the US. They chat about her plans to retire at the age of 30, how sheโ€™s managing her finances and her plans for once she retires. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope119 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 09/24/20
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Published 09/16/20
In this Episode Alvar interviews Brad from the Man Overseas on his journey to financial independence and how he is making it work. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope117 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 09/11/20
In todayโ€™s episode Araminta chats with Derek, an engineer based in Ireland who uses dividend investing in order to grow his wealth, cover his monthly income and reach FI. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope116 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 09/01/20
In todayโ€™s episode Araminta talks to Joney, a Belgian based in Luxembourg with quite a bit of experience buying properties in Europe. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope115 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 08/25/20
In todayโ€™s episode Araminta interview Sebastien, a Belgian who moved to Dubai in the UAE and saved up enough money to reach FI at the age of 33. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope114 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 08/18/20
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Published 08/10/20
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Published 08/06/20
In this episode, Alvar is interviewing Fergus on how to manage your family, life, and business during the recent Covid-19 times. Fergus is also the organizer of Fi Edinburgh meetup and has many great stories to share. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope111 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 07/28/20
In todayโ€™s episode, Araminta interviews Pablo, an IT professional from Argentina. They chat about how Pablo saved up enough money to do a mini-retirement and travel around Europe for 12 months. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope110 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 07/20/20
Hi FI Europeans This is Mathias! My interview guest today is Parul Madan! Parul is an experienced Entrepreneur living in cologne Germany with her roots in India! She and her husband founded multiple startups after a successful career in a large corporation. Since a couple of years she is also investing and advising other aspiring founders. Therefore she is also leading the Cologne chapter of the founders institute, one of the biggest accelerator programs worldwide to help entrepreneurs...
Published 07/14/20
Hey FI Europeans, this is Mathias. Today Alvar and me are sharing ideas on FinTech. We explain what it is and review how it changed our lives in different areas- We also share how we came across it and talk about the apps and services we use. You can also find out about them in the show notes if youโ€™re curious. We would also like to hear what services you use in your country on our Facebook Group. Also, check out the video Alvar did on Fintech during a number of years ago.ย ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes...
Published 07/08/20
In this episode Alvar interviews Nupin from the Fi club on building your FI mindset! The whole purpose of this interview is putting things into perspective and discussing the mental framework need to get to Fi. We discuss the current market situation and what it can mean. As Nupin saysย  " your FI Journey is not a sprint but a marathon, we need to make sure that we have the right mental attitude" ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope107 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 07/01/20
Mathias had Tim already in the podcast in episode 90. This time we focus on flag theory. We explain again just briefly the concept of flag theory as we already touched the topic in episode 71 with Christoph from Staatenlos. Itโ€™s basically about how to choose the country for your residence, business, bank accounts and so on so that you optimize your tax spendings and lifestyle. Tim will provide us with real world examples as he lived in 4+ countries and we focus on how you can apply the...
Published 06/24/20
In this episode, Araminta interviews Becky, a single parent living and working in Denmark. They chat about how Becky is reaching FI as a single parent, how she currently manages her finances and the actions sheโ€™s taking to financially educate her children. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope105 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 06/15/20
In todayโ€™s episode Araminta interviews Geordie, a lifestyle business entrepreneur who manages several SaaS companies with a remote-based team. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope104 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 06/08/20
In this episode Alvar Interviews Mรกrio on the nitty-gritty off ETF investing in Europe, we dive into the details on what information to look out for, how to review ETFs and how to access what is right for your situation. Mรกrio also explains how to make financial choices in life and how to learn more about investing. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope103 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 06/03/20
In this Episode Alvar interviews Patrick from London, who managed to raise his income from 18K to 140K within 5 years and runs a business educating footballers on finances. Patrick, when through, is his own unique Fi journey and when asked "What is the one thing you would not give up from the times where you spending was huge" he replies with business class flying, listens to the show to find out more. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope102 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 05/26/20
In this episode Araminta chats with Jules, an SEO consultant based in London. They talk about how to make the most of your travels, how to build a sustainable work and travel lifestyle and how she uses her blog to make the most of her exploring. ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope101 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 05/18/20
In Episode 100 - Whatโ€™s my age again Alvar, Araminta & Matthias are discussing the state of the podcast and as a special topic dive into ethical investing.ย ๐Ÿค“ Full show notes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope100 ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ
Published 05/12/20