In episode 618, join Rob Walling as he chats with Sam Dogen, the founder of Financial Samurai, which is one of the longest-running and most popular personal finance blogs. Over the last 13 years, Sam has personally written over 2,500 essays along with a Wall Street Journal Bestselling book. We talk about achieving financial freedom, money mindsets, and relentless execution.
**Topics we cover: **
**3:12- The 4% Rule **
**4:40- Sam’s alternative approach to the 4% Rule **
**7:25- The FIRE Movement **
**10:16- How to navigate the US health insurance system as an early retiree **
**12:10- Sam’s relentless execution when it comes to running Financial Samurai **
**17:40- How Sam learned about personal finance **
**18:47- How Sam negotiated a severance package despite quitting his investment banking job **
**22:47- Why he runs Financial Samurai as a true lifestyle business **
**26:07- Would Sam sell Financial Samurai for $20 million? **
**27:35- The premise of Sam’s new book **
**28:46- Sam’s mental model for allocating financial assets to generate passive income **
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