Personal finance is easy, right? You read a blog or listen to a podcast and just follow everything they did. Easy, Peasy, Lemon Squeezy.

Except that’s not how the world works. What brought success to one person may bring misery - and ultimately failure - to someone else. Personal Finance is P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L!

Of course that said, there are some general principles that apply to everyone: 

• Spend less than you earn
• Invest wisely
• Increase your income
• Track your spending
• Be money conscious

Chris Mamula, Brad Barrett and Jonathan Mendonsa are the authors of ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence, a new book for ChooseFI Publishing. They join us today to share the basics of Financial Independence, and to remind us that Financial Freedom is available for everyone.

Topics:

• What their book is all about
• The framework they applied to the concept of financial independence
• Deconstructing rules and create new mindset
• Things they questioned that started to fall apart
• How to frame the conversation to attract and get more people interested on financial independence
• The concept of spending less money 
• Principles on how to cut your expenses
• Learn the rules of money and math
• How to earn more income
• How they approach on investing
• The final step towards financial independence
• And SO much more!

Links:

• Mr. Money Mustache
• Mad Fientist
• YNAB
• Mint
• Frugalwoods
• BiggerPockets Money Podcast 10: Designing a Frugal But Luxurious FI Life by Age 32 with Liz Thames
• BiggerPockets Money Podcast 86: Choosing the Right Investment Type for Your Goals with David Stein
• Budgets Are Sexy
• Twitter - Dad Jokes
• Scott's Instagram
• ChooseFI
• ChooseFI Podcast
• Eat The Financial Elephant
• Can I Retire Yet?

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