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Episode 105 – My Journey to FI as a Single Parent | Becky

Episode 105 – My Journey to FI as a Single Parent | Becky

In this episode, Araminta interviews Becky, a single parent living and working in Denmark. They chat about how Becky is reaching FI as a single parent, how she currently manages her finances and the actions she’s taking to financially educate her children.   We also talk about: How reaching FI as a single parent is different How she currently manages her finances Her FI goals How she’s saving for her children’s future Advice to other single parents Don’t forget to…

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Episode 104 – How I Built a Lifestyle Business with a 100% Remote Team | Geordie

Episode 104 – How I Built a Lifestyle Business with a 100% Remote Team | Geordie

In today’s episode Araminta interviews Geordie, a lifestyle business entrepreneur who manages several SaaS companies with a remote-based team. We also chat about: What a lifestyle business is Whether a lifestyle business really is for everyone How Geordie started building SaaS solutions How to manage a virtual team Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct download here. Join our facebook group and subscribe to our newsletter to get infos about our latest online events…

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Episode 103 – ETF investing and FI made simple | Mário from indexfundinvestor.eu

Episode 103 – ETF investing and FI made simple | Mário from indexfundinvestor.eu

In this episode Alvar Interviews Mário on the nitty-gritty off ETF investing in Europe, we dive into the details on what information to look out for, how to review ETFs and how to access what is right for your situation. Mário also explains how to make financial choices in life and how to learn more about investing. In this episode we discuss: ETF investing How to learn more about investing How to make financial choices Taxation in several European countries…

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Episode 102 – Money doesn’t buy you happiness, it buys you options | Patrick

Episode 102 – Money doesn’t buy you happiness, it buys you options | Patrick

In this Episode Alvar interviews Patrick from London, who managed to raise his income from 18K to 140K within 5 years and runs a business educating footballers on finances. Patrick, when through, is his own unique Fi journey and when asked “What is the one thing you would not give up from the times where you spending was huge” he replies with business class flying, listens to the show to find out more. We also talk about Patricks investment journey…

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Episode 101 – How I’m Building A Sustainable Work and Travel Lifestyle | Jules

Episode 101 – How I’m Building A Sustainable Work and Travel Lifestyle | Jules

In this episode Araminta chats with Jules, an SEO consultant based in London. They talk about how to make the most of your travels, how to build a sustainable work and travel lifestyle and how she uses her blog to make the most of her exploring.   We also chat about: The importance of travelling How to build a sustainable work and travel lifestyle Her own personal travel blog How she got started as a freelance SEO consultant Financial independence…

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Episode 100 – State of the Podcast & Ethical investing discussion | Alvar, Araminta & Matthias

Episode 100 – State of the Podcast & Ethical investing discussion | Alvar, Araminta & Matthias

In Episode 100 – What’s my age again Alvar, Araminta & Matthias are discussing the state of the podcast and as a special topic dive into ethical investing.  State of the Podcast Canceling FI Retreat What’s happening in the last 5 months What’s next for the podcast? Ethical investing, donating, and how this all related to FI. Don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct download here. Join our facebook group and subscribe to our…

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Episode 099 – Tiny House living in high cost Germany | Nessa

Episode 099 – Tiny House living in high cost Germany | Nessa

Nessa is a young creator (28) on Youtube. She started with a gaming channel and expanded that hobby to her personal channel where she follows her obsession with tiny housing and living a frugal conscious lifestyle. We’ll learn a lot on how it feels like living in tiny house and running and how you could approach building a tiny house if you want to. So enjoy the show! We talk about Tiny House building process How to set up the…

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Episode 098 – Case Study: Saving 15k a year in Poland | Antonello Schiavo

Episode 098 – Case Study: Saving 15k a year in Poland | Antonello Schiavo

This episode is a case study with Antonello Schiavo who is 30 years old living in Poland. He is originally from Italy and moved to Poland to work there at Google. In this episode we talk about his path from saving nothing for several year until he finally kept 15k in 2019. We also talk about his retirement plans, airbnb and real estate in Poland and much more. We talk about Moving from Italy to Poland for work Cost of…

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Episode 097 – How To Make a Side Income with Airbnb Experiences | Martin

Episode 097 – How To Make a Side Income with Airbnb Experiences | Martin

In today’s episode Araminta interviews Martin, a coffee enthusiast who’s managed to literally turn “coffee into cash” thanks to Airbnb Experiences. We dive into the details of how to set up your first Airbnb Experience as a side hustle, how much money you can make and the current opportunities online.   We also chat about: What are Airbnb Experiences The steps to get started How to offer the best experiences possible His story delivering coffee tours Doing Airbnb Experiences online…

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Episode 096 – Personal Opportunities During Corona

Episode 096 – Personal Opportunities During Corona

Alvar and Mathias chat about opportunities we see in focusing on other areas of life that we normally don’t pay to much attention to due to lack of time or priority. So think about health, habits, routines, relationships, business, minimalism and personal development. These are the fundamentals that help us perform better in our profession when lockdowns in Europe and beyond are over and we are finally free-ranging humans again. We talk about strategic change morning routines new habits for…

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