Episode · ChooseFI · 2025-09-15
Books mentioned on Financial Independence Basics with Jackie Cummings Koski | Ep 564
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Money Letters 2 My Daughter
Discussed“And for anybody who's interested, that was episode 161. And it was a really marvelous episode. It was Money Letters to My Daughter with Jackie Cummings. Yeah, that was my first book and that was when I was just learning about money.”
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F.I.R.E. For Dummies
Discussed“It wasn't my intent to write the book uh Fire for Dummies. So, when I look back, I'm like, what?”
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The Simple Path to Wealth
The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins is a clear and accessible guide to achieving financial independence through low-cost index fund investing and simple savings habits.
Recommended“Um the whole investing part I think does get a lot of people tripped up. And you know, as popular as JL Collins book is simple path to wealth, there's plenty of people that have not read it or even have any idea that it can be just that simple.”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing F.I.R.E. For Dummies
“Today on the show, we have my good friend Jackie Cummings Kausski, who's back for the first time in 5 years, and she is now the co-host of the Catching Up to Five podcast and the author of Fire for Dummies.”
Passing F.I.R.E. For Dummies
“So, we mentioned your book Fire for Dummies, and also you're the co-host of the Catching Up to Fi podcast, which is a fantastic You and Bill do a a great job there.”
Own book F.I.R.E. For Dummies
“So, whether you're just starting or restarting, getting back to the basics is really important. So, yeah, Fire for Dummies does that and Catching Up to Fight does that. And those are my two biggest passions right now.”