Two Sides of FI
Jason and Eric
Whether you are new to the financial independence / retire early (FIRE) movement, already on your FIRE journey, or have retired early, there’s something here for you. Go beyond the numbers and get the personal stories as experienced by Eric and Jason.
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Episodes (229)
We Have Enough. So Why Is Spending Still Hard?
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REWIND: What I Learned in My First Year of ”Early Retirement”
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Year 2 vs. Year 7: What Early Retirement is Really Like
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Thinking About Slow Travel After FI? Watch This First
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Is This Goodbye?
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Early Retirement: How Things Have Changed for Us
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From Divorce to Financial Freedom: FI at 45
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Am I Doing Retirement Wrong?
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How Much Can You Really Spend in Retirement?
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Are We Hiding Something? Our Real FIRE Portfolio + Expenses
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Our Biggest Fears About Early Retirement
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Life After FIRE: Your Toughest Questions, Answered
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2025 Market Chaos Blowing up our FIRE Plans?
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What Should We Do With Bonds and Cash in a Crazy Market?
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It's Harder to Retire Than I Expected
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How We're Using ProjectionLab in (Early) Retirement
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Are You on Track? Our 2024 Financial Review
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How Do I Know When I'm Ready to Retire?
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What No One Tells You About Purpose and Happiness in Retirement
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BONUS: Retired Early and I Hated It - How NOT to FIRE, Part 2 (Post-FI/RE)
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BONUS: How NOT to FIRE - Part 1 (Pre-FI/RE)
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Retiring (Early) in 5 Days. Am I Ready?
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How Options Trading Led this Engineer to Financial Independence in His 30s
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Early Retirement + Group Travel: What Works, What Doesn’t
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Does Retirement = Happiness?
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Empty Nest, New Challenges: What’s Next After Early Retirement?
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Financial Independence at 50 (Finally!)
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He Earned a Million Dollars Trading This Option Strategy
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Our 80/20 Rules for Early Retirement: How We Did It
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Checking In: Year One of Early Retirement
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Four Years Later: What I Wish I Knew Before Retiring Early
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Retired Early? Here’s How to Pay Yourself
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When is Enough, Enough? Working After Financial Independence
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Unexpected Reactions to My Early Retirement
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Retiring Early Made This Possible
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One Step Closer to FI/RE - Preparing to Give Notice
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Retired Early to USVIs, Florida, and Spain: How They Did It
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My Healthcare Costs in Early Retirement (Year 3)
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FI-nancial Checkup: New Year Routines + Goals for 2024
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Financially Independent, Recreationally Employed (FIRE)
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Did We Budget Enough for Travel in Early Retirement?
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Retired Early and Feeling Lost. What’s Next?
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The Health Risks of Early Retirement
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One More Year: My Decision to Postpone Early Retirement
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Will This Get Us Kicked Out of the FIRE Movement?
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He Retired Early, She Didn’t: A Coast FI Case Study
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Can You Reach FI Faster? Advice From Someone Who Did.
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Halfway to FI? Surviving the Boring Middle
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Ask an Early Retiree Anything! Live Q&A with Jason from Two Sides of FI
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FI-ght Club: Friction Between Friends Pre and Post-FI
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