Visit www.chainofwealth.com to grow your wealth Countdown to FI is a personal finance blog and podcast also run by a dynamic-duo couple! They are anonymous bloggers that talk about their life out in the west raising a family, getting out of debt and achieving financial independence. Welcome! [3:6] Where did the idea to start a blog come from? ·       Delivered pizza as a side hustle ·       Started getting own ideas ·       Wanted to tell their story [6:2] You have decided to ride your bicycle to work- and at first were struggling a bit. Are you still riding? Has it gotten any easier? ·       Loves riding bike now ·       Has gone down to 1 car ·       Feels better [10:17] You guys also have a podcast! What are some of the topics you discuss? What have you learned? ·       Knew nothing ·       Steep learning curve ·       25,000 downloads in a year for a goal ·       Need to be persistent [16:30] What are some goals that you have for your blog/ podcast/ savings ·       Saving, budgeting and investing ·       Health goals ·       Not a ton of blog/podcast goals right now- having fun doing it [23:23] So you have your post, The New Plan. What is your new plan? What are the goals you created? ·       Planned to save 100K this year ·       Paid off 1 student loan ·       Sold 1 car ·       Get rid of all debt except for mortgage Sponsors [31:37] Value link round: https://www.Chainofwealth.com/spending Value Link Round (VLR) [31:49] Why do you think people struggle to achieve their dreams ·       People generally get comfortable ·       Get into a certain lifestyle [33:42] What other books or podcasts do you recommend? Podcast: Countdown to FI, ChooseFI [36:35] Do you have a favorite quote? No Words: Resiliency and persistence [37:25] Any last advice? Try not to do what everyone else is doing Don’t not to something because you’re afraid Support this podcast at — https://app.redcircle.com/shows/11f32da4-3081-471f-bf51-ea341b89ab1d/tip