#400: The Lies Told About Early Retirement

Today we’re sharing three talks given at the EconoMe conference, with each of these talks relating to F.I.R.E. The three discussions are: FI-Landia is a lie - What I Learned On My Journey To F.I.R.E., with Carl Jensen What If You Achieve All Your Goals But You’re Still Not Happy, with Rich Jones How To Never Again Say, “I Can’t Afford It”, with Paula Pant Details below: Carl Jensen: 05:27: Session begins 08:02: Sharing the message of financial independence and being hit with the “What If’s” 12:24: The concern about running out of money 20:16: The real value of fire Rich Jones: 32:50: Session begins 35:55: The importance of knowing who you are, what you want, and why 39:36: Day jobs: love vs. purpose 43:26: Why you should track your work 46:18: How to think like a recruiter 51:44: Why giving yourself permission could be your game changer Paula Pant: 59:34: Session begins 1:02:21: The importance of reframing the word “can’t” 1:10:29: Traditional budgets, zero based budgets and anti budgets 1:19:49: The benefit of high friction activities  * Timestamps accurate as of September 2022. Starting 60 days after episode release, timestamps may shift slightly as we make updates and changes **The next EconoMe will be held March 17th-19th 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information or 10% off tickets, please go to: EconoMe Conference and use discount code: AFFORDANYTHING. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices