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Episode 147 – How To Give Effectively | Luke Freeman and Rebecca Herbst

Episode 147 – How To Give Effectively | Luke Freeman and Rebecca Herbst

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Today Mathias talks with Luke and Rebecca about donating and philanthropy. Luke works for the organisation Giving What we Can” and Rebecca is already retired from her corporate career at WeWork and other companies. She is now teaching people part time about  personal finance at Yield and Spread. Interestingly Rebecca is now giving what she earns in her side business to people in need. Today we want to find out why. Once you achieve a certain wealth, people often experience a…

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Episode 117 – The power of a Sabbatical and House Hacking Yourself to FI | Man Overseas

Episode 117 – The power of a Sabbatical and House Hacking Yourself to FI | Man Overseas

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In this Episode Alvar interviews Brad from the Man Overseas on his journey to financial independence and how he is making it work. We also talk about: House hacking How to invest in real estate Alternative investments 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

4 Technologies Every Business Needs to Have

4 Technologies Every Business Needs to Have

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We previously talked about The Joy of Building Side Hustles while working a day job, and it’s no secret that many people are starting new businesses and sidelines to be able to work faster towards gaining financial independence. For your side business to succeed, you’ll need to keep up with the times. Here are some essential technological features that every business (old and new) should have: 1. Cybersecurity Measures ITProPortal recommends having effective cybersecurity measures in place in order to…

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Episode 081 – Managing Personal Finance | Steve from Money Dashboard

Episode 081 – Managing Personal Finance | Steve from Money Dashboard

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Hello! Today Alvar talks with Steve, CEO at Money Dashboard, an app that has simplifying personal finance management as its goal: he shares with us insights on how to use this type of apps in an effective way and how it can help people on their way to financial independence. Enjoy! We also talk about: Transactions categorization Planning Cross-country account management Relations with banks Data usage Identifying blind spots Don’t forget to subscribe our podcast on Itunes, Android or Spotify. Direct…

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Episode 046 – The Why and What of FI 🧐

Episode 046 – The Why and What of FI 🧐

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Hello listeners! Today we dive into the very basics of this podcast: What does financial independence mean and why does it matter so much? We do it by getting to know the personal history and motivation of each one of our three hosts, and how they are actually working to reach their objective. This is a very personal episode and we hope you will find it useful! We also talk about: The history of FI What it actually is Target…

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Episode 028 – 3 Co-Hosts Discuss Current Side Hustles and How You Can Get Started

Episode 028 – 3 Co-Hosts Discuss Current Side Hustles and How You Can Get Started

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Welcome to another Friday episode! Today it’s just us three – but it gets pretty interesting. We talk about personal side hustles we’ve each done and how they’ve succeeded, and we also go through a quick process for people to figure out a good side hustle that makes money 🤑. We also talk about: Alvar’s side hustles and philosophy Is investing a side hustle? Araminta’s side hustles and philosophy Scalable and not so scalable side hustles Mathias’ side hustles and philosophy…

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Episode 027 – Why I Refinanced My Apartment to Invest in the Stock Market | FIRE The Boss

Episode 027 – Why I Refinanced My Apartment to Invest in the Stock Market | FIRE The Boss

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Hoi hoi round 2! Today we interview B from the Netherlands. After buying his flat at age 22, he tells us how he got started with property investing, why he sometimes recommends timing the market and his refinancing strategy. What we also talk about: Why and how he got started with real estate so young Wealth tax and some property numbers How and why he refinanced his apartment His philosophy when it comes to debt Not paying off his student…

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Episode 025 – What is Passive Investing and How to Get Started as an Expat | WillyFog

Episode 025 – What is Passive Investing and How to Get Started as an Expat | WillyFog

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Bienvenidos again! Today we interview a lovely Spanish couple living in Germany, working on their path to FI through passive investing. We talk about the pillars of passive investing, what ETFs are really about and how to invest as an expat. What we also talk about: How Will and Fog completed a masters in Finance The debate between active and passive investing What would happen if everyone invested in ETFs Tools to invest as an expat Don’t forget to subscribe our…

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

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

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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

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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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