AR, Author at Financial Independence Europe

Episode 024 – Case Study Part 1: How to Pick a Broker, ETFs and Protect Yourself From Taxes

16. December 2018 AR Comments 0 Comment

This episode is our first ever case study! We talk with Nicolas, a Romanian living in the Netherlands who has a few questions about ETFs and wants to learn the non BS way to get started with investing. This one is Part 1, Part 2 is coming out next week! What we talk about: Who Nicolas is Nicolas’ goals and current situation Where to get started with brokers The importance of starting simple How to assess ETFs Protecting yourself from…

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Episode 023 – You Can Build a Business in Estonia | Micropreneur

12. December 2018 AR Comments 3 comments

Bienvenidos! Today we interview Ignacio the digital nomad! He explains the pros and cons of building a business in Estonia, how to get started and how he travels and works at the same time 💻 What we talk about: Why build a business in Estonia How to get started Salaries and taxes Why it’s maybe not for non digital nomads His future plans Don’t forget to subscribe our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct download here. Why Estonia? Estonia is…

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Episode 022 – How to Invest in the Spanish Real Estate Market | My Blue Bricks

6. December 2018 AR Comments 1 comment

Today we interview Christoph, a German expat living in Barcelona. He tells us what the real estate market looks like in Spain, how to get started and how the real estate company he co founded is educating others on property investing. What we talk about: How Christoph got started in the world of financial independence The current real estate market in Spain Can anyone invest in Spain? How he finds properties and what to look for What Blue Bricks does…

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The FI Europe Podcast is Doing a Christmas Giveaway! 🎉🎄

4. December 2018 AR Comments 3 comments

We’re very excited to be doing a Giveaway this year for Christmas – spreading the FI love and giving away some awesome presents 😍 Here’s a little recap of what we’re giving away: GRAND PRIZE: The Financial Independence Europe Retreat In 2018 we all met up in Aljezur, Portugal, and it was an amazing experience. 12 people came to Aljezur and hosted their own workshops on personal finance. It was a crazy few days meeting tons of amazing like-minded…

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Episode 021 – How to Use Automation to Build your Business | Benjamin Schleier

28. November 2018 AR Comments 3 comments

Today’s episode is with the very inspiring Benjamin from Germany. An entrepreneur who started at the ripe young age of 19, he now manages several companies, has over 16 employees and uses automation to reach FI 😎 What we talk about: How Benjamin started at the age of 19 His first customer and first employee Starting a business in Germany How he approaches leadership The huge role of automation in his business and life Ben’s future FI plans Don’t forget…

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Episode 020 – Reaching FI in the US vs in Europe | The Mastermind Within

20. November 2018 AR Comments 4 comments

A very interesting episode brought to you today with Erik from the USA! We chat about the differences between reaching FI in the US versus in Europe, his house-hacking strategies and entrepreneurship on both sides of the ocean. What we talk about: The FIRE movement in the US vs in Europe Entrepreneurship is easier in the US House hacking The pros and cons of reaching FI in Europe Don’t forget to subscribe our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct…

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Episode 019: Reaching FI and Paying Wealth Tax | Cheesy Finance

14. November 2018 AR Comments 3 comments

Hoi hoi! Today we have an awesome guest from the Netherlands! Mr Cheesy reached FI this year in April, so we discuss how he did this in Holland, what he really does all day and what saving €€ is really all about. What we talk about: Mr Cheesy’s intro to FI What he does all day The Cheesy Index and the Dutch tax system Saving 100k€ His awesome Europe trip Don’t forget to subscribe our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify….

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Episode 018 – How FI is All About Personal Development | Ken Okoroafor

6. November 2018 AR Comments 9 comments

We’ve got a pretty mind blowing episode for you today with Ken from The Humble Penny! We talk about Ken’s amazing personal FI journey as someone who literally started from 0, we focus on personal development and he gives us some great actionable advice to reach life optimisation. Don’t forget to subscribe our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct download here. Who is Ken? Ken is 34 years old, married and with 2 sons. He lives outside London and…

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Episode 17- Is Matched Betting a Worthy Side Hustle? | Foxy Monkey

31. October 2018 AR Comments 3 comments

Today we interview Michael from Foxy Monkey! The go-to blog to learn about matched betting and FI, we talk about how he got started with matched betting, his investing strategy and geoarbitrage. What we talk about: How he got started with FI What is matched betting Is matched betting worth it? How he invests His FI plans and goals Don’t forget to subscribe our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct download here. The Foxiest Monkey of them all Michael is…

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Episode 16 – How to Start Investing and Europe FIRE Tools

26. October 2018 AR Comments 0 Comment

Our second Friday episode! We asked the Reddit and Facebook groups for questions and got an amazing response – today we discuss how to get started with investing as a beginner and some awesome resources for us Europeans to reach FI in Europe. What we talk about: The simple way of getting started with investing How Araminta and Mathias got started The difference between ETFs and index funds European resources used by every co-host The European equivalent to US FIRE…

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