In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Gaëlle the CEO of StarTalers. StarTalers is a Luxembourg-based fintech company that has developed a sustainable investing platform and that aims at empowering women with regards to their finances. We will discuss several interesting topics: The pay gap between men and women (and how we can bridge that gap), why it is even more important for women to take back control over their finances and why women are better investors than men. Gaëlle will of...

In today’s episode, we will speak to Artem Milinchuk the founder and CEO of FarmTogether. Farm Together is a crowdfunding platform for farmland investing. Farmland investing entails investing in land housing a variety of crops, such as cornfields, that produce corn and wheat for our everyday food consumption. Farmland investing is a solid (and recession-proof) foundation that has a place in your investment portfolio, it is the type of alternative investment that makes the most sense to me. He...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Jonny from the Youtube channel Millennials with Money. Jonny is a British "pan-European" millennial currently living in Spain. He is a financial professional by day and as a side activity, he is helping millennials with their money through his educational online content. We will cover several interesting topics today: Reaching financial independence in Europe as a millennial, how that path differs from the "classic" American way (Buy a Vanguard...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Francesca Pogliani, the Co-Founder of Deskover. Deskover is an online marketplace in Luxembourg that lists available desk spaces at coworking places. Francesca runs it next to her full-time job. She will share the story behind Deskover, how she manages her time between her full-time occupation, this "side hustle" and her social life. She will also discuss her approach to discipline and motivation and as well provide valuable tips for you if you...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my good friend Daniella "The Side Hustle Queen" from I Like To Dabble. Daniella is a software engineer who started her blog on side hustles in 2017 as a creative outlet. She has been helping her readers to generate more side income and redefine their options (careers, life changes, etc). Daniella will share how it all started for her, how she currently earns money from 12 income streams (!), what her goals are and how you can get started with a side hustle...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Debbie Arcangeles from The Offbeat Life. Debbie started her online side business in 2017 and has been able to leave a 9-5 job that was not the right fit for her. Today she hosts her podcast The Offbeat Life where she shares inspiring stories with her location-independent and digital nomad guests. We will talk about her story, why she started her podcast and online businesses although she was in a good professional situation. Debbie will also...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Anthony Zhang, the co-founder and CEO of Vinovest. Vinovest is an online platform that allows investors to invest in an interesting asset class, namely fine wines 🍷! Once your investment portfolio has grown a certain size, it may be interesting to protect it even further with uncorrelated assets (e.g. assets that do not follow the same trend as the traditional stock market) such as wine. Anthony will share why he believes investing in wine makes...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Janina @JaninaArsenjeva, whom I have met on Twitter. Janina is a human rights lawyer from Estonia living in Brussels with her son. A couple of years ago she has made the choice to consume and live more ethically and this has led her to live a more minimalistic life. We will talk about her discovery of minimalism, how she implements it in her daily life as a single mother and she will share practical and easy steps to get started. She will also...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Kanwal Sarai from Simply Investing. Kanwal has been an active dividend stock investor over the past 21 years and his strategy, or should I say his 12 rules, helped him to retire from his day job. The approach he takes is very sensible, there are no shortcuts or "investing secrets". Kanwal, who is very skilled at making things simple, will explain his 12 rules in a very comprehensive manner and will also help us understand some misconceptions on...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Justine @justinekedi, whom I met through Twitter. Today Justine is happy financial services professional and educator but it was a long road before reaching that happy stage. Justine will share the difficulties she encountered when she moved to Turkey to become an English teacher. It was a tough situation but we will see as well how these challenges forced her to change her financial mindset and ultimately encouraged her to become a financial...

In today’s episode, we will speak to Greg Rozdeba the co-founder of Dundas Life (a life insurance company).Before starting his company, Greg worked with financial advisors, wealth/insurance intermediary companies, and insurance companies for 5 years. In addition, he is very passionate about tech and this will show during the conversation.We will discuss his financial journey from when he started his career, the common money struggles his friends were facing and how he helped them get on the...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Milan the co-founder of Finny.Finny is the gamified personal finance learning platform he co-founded with his wife and today we will learn about his path to financial freedom.We will talk about the errors he made when he started investing in the stock markets, how he managed his finances using the antibudget principle, and finally the importance of prioritizing your financial fitness.This episode is for you if you are having a hard time managing...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Sandy, from the Youtube Channel Mavutive Personal Finance & Lifestyle.Sandy is a fellow Belgian who is working on reaching Financial Independence and move to another country to live her dream life.She will share her plan and how she has adapted the American way of reaching FIRE (aka the "Simple Path to Wealth") to her personal situation in Belgium.This episode is for you if you are if you always hear about Financial Independence from US...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend European DGI, DGI stands for Dividend Growth Investment.The dividend growth investment strategy is his chosen path to reach early retirement.We will cover some basics on dividend stock investing, how the DGI strategy can help you retire early, the difference with US dividend stock investing, the errors you need to avoid, and most importantly how you can get started as well.This episode is for you if you want to learn more about dividend stock...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Chris, from Saturday Financial.On the contrary to other stories about leaving one's job, we will talk to Chris who will share how he is thriving in his current role and how managing his finances has been key during his career.Chris will share his career path with us going from a job he hated to the current role he is passionate about and he will also provide us with excellent advice on making the best out of our professional careers.This episode...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Julia Menez, from Geo Breeze Travel.Julia teaches people like you and me to travel for free or at least for a fraction of the cost. (Who doesn't like a free hotel upgrade or a free flight ticket to a place you've been wanting to go? and so on 😀)She will give us an introduction to travel hacking: What it is, how she got started, what the pitfalls are, and how you can do it too. While most of the tips will be more relevant for our American friends,...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Alex Mason, host of the Stock Stories Podcast.While he focuses mostly on S&P500 companies (i.e. largest publicly traded companies in the US), the great thing for us in Europe is that he also dives into European stocks like Total, Nestlé, or Louis Vuitton amongst others.We will talk about how he got into stocks, some of the myths surrounding the stock markets, the difference between a stock and a business, the different stock categories (or...

Quick announcement: Today is this (crazy) year’s last podcast episode, the show will be back on in January. Enjoy this episode (Erika brought fantastic insights!) and feel free to stay in touch through social media or email [email protected] 😀.In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Erika Kullberg who runs her own Youtube channel, Erika Kullberg.Erika has worked for a number of years as a corporate attorney working for a large law firm. She was living a pretty glamourous life: She was...

n today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Rocky Lalvani, he helps business owners to be profitable and also runs two podcasts in parallel: Richer Soul and Profit Answer Man.Rocky came to the US at a very young age with his immigrant Indian parents with only 25 bucks in their pocket and yet despite this rather difficult start, both Rocky and his family managed to climb their way up to a successful life.Rocky will share his story with us and we will explore how he managed to achieve success...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my good friend Lee Huffman from the We Travel There podcast.Next to his podcast, Lee is a freelance writer about all topics personal finance and of course traveling (credit cards, points and miles, travel hacks and so on). What I did not know was that Lee recently left a very well-paid job and moved cities within the US to live a more balanced lifestyle, pursue his passions, and to spend more time with his kids. And this is what we will talk about today,...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Anissa from the podcast Outrospection.Outrospection is a self-development podcast where Anissa offers various perspectives through solo shows, interviews, and inspiring stories in order for us to grow, improve ourselves, and/or to take action!Anissa will share her money story of how she changed her money script from a scarcity mindset to an abundant mindset and provide useful tips on how you can change your own money script as well.This episode...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my new friend Isabel from the website Bel Around The World.Isabel is a digital nomad and a full-time travel blogger from Singapore who managed to convert her blogging hobby into her full-time activity. Isabel will explain to us how she monetizes her passion (photography and travel), collaborates with big brand names in the travel industry (a crowded space), and also share some challenges she faced during her travels.This episode is for you if you are...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my new friend Mr. Nomad Numbers from the website Nomad Numbers.Mr. Nomad Numbers (French) and his wife Mrs. Nomad Numbers (US) are world travelers who left their corporate jobs in 2018 to pursue their new lifestyle of slow traveling.Mr. Nomad Numbers will share their story with us: How they left their safe and well-paid corporate jobs to pursue the lifestyle they are passionate about: Traveling the world full time, live their best life, and all without...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Ben from FI after 40.We connected through Twitter and I thought he had a compelling story to tell. Ben discovered the FI (Financial Independence) movement at a later stage of his life (after 40) and managed to turn his finances but most of all his mindset around to work towards his goals. Ben will share his story with us: How he went from living paycheck to paycheck, even going through a divorce to turn his life around after the age of 40.This...

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Sébastien Aguilar, he is the community builder behind simplyFI.org, Impactivated, and FIREBelgium.Sébastien is our first Belgian guest and he is coming with quite the story: He went from being broke even borrowing money from his younger brother to become financially independent at age 33 using a very simple and effective method: Investing in low-cost index funds.Sébastien will share his journey with us, he will give us an introduction to index...