53. The Reality of Early Retirement with Matt from the Financial Imagineer

What is it really like to quit your job and live a life of financial independence? Matt from the Financial Imagineer shares his story of how he was able to reach FI by 37, step away from his job and live a nomadic life with his wife and kids for the last 8 years. Matt currently lives in Basel, Switzerland but has also lived in Singapore and Taiwan working in investment management. He runs the blog Financial Imagineer “offering inspiration to take action in order to chase dreams and make them become reality: Financially Imagineering your life”. Matt also provides financial coaching and has been featured on a number of podcasts like Catching Up to FI, The MapleMoney Show and Well Kept Wallet Podcast.

The things you’ll learn:
Matt’s backstory of how he became FI at age 37
How he learned from 140 “crazy rich asians”
The FI blogs he read on his journey
Quitting his job
How he rented out a room that covered the mortgage interest costs
His monthly passive income target from dividends to become FI
His investment strategy and portfolio allocation
Buying properties abroad in Taiwan and Singapore
Using debt and as a tool to get to his FI goals
Fixed income investments
Matts blog article - The 3 Main Levers for Achieving FI
Advice for listeners on how to use the 3 levers
Why we need to do a financial health checkup
How long it took Matt to get to FI
Setting family goals and his 5 year plans with his wife
Matt’s reasons for aiming for FI
Freedoms Matt has unlocked on the way to FI
Mini Retirements and Sabbaticals
What is the reality of being FI and how is life now

Quick-fire round questions at the end:
The daily habits that helped Matt in his life
Matt’s most important lesson in life
Matt’s transformational book recommendations
1-2 small things listeners can do this week to help them on their journey to FI

Matt’s Websites/Socials:
Blog: https://www.financial-imagineer.com/blog/
3 Levers Article: https://www.financial-imagineer.com/levers-for-achieving-financial-independence/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/financialimagineer
X: https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FFI_imagineer

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Listen on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285

Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474e

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice

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