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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 16 – How to Start Investing and Europe FIRE Tools

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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Episode 15 – The Story of A Digital Nomad | Shlomo Freund

Episode 15 – The Story of A Digital Nomad | Shlomo Freund

What an episode we’ve got for you today! Shlomo, a cool digital nomad tells us how his family manages to be location independent, this insides of his business in China and the details of a nomad life. Be prepared for some inspirational stuff! What we talk about: Where Shlomo has lived His FI plan How he manages digital nomading with a family How he makes money His business in China The steps you can take to have a flexible career…

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Episode 14 – How a European can reach FI in the UK | The Escape Artist

Episode 14 – How a European can reach FI in the UK | The Escape Artist

Today we talk to the one and only Barney, aka The Escape Artist! We discuss Barney’s personal FI journey, the best way to manage your investments and how a European can reach FI in the UK. What we talk about: Barney’s personal FI journey and strategy How to keep your investing simple How to set up your portfolio against FX risks How a European arriving in the UK should take advantage of the UK banking system Don’t forget to subscribe our…

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Episode 13 – Community Friday Questions 01

Episode 13 – Community Friday Questions 01

Our first Friday episode!! Finally!  We’re very excited to be bringing you these ‘Community’ Friday episodes, where we take in questions from the community and discuss them on the podcast. In this one we discuss how to bring your partner on board with FI, and the huge benefits of being an individual investor. What we talk about: Alvar and Mathias’ experiences bringing their partners on board How you can too The three benefits of being an individual investor Send us…

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Episode 12 – Getting to Know the Insides of a P2P Platform

Episode 12 – Getting to Know the Insides of a P2P Platform

A very special episode this time with an actual P2P platform! We’re very excited today to be interviewing Olga, where we get into the nitty gritty of how a P2P platform works, how it makes money and why Robocash is so popular! What we talk about: Who is Olga and what she does What is Robocash What makes Robocash different How they make money What a typical investor looks like Investors’ questions Don’t forget to subscribe our podcast on Itunes, Android…

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Episode 11 – The Latin American Perspective of FI

Episode 11 – The Latin American Perspective of FI

Today we have an amazing episode with Erik from Hippies de Land Rover! We talk about FI from a Latin American perspective, his journey to FI and detailed investment strategy. What we also talk about: How Latin Americans react to learning about FI Erik’s investing strategy Why and how he started his company Working in Switzerland Spreading FIRE in South America Very interesting to talk about FI from a not-so-well-known perspective – enjoy! (we apologise for the echo at the…

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Episode 10 – Financially Educate Yourself with Araminta

Episode 10 – Financially Educate Yourself with Araminta

Today’s interesting episode features Araminta (me, the blogger) about financial education, how I started my blog Financially Mint and future FI plans. What we talk about: Who Araminta is How I got started with the FI world The importance of financial education How students should get started on FI Future FI goals It gets pretty interesting (and did you hear Warren Buffet jump out at the beginning?!) ? Subscribe for new episodes on Itunes, Android or Spotify! Or download here! Who is Araminta?…

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