Brad Barrett: Financial Independence, Talent-Stacking & Increasing Luck Surface Area | Episode 23

What happens if you learn to happily live off half your household income? One potential outcome is that you're able to "retire" from a boring soul-sucking corporate job as an accountant & spend a heck of a lot more time raising your children, chasing entrepreneurial dreams & truly enjoying your life. In this episode, we cover Brad Barrett's entrepreneurial journey to Financial Independence in addition to covering a whole host of other life-empowering topics like developing a "talent-stack," creating a bigger luck surface area, books that will change your life for the better, going from Frugality to Abundance, exercise, fitness & much more! Brad Barrett is the co-founder & Host of ChooseFI Podcast & founder of Travel Miles 101. He is a recovering CPA & achieved Financial Independence at the age of 35. Key Highlights: [00:01 - 15:36] Opening Segment Give people the motivation to take action & make their lives better How ChooseFI played a huge role in Justin's FI journey How Brad defines financial independence The FI equation [15:37 - 34:29] Financial Independence: A Simple Equation Brad's journey to financial independence Why it's important to increase your luck surface area Look at the problems from a different angle How Brad ended up quitting his corporate job [34:30 - 47:58] The Talent Stack Justin's experience creating a fitness & money coaching program Not everything has to go perfectly all the time What game are you playing?  Are you optimizing for the life you want to live? [47:59 - 1:02:45] The Path to Success How Brad started saving a good portion of his pay The financial independence community You need to be running towards something Don't deprive yourself [1:02:46- 1:17:03] Creating an Abundant Life How to spend more money to make your life even richer What changed how Brad thought about money Rethink the years and how you spend your money [1:17:04 -1:34:19] How to Spend Money on Being Healthy What Brad's Fit Rich Life looks like Being aware and always questioning things Be open-minded and figure things out The correlation between fitness and money [1:34:20 -1:51:19] The Power of Thinking Differently How lifestyle becomes an identity What really works for you may not work for someone else The importance of tracking  [1:51:20 -1:57:38] Closing Segment Life is about taking action If you want to connect with Brad, subscribe to the FI Weekly Newsletter! Key Quotes: "Financial Independence is about living an intentional life." - Brad Barrett "The world runs on stories, and people connect through those stories. People aren't looking for experts. they're looking for connections." - Brad Barrett "When you see yourself in someone else's story, and you see them succeeding, it emboldens you to take action." - Brad Barrett Resources Mentioned: The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement How to Go from Middle-Class to Kickass | Mr. Money Mustache How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams The Tail-End by Tim Urban Peter Attia The Drive Podcast Pso-Rite Zone 2 Training Episode on Rich Roll Podcast Die With Zero by Bill Perkins Breath - James Nestor The 4-hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss The 4-hour Body by Tim Ferris Richer Wiser Happier by William Green The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel Atomic Habits by James Clear Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky The One Thing by Gary W. 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