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Mar 2022
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Podcast Takeover: Mile High FI - Early R...

The Mad Fientist
About this episode

I'm excited to share with you the first Podcast Takeover episode of the Financial Independence Podcast!

Carl and Doug from the Mile High FI podcast take over the Financial Independence Podcast to talk about their early retirement successes and failures.

Enjoy!

Highlights

  • Test drive early retirement by going part-time or taking a sabbatical
  • Why finding a community is even more important for early retirees
  • How to give yourself permission to slow down and be inefficient/unoptimized
  • Why you can (and should!) reinvent yourself after you leave your job
  • How to stop worrying about running out of money
  • Why meaningful work is still the key to happiness after FI

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