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Episode Description
Doug chats with Nik Johnson (Everyday Money Heroes) about his journey to Financial Independence and retiring early. He discusses an early passion for personal finance, how he discovered FI during the pandemic, the value of being part of a community, and the importance of a supportive spouse. Nik describes his post-retirement life emphasizing a commitment to community service & financial literacy. And excitingly he also describes what it’s like to be featured on national television (CBS Sunday Morning).
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Links
- Everyday Money Heroes
- CBS News Sunday Morning, “How the FIRE movement is inspiring early retirees”
- CampFI
- CampFI YouTube
- ChooseFI local groups
- Our Rich Journey
- Bill Perkins, “Die With Zero”
- MHFI Facebook group
- Doug’s site
- Check out Producer Chris’s blog: Epic Financial Journey
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0:00 Introduction
0:57 CBS Sunday Morning experience
7:48 Discovering FI & building community
15:15 Career & financial journey
23:52 CENT & achieving FI
29:58 Quitting work & emotional impact
38:53 Changes in expenses & spending in retirement
45:26 Everyday Money Heroes
52:33 Soundcheck – CampFI