Sam Dogen retired in 2012 at the age of 34 with roughly $80,000 a year in passive income. Since then, he's written over 2,500 articles on his booming website, Financial Samurai, where he dives into topics like investing, real estate, retirement planning, career strategies, and more. He's the author of “Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Financial Freedom” and “How to Engineer Your Layoff: Make a Small Fortune by Saying Goodbye."He's here today to discuss all things personal finance! Resources:Follow Sam on Twitter @financialsamura Check out Sam's book Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Financial Freedom Check out Sam's website, Financial Samurai Learn how to negotiate a severance package  Follow Allison on Instagram! @inspiredbudget Read the full show notes here on the blog! Take my FREE budget class!