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Welcome back to the Aussie Firebug Podcast, the financial independence podcast for Australians, where I interview interesting people on topics relating to financial independence.Today on the podcast we have Amy and her partner Matt from FI Freedom Retreats, a five-day financial independence retreat in Bali.This was a passion project born out of Amy’s love and gratitude for the F.I.R.E movement and community.Heads up, I recorded this podcast in January this year and haven’t released it until n...

Today we're joined by Ana Kresina, Head of Product and Community at Pearler and the Co-host of the 'Get Rich Slow Club' and 'ETFs for Beginners,' podcasts.She’s also just become a published author with the book “Kids Ain't Cheap”.Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are:Ana’s FIRE journey (00:03:37)Hitchhiking through Europe (00:07:09)Why Ana wrote a money book around raising kids or preparing to raise kids (00:10:02)The importance of normalising money conversations with children (0...

Today's episode is something a bit different.Terry, the host of the Wealth Time Freedom (WTF) podcast interviewed me a few months ago. The response was so positive from that episode that I decided to repost it on my show.In this episode, Terry asks me about becoming a dad, my recent pivot with work and my new perspective on FIRE.I found it to be a great conversation, and I hope you'll enjoy it too.LinksPodcast - Wealth Time Freedom (WTF)www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast

Today, my guest is fellow FIRE enthusiast/podcaster/blogger, Captain FI!He’s actually been on the podcast before but I had to take that episode down due to ASIC’s 2022 guidelines.Cap came and stayed at the Firebug household after attending the Rask event in my hometown. It was a lot of fun meeting and greeting others from the FIRE community and it was extra special to do so in my own backyard.This was very much an improv podcast and I didn’t have any set questions.We had a general chitchat ab...

Today, my guest is none other than my accountant, Clayton!Clayton and I have talked about doing this podcast for a while. I pay him thousands of dollars each year to help with tax planning, structuring our investments and businesses and other strategic decisions that ultimately help me reach FIRE sooner.I thought it would be interesting to chat to him about what role an accountant can play when someone is trying to reach FIRE, and explore why certain decisions were recommended for our family ...

I've been thinking about this post for the past 18 months, and to be honest, it's long overdue.So much has changed over the last 11 years since I first stumbled across FIRE.And if the podcast's feature image wasn't obvious enough, I recently became a father. So, now is the perfect time for a big update/recap on life at the Firebug household.www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast