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cover of episode Are You Spending Too Much? (FIRE Edition)

Are You Spending Too Much? (FIRE Edition)

2019/3/13
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Money For the Rest of Us

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#244 How we can use filters to better manage how much we spend and make sure our spending has a meaningful impact on ourselves and the world. Thanks to EveryPlate) and LinkedIn) for sponsoring the episode.

For show notes and more information on this episode click here).

  • [0:16] The FIRE movement and how much you need to retire early.
  • [1:23] What are we supposed to be seeking?
  • [3:23] How do we define the “bare necessities?”
  • [8:58] The superfluous things in life are what we spend our money on.
  • [11:12] Finding joy vs. chasing pleasure.
  • [13:51] Skills to reduce spending in order to retire early.
  • [15:41] Establishing filters to lessen our spending.
  • [18:51] Rethinking materialism.
  • [21:01] There will always be more.

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