Episodes
Discussion Topics Incluuuude:
Diminishing returns on consuming finance content
Struggles with discussing a more flexible life with your partner
Considerations around being type A and potentially feeling a need to fill the hole of more time
Published 07/29/24
Some positive things that have happened recently that make me think less about part-time pivoting! :
More agency at work
Net worth climbing
More connection to my community
Published 06/26/24
It's time to dive back into the numbers babyyyy. Now that I'm kinda CoastFi, I'm ramping back up my financial runway in order to take the leap and QUIT my job. Tune in to learn more!
Published 06/05/24
I cover:
No, you don't have autism
Three ideal jobs for meeeee
Published 05/29/24
Guys.. I might.. just be... CoastFi?!?!?! I hit $100k in retirement savings and according to most calculators out there, I'm CoastFi! In addition I discuss:
Whether I'm still CoastFi considering my assets are in a mix of tax advantaged accounts
If I'll fall victim to 1 more year syndrome
How quickly this moves up my plan to work part-time or pivot to a different career
Published 05/22/24
Discussion Topics:
Finfluencers need to STOP selling courses
Finfluencers can be especially awful considering their content influences the way people secure their income and change their lives
Published 05/19/24
Did I waste my young years? Today I discuss:
If financial responsibilities are inherently selfish
Why selfishness can be okay when it comes to finances
How people with financial privilege could view those with less as stingy
Published 04/24/24
Insert funny intro here. Today I discuss:
How my views of work and life relate to each other
How those views come into conflict
Defining the life problems I want to solve
Published 04/17/24
They got me y'all! Today I discuss:
Competition reality shows
I almost paid to do a fake audition
How important entertainment is to me
Published 04/10/24
Episode 2 of my Lifestyle Design series! Today I audit the following aspects of my life:
Work
Play (Things I do for joy)
Health (Physical, Mental, Spiritual)
Love
Published 04/03/24
Let's talk values! Today I discuss:
Step 0 of designing the life I want to live
Results of a values exercise I completed
Beginning of a new mini-series on this poddy?
Published 03/27/24
Let's redefine this henny! Today I discuss:
Moving in, like marriage, IS an economic proposition
We shouldn't shame ourselves for moving in due to limited resources
A framework for discussing apprehensions of moving in with your partner
Published 03/20/24
It was ONE OF THOSE DAYS! I discuss:
Is it bad that I want to work alone?
Research vs Application
Anticapitalism baby!
Value and career mismatch
Published 03/13/24
Oooh controversy? I discuss:
my personal limiting beliefs
using FI to run away from vs run to something
whether it's helpful to even be giving FI this amount of attention on a societal level
coping with living in a system where we still gotta do this even if we don't want to
Published 03/06/24
Howdy doody! This episode I discuss:
Indulging can be responsible
Dave Ramsey hurt my brain
The "Lifestyle Creep" message is a financial scare tactic that can only work for a limited few
Economy spending vs Value-based spending
Published 02/28/24
Okay but what are the options though?! I discuss:
Part time vs contract
UX or something new?
Is it out of touch for a white-collar worker to dream about blue-collar work?
Full House is traumatic
Published 02/23/24
This one's for the nerds! I discuss:
How much debt I climbed out of
My income at different employers
My CoastFi number
My FIRE Number
Published 02/22/24
I discuss:
Part time vs entrepreneurship (experimentation vs diving in)
I have panic disorder lol
My perfect day
Being uncomfortable with taking time just for self-discovery...why is that?
Published 02/20/24
I discuss:
My plan to leverage CoastFi to work part time
Intro to who I am and my financial journey so far
Analogies I may or may not remember about financial milestones
Why living with friends is not embarrassing
How caring for your job doesn't matter if other external factors aren't present
Published 02/20/24