36 min listen
#154 | 6 weeks into early retirement: Untethered and finding margin with Maggie and Greg
Fromfriends on FIRE
#154 | 6 weeks into early retirement: Untethered and finding margin with Maggie and Greg
Fromfriends on FIRE
ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this discussion, we cover many topics, including:Thoughts on if Maggie has slowed down yet or not.How they’ve been spending their time.Habit tracking.How relaxed they both are and how sleep has improved.They are hitting a nice stride of slowing down and relaxing.The immediate feeling of more margin in their lives.Being more present and engaged.The feeling of being untethered from a lack of structure.The discomfort that comes from being untethered and not having forced structure into your day.Parkinson’s law: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”How they are feeling about work with six weeks of distance between it.Maggie’s reading Cashing Out right now and highly recommends it!Greg’s 30-day social media and news cleanse.Maggie’s realization of appreciating the present moment and not worrying about how the future will unfold.The feeling of financial freedom.They are optimistic for the future and starting to feel all the feelings they were hoping for in retirement, such as slowing down, being more present, and feeling less stressed.Show References:Way of Life habit tracking appParkinson’s lawBook: Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game by Walking AwayBook: Your New Relationship With Money: Mastering Money, Growing Wealth, and Finding Freedom in a Culture Trying to Make You BrokeRich Roll podcast: Extend your life: Peter Diamandis, MD on the future of health & longevity science---Follow friends on FIRETwitterInstagramFacebookLinkedInLeave us a voicemail or text us: 404-981-3370eMail us at: friendsonfiremm@gmail.comVisit our website: www.friendsonfire.org---Other LinksMaggie’s Blog: Mostly Minimal LifeMike’s Book: Your New Relationship with Money
Released:
Jun 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
#018 | House Hacking with Andrew Kerr + 2020 Goals Check-In: In this episode we interview Andrew Kerr, host of the House Hacking Podcast and a real estate expert. Andrew teaches us all about house hacking, which is about making slightly different choices with housing to reduce what is typically your largest expense. Often ⅓ of people’s monthly budgets goes towards housing, but there are ways to reduce it! We also do a check-in and share progress toward our 2020 goals. by friends on FIRE