It’s the last episode (for now!) in the How I FI series and today I’m talking about my top 10 actions for getting myself to financial independence. To recap:

1. Know my expenses.
2. Know my net worth.
3. Have zero debt.
4. Keep an emergency fund.
5. Save before spending.
6. Optimize big expenses.
7. Spend wisely.
8. Invest wisely.
9. Get help often.
10. Keep the long game in mind.

Previous Episodes In This Series:

• How I FI: The Starting Point
• How I FI: Learning The Basics

Links From This Episode:

• Mr. Money Mustache - The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement
• Expense tracking:
  
  Banktivity
  
  Quicken
  
  Mint.com
  
  Pen & paper!
• The Simple Dollar - How to Calculate Net Worth
• Mr. Money Mustache - News Flash: Your Debt is an Emergency!!
• Book - The Four Pillars of Investing by William Bernstein
• Fee-Only Financial Advisors:
  
  National Assoc. of Personal Financial Advisors
  
  XY Planning Network
• Mad FIentist blog & podcast
• Martinis & Your Money podcast
• Mr. Money Mustache blog
• Choose FI podcast

This episode was originally published 6 March, 2018.