Jun 29
605 | Retire in Less Than 10 Years
At 21, Cody Berman appeared on ChooseFI as a college student discovering financial independence. Three years later, he retired at 26. Now 30 with a $5 million net worth, he's back to reveal exactly how he compressed a decades-long journey into a three-year sprint—and why the same ... Show More
1h 7m
Feb 2022
MtoM #53 - Dentist Reaches Financial Independence
<p>There is value in persistence. Even if you do not have the highest income, if you persistently save a significant percentage of it and invest it in a reasonable way, eventually it grows to be quite a sum of money, and you will free from the need to work for your money. A typic ... Show More
11m 13s
May 2021
WCI #209: Travel Hacking with Physician on Fire
<p>For FIRE week on the White Coat Investor podcast, we have a guest host, Physician on Fire <a href= "https://www.physicianonfire.com/credit-cards/">https://www.physicianonfire.com/credit-cards/</a> , discussing travel hacking and answering listener questions. You can earn free ... Show More
45m 27s
May 2024
MtoM #172: Family Doc Gets $500,000 Into Retirement and Finance 101: When You are Most Likely to Retire and Why
<p>Today we are talking with a family doc who has hit a big net worth milestone. He has been paying down debt all while building wealth totally half a million dollars. He tells us that he has been saving aggressively and accomplishing his financial goals, but still finding a bala ... Show More
20m 15s
Oct 2024
Why This “Physician on FIRE” Ignored the 4% Rule & Delayed Early Retirement w/Leif Dahleen, MD
Why do many wealthy people wait so long to retire? Despite earning a physician’s salary, living frugally, and saving what most would call “more than enough” money, today’s guest worked for another four years before pulling the trigger on early retirement. Is he on to something? D ... Show More
36m 6s
Feb 2022
MtoM #55 - Pediatrician Reaches Financial Independence
<p>This pediatrician has an amazing story. 2 lessons we can learn from her. One, despite having a great income as a pediatrician she still found herself with 5 car loans! But even with not starting out great financially, she was able to reach financial independence. Two, choose a ... Show More
16m 51s
Jul 2017
The Happy Philosopher - Semiretirement and Finding Happiness
<p>On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, Jeff from The Happy Philosopher joins me to discuss the unique challenges that doctors and other professionals face on the journey to early retirement.</p> <p>When you invest so much time, money, and energy into your ca ... Show More
36m 58s
High-income professionals face a paradox: earning six figures can be just as financially precarious as scraping by on minimum wage. Physician on Fire joins Brad and Jonathan to dissect the specific traps that ensnare doctors, lawyers, and other high earners—crushing student debt, lifestyle inflation after years of delayed gratification, and tax burdens that ... Show More