Podcast: ChooseFI
How would your life change if you reached Financial Independence and got to the point where working is optional? What actions can you take today to make that not just possible but probable. Jonathan & Brad explore the tactics that the FI community uses to reclaim decades of their lives. They discuss reducing expenses, crushing debt, tax optimization, building passive income streams through online businesses and real estate and how to travel the world for free. Every episode is packed with actionable tips and no topic is too big or small as long as it speeds up the process of reaching...
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The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
Buy The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition) by JL Collins on Amazon
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and you I would hate for somebody to have read the simple path to wealth or worse have heard about the simple path to wealth, throw everything in VTSAX in their retirement accounts, set it and forget it and never look at it again.
Mindy mentions the book as an example of advice people might follow without fully understanding the implications, specifically regarding retirement accounts.
I mean, so just one great piece of wisdom JL Collins had was to title his book The Simple Path to Wealth.
Sean mentions JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as an example of focusing on simplicity.
and then simple path to wealth in simple path to wealth I was like I can't believe that no one ever I have zero I realized I was so ignorant about like I have a 4 or 3B and I was maximizing it and there was just so much that I just didn't know that had just never even bothered to think about or didn't think that it was within my capacity to understand those things
Laura mentions reading 'The Simple Path to Wealth' and how it made her realize her lack of knowledge about personal finance basics.
Also for the jail Collins he just recently published a book which is now available on Amazon... and the book is called the simple path to wealth
Jonathan mentions that JL Collins recently published a book and explicitly states its title, recommending it.
but JL Collins does say in his book The Simple path to wealth that from 1975 to 2015 the market average was 11.9 percent
A listener (read by the host) references JL Collins and his book "The Simple Path to Wealth" when discussing historical market returns.
and the simple path to wealth man it's just it's mind-blowing
The host mentions the book title, describing it as 'mind-blowing'.
currently we're doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth phenomenal book and we're excited to be able to offer this for you
The hosts announce that they are giving away copies of JL Collins' book, The Simple Path to Wealth, as a prize for leaving iTunes reviews.
so if you just take a quick screenshot or a picture and send it to us at feedback shoesify for every five reviews we get we're gonna do a drawing for one copy of JL Collins's book The Simple path to wealth
The hosts announce a giveaway of JL Collins's book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' for listeners who leave an iTunes review.
...He read every article on Mr Money Mustache went to Jim Collins and he's he told me he bought 10 copies of the simple path to wealth and sent them to 10 of his friends and read every blog he could...
Brad recounts that Scott Rickens, who is making a documentary, read Jim Collins and bought 10 copies of 'The Simple Path to Wealth' to give to friends.
Essentially you're helping us and we would love to help you if you would be willing to just leave us a short written review on iTunes and then just send us an email at feedback choosefi.com letting us know that you did that we would happily enter you in a drawing to win a copy of J.L Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions giving away a copy of J.L Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as a prize for listeners who leave a written review on iTunes.
send me the name of a book that you think would be beneficial for a large audience and of course I sent him the simple path to wealth by our friend JL Collins
Brad recommends this book by JL Collins to someone looking for a beneficial book on long-term saving and retirement.
for every five written reviews that we get on iTunes we actually will do a drawing for a copy of JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions giving away copies of JL Collins' book, The Simple Path to Wealth, as a reward for leaving iTunes reviews.
and then also in 2016 is when I published my book The Simple path to wealth and that's been much more successful than I could have hoped
JL Collins mentions publishing his book, 'The Simple Path to Wealth', and its success.
currently we're doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions giving away copies of JL Collins' book as a prize for leaving reviews.
We have the written book and the audiobook version of JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and we have a couple copies left of Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The host mentions giving away copies of JL Collins' book as part of a contest for podcast reviews.
every Friday we always do a drawing for a copy of several books that we found useful and we do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and also Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The host mentions giving away copies of this book by JL Collins as a prize for leaving an iTunes review for the podcast.
we have the simple path to wealth by JL Collins and we have Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The host announces this book is being given away as part of a drawing for podcast reviews.
currently we have two books uh one is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and the other is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The host mentions JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as one of the books given away in a drawing.
currently we're doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and Dominic cortuccio's book designer future
Mentioned as one of the books currently being given away in the podcast's drawing.
we finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we found useful and for the last couple weeks we've been doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominico's book design your future
The host mentions giving away a copy of JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as part of a drawing for leaving a review.
so I think JL Collins says it best right the simple path to wealth there's something to that you don't have to make it any more complicated than you have to make it
Fritz mentions the book "The Simple Path to Wealth" by JL Collins as an example of simplifying finances.
we like to close every show by doing a giveaway for a book that we have found useful and traditionally we do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Mentioned as a book given away in the podcast's weekly drawing.
uh we do two books uh we do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The host mentions giving away a copy of this book by JL Collins as part of a drawing for leaving a review.
our short-term goal though is to win the simple path to wealth We waited over six weeks to check it out at the LA Public Library and now that we have it we don't want to give it back
A listener named Cassandra mentions wanting to win a copy of the book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' and that she has it checked out from the library.
uh we have two books we have Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the options for the weekly book drawing.
as usual we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful we have two books that we do we have a JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and we have Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The host mentions this book as one of two given away in a drawing for leaving a review.
we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a book that we found useful and we have always done and will always do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth because that's such a wonderful book
The host mentions giving away JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as a prize for leaving reviews, highlighting its usefulness.
we actually do uh JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Jonathan mentions JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as one of the books given away in the drawing.
and there's a couple books that we do uh JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent piglesi's book freelance to Freedom
Mentioned as one of the books given away in the podcast drawing.
as you guys know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and we have three books that we do we have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth dominant cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of three books given away in a drawing for leaving reviews.
we have three books that we are always recommending and it is the simple path to wealth by JL Collins design your future by Dominic cortuccio and freelance to Freedom by Vincent puglisi
One of the hosts lists this book as one they always recommend and give away to listeners.
There's three books that we offer We have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the three books offered in the weekly drawing.
One is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the three options for the podcast review drawing.
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to welt
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the books they give away to listeners.
uh there's three books that we feature one is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Jonathan mentions this book as one of the three given away in the weekly drawing.
guys now as you know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and there are are three books that we normally do the first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions this book as one of three given away in a drawing for leaving a review.
as you know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and there's three books that we offer The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to well the second book is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book is freelance to Freedom
The host mentions this book as one of three options given away in a drawing for leaving a podcast review.
We have three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host lists this book as one of the prizes offered in their weekly drawing.
There's three books that we offer it's JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's freelance to Freedom
Brad lists this book as one of three options given away to podcast reviewers.
it's JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
Jonathan lists 'The Simple path the wealth' by JL Collins as one of the books offered in the podcast's book drawing.
...introduce them to choosfi and JL Collins's book and a couple of other india-centric five blogs...
A listener mentioned using JL Collins's book as a resource when introducing FI concepts to new college recruits.
a simple path to wealth amazing piece of nonfiction
MK lists 'A Simple Path to Wealth' as a great piece of non-fiction in the FI community.
and honestly like you all had recommended simple path to wealth by JL Collins and reading that book actually really set me to ease because all of a sudden I was like this can be simple
Allison mentions that the hosts recommended this book by JL Collins and reading it made her realize investing could be simple.
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Listed as one of the three books offered as a prize in the drawing.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions this book as one of the options for the weekly book giveaway drawing.
There's three books that we offer it's JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to freedom
Jonathan lists this book as one of the options for the podcast's book drawing.
as you know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and there's three books that we offer The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path the well the second book is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
Jonathan announces this book by JL Collins as one of the options listeners can win by leaving a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth the second is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book is Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The host lists this book as one of the options for a drawing giveaway for listeners who leave reviews.
thankfully we have a wonderful community and I'm fortunate enough to be friends with JL Collins from the simple path to wealth who some people have called The Godfather a fight
The host introduces JL Collins and mentions his book.
The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the three books offered as a prize for leaving a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Mentioned as one of the books given away to listeners who leave a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions this book as one of the options for the weekly drawing.
The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The host mentions this book as one of three offered in the drawing.
frankly just read the simple path to wealth and read a book by Jack Bogle the little book of Common Sense investing
Brad recommends reading this book for background on investing.
and there are three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Mentioned as one of the books offered as a prize for leaving a review.
Initially we had a 529 account for him and we wanted to rotate it into an able account however the state had one and so did Fidelity after reading the recommended book The Simple path to wealth that was fired up both of the able accounts have high expense ratios
A listener (Rebecca) mentions reading this book and being motivated by it, specifically in the context of high expense ratios in investment accounts.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Jonathan mentions this book as one of the options for the book drawing.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
Mentioned as one of the books offered in the podcast's drawing.
I started consuming your podcast I got JL Collins book I just consumed everything
Wendy mentions getting a book by JL Collins as part of her research into financial independence.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Jonathan mentions this book as one of three options given away in a drawing for leaving a review.
doing a drawing for copy of a book that we have found useful and there's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Mentioned as one of the books offered in the podcast's drawing.
the first is jail Collins book The Simple path the wealth
Mentioned as one of the books offered in the podcast's drawing.
and there's three books that we offer JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book from Vincent puglisi freelance to Freedom
Brad lists this book as one of three options given away in the podcast drawing.
but two help us do a little bit of compare and contrast with the simple path to wealth versus the ultimate Buy and Hold portfolio
The host introduces the topic of comparing Paul Merriman's strategy with the investment approach described in this book.
There's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth the second is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future in the third book from Vincent buglesi freelance to Freedom
The host mentions this book as one of three options for a giveaway drawing for listeners who leave a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the options for winning a drawing for leaving a review.
The first is JL Collins book simple path to wealth
Brad mentions this book as one of the options for the listener drawing.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
Jonathan mentions this book as one of three offered in a drawing for listeners who leave a review.
he also packaged it together in a book called The Simple path to wealth and that is available anywhere books are sold
The host mentions that JL Collins packaged his website content into a book and states its title and availability.
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
Mentioned as one of the books offered as a prize for leaving a podcast review.
There's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the options for the weekly drawing.
there's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Mentioned as one of the three books offered in the podcast's drawing/giveaway.
recommit to your plan and continue confidently on your simple path to wealth and now go do something wonderful in this wonderful world with all your wonderful freedom
The meditation, narrated by JL Collins, concludes by referencing the 'simple path to wealth', the title of his well-known book.
in fact I keep a bag of books in my car and in that bag is copies of simple path and Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and if I find anybody that I think is open to the message then I give them a book
Becky mentions keeping copies of this book in her car to give to people who are open to the message.
around a month later just started reading simple path to wealth and loving it for the first time ever
Community member Oren mentions starting to read this book and loving it.
in terms of books we really love you know your money or your life and the simple path to wealth
Court mentions this as one of their favorite books, listed immediately after 'Your Money or Your Life'.
admittedly the title a little bit click bait the market always goes up a little bit of an homage to JL Collins chapter in his book
The host explains that the episode title 'The Market Always Goes Up' is an homage to a chapter in JL Collins' book.
I could I could not get him to read a simple path of wealth but once he got Scott trench's book uh he was all over that it was
Frank mentions his son wouldn't read this book but was enthusiastic about another book.
so for everybody listening today when this airs which is Friday Friday June 26 2020 tomorrow on Saturday June 27th we are having a Facebook live with the man the myth the legend JL Collins author of the simple path to wealth um if anybody didn't get the reference there but I am super looking forward to
MK announces a Facebook live event with JL Collins, author of The Simple Path to Wealth.
how would this add value to in this case someone who's never heard of J.L Collins or the simple path to well so again like I'm not coming up with these questions on my own in that case but I'm trying to think from the mindset of someone who's new at this and I think that's just my little frame on this
Brad mentions the book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' in the context of thinking from a beginner's mindset, specifically for someone new to JL Collins or his book.
Fortunately I read Rich to head Poor Dad early on and chose to focus on real estate since finding the choose Phi community and learning the simple path to wealth a few years back we Diversified our portfolios to be about 50 real estate equity and 50 in the market
Chris mentions learning this concept after finding the ChooseFI community, implying he read the book.
I saved the best for last I want you to listen to episode 19 of our podcast with JL Collins a simple path to wealth that's actually part one of a three-part series but start there... JL Collins was on our show in episode 19 he has the famous stock series at his website jlcollinsnh.com that to me changed my entire life... I think the absolute starting place is learn about this simple path to wealth and then move forward as you see Fed
Jonathan introduces JL Collins and 'a simple path to wealth' as a foundational resource for investing knowledge, referring to a podcast episode about it. Brad later reiterates that JL Collins' work, including his website series and the concept of 'this simple path to wealth,' was life-changing for him and is the recommended starting point for learning about investing.
then that's when we start talking about things like the simple path to wealth the stock series and ideas like that and so that's why I like being in part of this community because it's not predicated on a hot tip
The host mentions this book as an example of a slow and steady approach to wealth building.
keep it simple the simple path to wealth and the stock series really was a foundational building block
Jonathan mentions the book as a foundational building block for understanding financial independence, associating it with JL Collins.
and I think this is where you and I reading the book The Simple path to wealth or reading the stock series that jlcollinsnh.com and just getting an understanding of
Brad mentions reading this book as a source for understanding low-cost index fund investing and why they invest this way.
the simple path to wealth buy a total stock market index fund
The host references 'the simple path to wealth' as a strategy, linking it to buying a total stock market index fund, a concept popularized by JL Collins.
I think it was uh simple path to wealth or it was the uh your money or your life uh if there's two books you want on your show if it's those two
Chris mentions 'Simple Path to Wealth' as one of two key books for the show.
so fall of 2019 I went through and binge listened to all of your content read the simple path to wealth like I was all in
Eric mentions reading this book as part of his initial deep dive into the financial independence community.
we are going to be speaking with JL Collins author of the simple path to wealth and the stock series which you can find at jlcollinsnh.com probably one of the most influential books in this community has sold hundreds of thousands of copies
The host introduces the guest, JL Collins, and mentions his book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as one of the most influential books in the community.
The reason JL Collins put the book together the simple path to wealth we documented it on a very recent episode which Brad will provide that number in just a minute
Jonathan mentions JL Collins' book and its purpose.
And this is what JL Collins points to in his simple path to wealth
The host mentions that JL Collins points to the dominance of index funds in his book.
Atomic Habits
Buy Atomic Habits by James Clear on Amazon
Mentioned 26 times
I know James Clear talks about that significantly in Atomic Habits. It’s about making it easy. The more barriers you can cut, whether you have a home gym—no matter how simple or complex it is—it’s right there and easy.
In this segment, Brad refers to 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, discussing the concept of simplifying processes to reduce obstacles in achieving goals.
For books, one of the first ones I read this year was 'Atomic Habits,' which is high on my list, and I'm also nearly finished with the ChooseFI book, which is equally impressive, obviously.
During the hotseat questions, Devon highlights 'Atomic Habits' as one of the first books he read this year, stating that it ranks high on his reading list.
Yeah, I definitely want to get into it more; I keep thinking of the Atomic Habits thing, where it seems daunting or the time commitment is such that it just hasn't been part of my system right now.
In this segment, Brad references the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, expressing a desire to incorporate meditation into his routine, but he feels overwhelmed by the perceived time commitment.
This is Ashley from Oklahoma, and I wanted to start with my favorite book. I am reading Atomic Habits by James Clear for the third time, and I absolutely love this book!
In this episode of ChooseFI, community member Ashley shares her love for the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, revealing that she is reading it for the third time.
If you take another example, James Clear wrote 'Atomic Habits' in 2021; he sold the most copies of any book on Amazon for the entire year, beating out Good Night Moon and Michelle Obama—whoever, right?
In this part of the podcast, guest Nathan Barry highlights the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, mentioning its immense popularity as the best-selling book on Amazon in 2021. He uses James Clear's success as a case study to illustrate that even accomplished authors had to develop the skills necessary for their achievements.
That’s not the ideal for everyone, but I think it goes back to what James Clear said in Atomic Habits about the importance of accountability and strategies!
In this segment, the speaker references the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, highlighting how it emphasizes the significance of accountability and effective strategies in developing better habits, especially in the context of fitness.
I'm actually working on something as well I've been reading this book by James Clear Atomic habits and I am forcing myself to adopt certain habits
Jonathan mentions reading this book by James Clear and how it's helping him adopt certain habits.
except one of the books that I wanted to read I wanted to read it so much that I bought it was James Clear Atomic habits
Jonathan mentions buying this book by James Clear but hasn't read it yet because Brad borrowed it.
because when you got back the first thing you did was give me back my Atomic habits book
Jonathan mentions Brad returning his copy of the book 'Atomic Habits'.
and right now I believe they're they're Reading Man search for meaning and atomic habits which you've heard us reference on the show and we're actually going to be interviewing James Clear in a few weeks here about that book
Mentioned as one of the books currently being read by the ChooseFI book club, and the author is mentioned as someone they will interview.
we are getting the opportunity to speak with James Clear author of atomic habits
The host introduces the guest, James Clear, as the author of the book.
we interviewed James clear a few weeks back in episode 157 and we talked about those building blocks those atomic habits these little things that can make a difference over years and decades
The hosts discuss James Clear and his concept of 'atomic habits', clearly referring to his well-known book, in the context of building habits for financial independence.
in fact referencing an episode that we did recently with James Clear author of atomic habits he very pointedly stated
Jonathan references an episode with James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, to emphasize the importance of community in adopting desired behaviors.
I know the conjunction of atomic Habits by James clear and this book makes Time by Jake Knapp and John zarowski I mean you basically made wholesale changes in your life
Brad mentions the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear in conjunction with "Make Time" as influences on Jonathan's recent life changes.
even down to like building businesses and real estate how to maximize sleep and you know Habits Like You Know Atomic habits and like make time with John zuretsky
Brad lists skills and topics he would include in a life curriculum, mentioning 'Atomic habits' as an example related to habits.
It's like you said it is really a lot of things that James Clear talked about when he came on right like it's an identity thing
Brad references James Clear and concepts like identity, which are central to his book, in the context of building habits and improving.
We talked with James clear the author of atomic habits about this
The host mentions talking with James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, about setting up habits.
I'm thinking about James Clear and his book Atomic Habits and how, okay, it might even be those first couple days just literally lacing up your shoes and walking out of the house for a couple of the nearest houses—literally walk 100 yards and come back—it sounds ridiculous when you hear it that you're like purposefully limiting it, but the actual importance at the beginning is building the habit that I'm the type of person that goes outside and walks every day.
Brad discusses James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits', focusing on the importance of small steps in habit formation. He shares how starting with a simple action, like stepping outside for a short walk, can help build the daily habit of walking.
Then James Clear's 'Atomic Habits' was really key as far as just like getting into the habit of doing it every day, and I'd recommend both of those books. I'd say both of those were really good in getting me to actually have the routine I needed to make progress.
Brandon, the guest (Mad Fientist), highlights the importance of 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear in establishing a daily routine, recommending it for anyone looking to build positive habits.
we did this episode with uh James Clear author of atomic habits who's really you know talking about some of these Concepts
Jonathan mentions having James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, on the show to discuss concepts from the book.
so I've tried to internalize this whole concept of of systems versus goals which I know James Clear talks about in atomic habits and setting up systems that work for my life and for me because I am still like a a very numbers based guy like I have actually set up kind of like a tracking system and frankly this might be a little too geeky and analytical for for a lot of people
Brad mentions the concept of systems versus goals and attributes it to James Clear and his book 'Atomic Habits'.
and in fact building on James clear's Atomic habits book there's something really powerful to that
The host mentions James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits' when discussing the strategy of starting small with habits, like doing something for just two minutes.
The things that, you know, I know you guys had James Clear on the podcast—their book 'Atomic Habits' is fantastic, and he has a couple of tips: start small and build from there.
Adam Coelho discusses the benefits of James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits', highlighting its emphasis on starting small when forming new habits, which he connects to the practice of meditation.
The more you practice, you know, if you go back to James Clear, you don't start by running the marathon, you start by putting on your shoes.
During the discussion, the guest, Heidi, refers to James Clear while emphasizing the importance of starting small in any venture. This statement strongly suggests a connection to his book 'Atomic Habits', which focuses on the power of consistent, incremental improvements.
And we heard James Clear talk about this on our podcast and in his book, Atomic Habits.
In this segment, Brad talks about how James Clear discussed his insights from the book 'Atomic Habits', particularly focusing on strategies for building effective habits.
The editor on our book is the same editor that James Clear has for a book called Atomic Habits.
Joe mentions that his book shares the same editor as James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits'.
Four Thousand Weeks
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It reminds me that I read the book 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, which is so good! It’s fantastic.
Brad recalls reading '4,000 Weeks' by Oliver Burkeman and praises it as 'so good'. The mention relates to their discussion on the finite nature of time.
It was just the coolest thing ever and one of her ideas was to start a book club focused on '4,000 Weeks'.
Guest Ginger suggested starting a book club centered around the book '4,000 Weeks', which highlights the origins of the episode's theme.
That's interesting; it's funny because I suspect this actually ties into Berkman's book here that we're discussing, '4,000 Weeks'.
The host mentions that the podcast discussion is centered around the book '4,000 Weeks', authored by Oliver Burkeman, indicating a connection between the book's themes and their conversation.
It’s a trap we fall into, and it makes me think about the book's title '4,000 Weeks'—when you roughly calculate an 80-year life, multiplied by 52 weeks a year, you get just a little more than 4,000 weeks.
The host discusses the book titled '4,000 Weeks' and elaborates on how the concept of having just over 4,000 weeks in an average 80-year lifespan is a central theme of the book.
Berkman had a quote early in the book that said, 'The world is bursting with wonder, and yet it’s the rare productivity guru who seems to have considered the possibility that the ultimate point of all our frenetic doing might be to experience more of that wonder.'
The host quotes Oliver Burkeman to emphasize a significant idea about the importance of embracing life’s experiences over mere productivity.
We do—we talk about these life hacks, and it’s funny because then the next note I have here is that Berkman hates life hacks.
During the discussion, the host refers to a theme from Oliver Burkeman's book, highlighting that Berkman has a dislike for the concept of 'life hacks'.
I loved this book and I recommend it to everyone, so thanks for choosing it for the Choose FI Book Club. I found especially helpful Oliver Berkman’s advice to choose something to neglect on purpose.
A listener expresses their appreciation for the book '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals' by Oliver Berkman, highlighting how his advice on choosing something to neglect has been particularly helpful.
It dawned on me while reading Berkman’s book that even though I long ago outgrew my childhood ideal that I would someday do that, I was still trying to get as close as possible.
A listener shares a personal realization sparked by reading Oliver Burkeman's book, highlighting its influence on their perspective about life and time management.
This is Shelly from Port Townsend, Washington. I found that 4,000 Weeks was one of the most impactful books I’ve read this year.
A listener from Port Townsend, Washington, shares that "4,000 Weeks" was one of the most impactful books she has read this year.
Berkman said, 'As with money, it’s good to have plenty of time, all else being equal, but having all the time in the world isn’t much use if you’re forced to experience it all on your own.'
In this segment, Berkman shares a thought-provoking quote from his book, emphasizing the significance of shared moments and how they relate to the philosophy of financial independence.
He talked about the same section in the book where Brooklyn describes how having too much time of your own can be overwhelming.
In this segment, the discussion centers around a section of the book where the author elaborates on the challenges that come with having excessive free time, highlighting how this situation can become overwhelming.
Berkman discusses this a few ways, stating that in a world geared for hurry, the capacity to resist the urge to hurry and allow things to take the time they need is a way to make an impact on the world.
The host highlights a point from Oliver Burkeman's book about our fast-paced society and emphasizes the importance of being present.
In your example, Berkman mentions Rod Stewart building model trains, which I found interesting; he said he's not great at it, but he's been doing it for decades, and it has become a craft for him.
During the discussion, a particular example from Oliver Burkeman's book was referenced, highlighting Rod Stewart's passion for building model trains, which he has practiced for many years despite not considering himself exceptionally skilled at it.
Speaking of perspectives, let's hear from a voicemail we received from Gail, who did not appreciate this book.
The host introduces a segment featuring a listener named Gail, who expresses her discontent with the book '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals'.
He says, "I just finished reading 4,000 weeks, and to say it was transformational for me is an understatement."
A listener reflects on how transformative and impactful the book ‘4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’ was for them.
Your Money or Your Life
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Many of you have read her book, Your Money or Your Life. But even if you haven't, you know about this book. It's changed the way so many people think about work and money.
The host introduces the guest, Vicki Robin, by mentioning her well-known book and its impact.
This is the point I think I say where you've reached enough to to quote your money or your life
The guest quotes the title of the book 'Your Money or Your Life' to describe reaching a point of having enough.
many of you the expert five people the people that have been in the fire Community for 10 15 years the people that discovered your money or your life for Mr Money Mustache five years ago
The host mentions that some people discovered the FIRE community through this book.
sure so I wrote this article how understanding the marginal utility of money will make you happier and it's really expanding upon some of the concepts that were in the book your money or your life I'm sure a lot of your listeners have read that book
Jeff mentions this book as the source of concepts about the non-linear relationship between money and happiness, which he expanded upon in an article.
Financial Independence was a thing you know I'd never heard of your money or your life or The Millionaire Next Door
Speaker mentions not having heard of this book early in their financial journey.
but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant thinking you know what you're doing with money when you really don't that would be my biggest piece of advice
Grumpus Maximus suggests reading this book as part of educating oneself about personal finance.
your money or your life has sold over a million copies since its Inception nearly 25 years ago and has been translated into 10 languages now
The host mentions the book's sales figures and translation history, highlighting its impact.
I mean to have Vicki Robin from your money in your life on our podcast
The host mentions having Vicki Robin, the author of 'Your Money or Your Life', as a guest on the podcast.
and it goes back to the Vicki Robin Book your money or your life which is this is really about the essence of your life life's time
Brad mentions this book in the context of valuing time over just salary.
just stumbled upon it about a week ago after reading Vicki Robin's book um your money or your life
A listener named Jason mentions reading this book by Vicki Robin, which led him to the podcast.
literally the first two money books I ordered were your money or your life and David box automatic millionaire
Grant mentions this book as one of the first two money books he ordered after searching online.
I actually read your money or your life when I was a senior in college I remember thinking this makes so much sense because I had worked part-time jobs up until that point
Kim mentions reading the book in college and how it influenced her thinking about work and pay.
she looked at your money or your life by Vicki Robin and really internalize those lessons that all
The speaker mentions that Kim (the guest from the previous episode) read this book and internalized its lessons, specifically the concept of the real hourly wage.
you know Vicki Robin famously uses the term trading Life Energy for money in her book your money or your life
Jonathan mentions Vicki Robin and her book 'Your Money or Your Life' in the context of the concept of trading life energy for money.
The 4-Hour Work Week
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It kind of buried the lead on, 'Hey guys, this is more of a Tim Ferriss for our workweek kind of story.'
During the discussion, host Jonathan highlights the book 'The 4-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss, pointing out that Bradley Rice's initial podcast episode, which was supposed to focus on lifestyle design and part-time work, ended up being overshadowed by the emphasis on a Salesforce career.
but I literally after again after reading the four-hour work week and he talked about like Drop Shipping products I literally bought a website for I kid you not 512 dollars
Brad mentions reading the book and being inspired by the concept of drop-shipping products, which led him to start a website.
it was a unique opportunity right to look at someone who has basically created this four hour work week type entrepreneur job right
The host describes the guest's business as a 'four hour work week type' model, referencing the book.
and because I was open to learning how to create a WordPress site and a drop ship site after I read the four-hour work week and you know all these kind of crazy things led me to this point
Brad mentions reading this book and how it influenced him to learn new skills, leading him to his current path.
I read about it for the first time in The 4-Hour Workweek, probably ten years ago, with Tim Ferriss, and he talked about setting up these little times off and dreamlining.
Brad mentions reading about mini-retirements for the first time in Tim Ferriss's book, 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' approximately ten years prior. He recalls that the book discussed taking time off and "dreamlining."
Brad, both of us were likely inspired heavily by Tim Ferriss's 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' and the entrepreneurial community has largely been inspired by that idea. However, most people would say that it's unrealistic for 99% of them, and that's not the essence of it.
In this segment, Jonathan and Brad discuss how they were inspired by Tim Ferriss's book 'The 4-Hour Workweek' during their entrepreneurial endeavors. They highlight that the book has significantly influenced the entrepreneurial community, although they point out that many consider its concepts to be unrealistic for the majority of people.
Speaking of your wood storage racks, you mentioned Tim Ferriss and his drop shipping model in 'The 4-Hour Workweek.'
Brad discusses 'The 4-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss, connecting it to a conversation about drop shipping during the episode.
And then I think we have to be able to set up systems so that we, Tim Ferriss the heck out of things and work our four-day work week.
Kelly discusses employing Tim Ferriss's strategies to optimize her business processes, specifically referencing his concept of the 'four-day work week,' which originates from his book 'The 4-Hour Workweek.' This mention highlights her pursuit of greater efficiency and automation in her work.
Choose FI
Buy Choose FI by Chris Mamula, Brad Barrett, Jonathan Mendonsa on Amazon
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and what we did is with the first two years of content we actually took all that information and we put it together as a book and that book is now available that anywhere books are found I think that it is a phenomenal addition to your library It would make a fantastic gift for someone that you want to share this idea with and if you would like to kind of see what are the Big Ideas What did we pull away What do we think that everyone really needs to know about to hear about and then have that come together in a really compelling story that will really lower the barrier of Entry as we discussed and encourage you to take action on these ideas check it out go to choosefi.com book to get your copy today
The host mentions that the first two years of podcast content have been compiled into a book, available for purchase, and describes its purpose and where to find it.
the release of our book choose fi your blueprint to financial Independence
The hosts announce the release of their own book.
you know if you heard about our book it's actually it's going to be titled choose fi your blueprint to financial Independence
Jonathan announces the title of their upcoming book.
so the book choose to find your blueprint of financial Independence is going to be released on October 1st
The host announces the release date of their book and states its full title.
we'd like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful We are offering our book choose a defy your blueprint to financial Independence and if you want to win a copy of this book all you need to do is just go to chooseify.com iTunes
The hosts announce that they are giving away copies of their book, 'ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence', as a prize for leaving reviews.
but I will just say in context here from a blueprint perspective we have written our first book choose to find your blueprint to financial Independence
One of the hosts announces that they have written their first book and recommends it as a blueprint for getting started.
If yours is red we want to send you one of the books from our choosify publishing Department We have our book choose to find your blueprint to financial Independence and we actually have three or four other books which will help you depending on your specific situation
The host mentions their own book, published by ChooseFI, as a prize for newsletter subscribers who share their wins.
so I said how about if you read choose a fi which I already digested super fast and then we'll have like a little date night and so it was like okay fine so she read the book
Michelle tells her husband to read the ChooseFI book to get him on board with FI.
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We're also for the next couple weeks offering uh Vincent puglisi's book freelance to freedom
Jonathan mentions Vincent Puglisi's book 'Freelance to Freedom' as another book being offered in the drawing for a limited time.
There's actually three books that we're highlighting these days jail Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuous book design your future and then this is my newest favorite book right now I'm loving it and I'm recommending it to everybody Vincent puglisi's freelance to freedom
Jonathan lists this book by Vincent Pugliese as one of three being given away in the weekly drawing and calls it his current favorite.
Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and my newest favorite Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom a phenomenal read as you look to reclaim control of your life and pursue freedom
Brad mentions Vincent Pugliese's book as one of the books being given away in the drawing and describes it as a phenomenal read for reclaiming control and pursuing freedom.
we have three books that we normally do we do Jail Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The host lists this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of three books given away in a drawing for leaving a podcast review.
as you guys know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and we have three books that we do we have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth dominant cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The host mentions this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of three books given away in a drawing for leaving reviews.
we have three books that we are always recommending and it is the simple path to wealth by JL Collins design your future by Dominic cortuccio and freelance to Freedom by Vincent puglisi
One of the hosts lists this book as one they always recommend and give away to listeners.
There's three books that we offer We have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The host mentions this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of the three books offered in the weekly drawing.
and the third book is Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The host mentions this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of the three options for the podcast review drawing.
Tools der Titanen
Buy Tools der Titanen by Tim Ferriss on Amazon
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and we do that too I've got Tim Ferriss tools of titans in front of me right now that I uh just checked out but yeah it's a a good library is an awesome resource
Carl mentions having checked out the book "Tools of Titans" by Tim Ferriss from the library.
I just got done reading tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss and my mind was blown It's the tactics routines and habits of billionaires icons and world-class performers
Brad mentions reading this book by Tim Ferriss and suggests adding it to the drawing pool.
and then for a short period of time we're also including in this Tim ferriss's book a tools of Titans
The host mentions including Tim Ferriss's book 'Tools of Titans' in the drawing for leaving a review.
we're also doing Tim ferriss's book tools of Titans and that's one that both Brad and myself have read and found extremely useful
Mentioned as a book given away in the podcast's weekly drawing, described as useful and insightful.
and I've been reading tools of Titans with Tim Ferriss and he was talking about how he would go about doing this three-day fast
The host mentions reading this book by Tim Ferriss and how it influenced his decision to do a three-day fast, specifically mentioning the concept of anchoring discussed in the book.
yeah I remember in the tools of Titans book uh Tim Ferriss mentioned that a large percentage of the high performers that he documented in that book they they skip breakfast and do that intermittent fasting where they basically have their first meal around 11 or 12
Brad mentions this book by Tim Ferriss in the context of intermittent fasting habits of high performers.
so my idea was I'm a huge Tim Ferriss fan I reached out to Brad because I heard him talking about it and I love the book tools of Titans
Chris Mamula mentions being a fan of Tim Ferriss and loving his book 'Tools of Titans'.
Good to Great
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he is a brilliant series called the stock series I think I'm not sure at last counties probably up to about 30 different blog posts in that particular series and he's actually turned it into a published book called The Simple path to wealth
The speaker mentions reading Jim Collins's work, specifically his 'stock series' blog posts, which were turned into a book titled 'The Simple path to wealth', and how it led to his realization about fees and index funds.
guys we had so many reviews come through over the last several weeks and we want to go ahead and announce our two winners for the drawing for the simple path to wealth
The hosts announce a drawing for copies of 'The Simple Path to Wealth' by Jim Collins as a reward for listeners who leave reviews.
and just to really show our appreciation we're increasing that to one book giveaway of the simple path to wealth for every five written reviews so again we realize you're helping us more than we're helping you with those reviews
The podcast hosts announce that they are giving away copies of Jim Collins' book, The Simple Path to Wealth, to listeners who leave reviews.
I believe Jim Collins calls this basically as close to a sure thing as anything you can ever get
The guest refers to Jim Collins and something he says about a 'sure thing' related to withdrawal rates, likely from his book.
gosh I guess a little over a year ago I was listening to um tarabi uh what's her first name podcast and uh She interviewed Jim Collins and I'm like whoa this is what what's he talking about this you know idea of Fu money and he's making some references in this interview about this idea that you might be able to accumulate enough money to never work again and so I immediately went and checked out his blog got his book because his book had just come out downloaded it on my Kindle and I read it and it blew my mind
Grumpus Maximus discovered Jim Collins through a podcast, read his book, and was mind-blown by the concept of accumulating enough money to never work again.
and that goes back to what Jim Collins talked about on the very first episode we had them on talking about the simple path to wealth which is these are not stock symbols
Jonathan mentions Jim Collins and his book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' in the context of discussing investing and looking at stocks as businesses.
The Total Money Makeover
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my husband and I got started on the path to financial Independence about six months ago when I randomly picked up Dave Ramsey's book um our experience with Dave Ramsey is similar to what you guys had talked about on the podcast meaning that I really loved his book and I read it in like a day actually I read his second book really quickly as well But while we loved his whole idea of maintaining a Frugal lifestyle and living within your means and we were fired up about budgeting and saving up for retirement we also realized that of his seven steps we were on like step six and step seven was like be rich and live
A listener (Rachel) describes starting her FI journey by reading Dave Ramsey's book, referencing his 'seven steps'.
My husband and I got started on the path to financial Independence about six months ago when I randomly picked up Dave Ramsey's book um our experience with Dave Ramsey is similar to what you guys had talked about on the podcast meaning that I really loved his book and I read it in like a day actually I read his second book really quickly as well
Rachel, a listener, mentions starting her financial independence journey after picking up and reading Dave Ramsey's book.
and then I read Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and I saw in his book that like I had hit all these steps already and I was doing a great job and I'd already paid off all my debt but there was a stepping that I hadn't done yet I hadn't done the step of paying off your your mortgage
Rich mentions reading Dave Ramsey's book and how it convinced him to pay off his mortgage aggressively, despite having already completed other steps in the plan.
so I started learning about financial stuff while I was still in college I read Total Money Makeover from Dave Ramsey and a few other books and I kind of understood what I was doing
The guest, Military Dollar, mentions reading this book by Dave Ramsey while in college as part of learning about personal finance.
One of my favorite books when I was on my journey was uh The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey back in the day
Jonathan mentions this as a favorite book that helped him get out of debt.
in fact I keep a bag of books in my car and in that bag is copies of simple path and Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and if I find anybody that I think is open to the message then I give them a book
Becky mentions keeping copies of this book in her car to give to people who are open to the message.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
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and he wrote a book called How to fail at almost everything and still win big and I highly recommend that to you and anybody out there that I've read it
Brad recommends a book by Scott Adams.
obviously it wasn't your idea it was grabbed from Scott Adams the author of Dilbert but I was putting together some thoughts relatively recently and I realized this
Jonathan attributes the concept of the 'talent stack' to Scott Adams, the author of Dilbert. The concept is from one of Adams' books.
systems versus goals This we've talked about from Scott Adams repeatedly from how to fail at almost everything and still win big
The co-host mentions the concept of systems versus goals and attributes it to Scott Adams and his book.
and it's actually something that I picked up from the author Scott Adams he wrote the book how to fail at almost everything and still win big and really just a wonderful wonderful book about systems versus goals and just an entire mindset of success basically
Brad mentions learning the concept of the 'Talent Stack' from this book by Scott Adams and describes its focus on systems, goals, and mindset.
If you've listened to the show for any period of time you have heard us talk about building our talent stack that phrase coin from Scott Adams in his book how to fail at nearly everything and still win big
Jonathan mentions the phrase 'talent stack' coined by Scott Adams in his book and states the title.
I mean I think the book that inspired the talent stack was and I'm going to miss say the title and I apologize ahead of time but it was basically how to fail at nearly everything and still succeed am I close Brad and still win big
Jonathan mentions the book that inspired Scott Adams' idea of the 'talent stack', stating the title, which Brad then slightly corrects/completes.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Buy Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter on Amazon
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I started studying some of the Robert Kiyosaki early stuff Rich Dad Poor Dad which was about buying assets as opposed to buying liabilities and I'd never owned an asset before
Alan mentions starting his financial independence journey by reading Robert Kiyosaki's book, which introduced him to the concept of buying assets.
and it reminds me so much of the Robert kiyazaki book Rich Dad Poor Dad and which he describes this idea of this cash flow quadrant
The host mentions the book and its author, relating it to the entrepreneur storyline and the concept of the cash flow quadrant.
just adding in the one piece of advice that made a massive impact on my wife and I as we bought ours was the Robert Kiyosaki the difference between an asset and a liability
Speaker attributes the concept of the difference between an asset and a liability to Robert Kiyosaki, a concept central to his famous book.
Then my dad gave me a book when I was again just graduated from college uh Rich Dad Poor Dad I'm sure many people in the fly Community are super familiar with it and that was the first book that really introduced me to the idea of that you're in business for yourself and that you can become rich if you live in a certain way and the benefits of thinking and acting long term and that book really started introducing me to other books and I basically just became enamored with the idea the topic of personal finance saving and investing
Brian mentions this book was given to him by his dad after college and introduced him to the idea of being in business for himself and thinking long term, sparking his interest in personal finance.
then I got into this was you know I read Kiyosaki I got into property investment and I discovered I really just don't care what the color of the carpet is
Joanna mentions reading Kiyosaki, which influenced her decision to get into property investment.
The Five Love Languages
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and Don said if you haven't I suggest reading the five love languages
A listener named Don suggests reading this book in the context of understanding different ways people show and receive love, particularly regarding gift-giving.
I know I've found this by reading the five love languages in the last year or two
The host mentions reading this book and finding it helpful for understanding relationships.
and over the last several months I have heard Brad mention no less than four times the impact of one book The Five Love Languages
Jonathan introduces the episode topic, noting that Brad has frequently mentioned this book and its impact.
so one I just added in was about the five love languages it's not something you would really talk about in a financial literacy class but when you're talking about financial Independence there's a lot of peer pressure around how you should be spending money
Rob mentions adding a topic about 'the five love languages' to a journal resource for students, relating it to spending decisions and peer pressure.
yeah one of the things like Frameworks that I like to use for relationships is I don't know if you've ever read the five love languages by Gary Chapman
Jillian mentions reading 'The Five Love Languages' by Gary Chapman as a framework for understanding relationships.
The Ride of a Lifetime
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the book as well the simple startup is the name of the book it is the curriculum that you can use for your home school or if you are just a parent who wants to get involved with their student and there is a student workbook and an instructor manual so that is why it does two books and not one so we have a version that is for the students where they have activities to work through
MK announces the second and third books from ChooseFI publishing, stating 'The Simple Startup' is the name of the curriculum, which is available as a student workbook and an instructor manual. Rob is mentioned as the author of the curriculum.
we're picking from our books here at chooseify publishing we have ours choosify your blueprint of financial Independence and Rob's book The Simple startup series
The host mentions this book series, attributed to "Rob", as another option for the weekly drawing.
another great One MK that I feel like we should mention that would be very timely right now is actually the simple startup uh this is I'll actually give you the floor on this but I can't imagine a better time to start pursuing a passion project and doing something with your kids uh than now right yeah so I mean talk about good timing with the simple startup coming out in mid-February so if you have a student who is maybe Middle School to high school age or you just as an adult want to start your own business and have a guide to walk you through it you can check those out at the simple startup the simplestartup.com is where you can find information on the books Rob has been doing a great job trying to help people learn about it as they're suddenly like I'm a homeschool ... the simple startup is a physical workbook It is a physical workbook and it's there if you want to have a workbook to go through by yourself or with your child or with another individual to build a business from scratch using a lot of the principles that hear us Advocate on the show
The hosts discuss 'The Simple Startup' as a timely resource (workbook/curriculum) for starting a business, especially for students and accidental homeschoolers, mentioning it was created by Rob.
Brad you and I talked about Rob's book The Simple startup and how you're using that as a project with your kids so talk about interest-led learning what a great opportunity to think through the process of building a business and talk about a board game all the mentality that goes in there and that's a workbook and we can have a link for that in show notes
Jonathan mentions Rob Phelan's book/workbook 'The Simple Startup' and how Brad is using it as a project with his kids for interest-led learning, focusing on building a business.
so in our case it was like this blueprint to financial independence with Rob and the simple startup
Jonathan mentions the second ChooseFI Publishing book, 'the simple startup', linking it to Rob.
Armas de titanes
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I think the original Genesis of just having any idea of starting an online business was Tim ferriss's the four hour work week yeah I'm sure many of you out there have read if not highly recommend It's a Wonderful book you know
Brad mentions Tim Ferriss's book "The 4-Hour Workweek" as the original inspiration for starting an online business.
he wrote the four-hour work week he wrote the four hour body and different books and his blog and his podcast have definitely had an impact on my life
Alan mentions Tim Ferriss's book as one that has definitely had an impact on his life.
I also being in the creative space listen to chase Jarvis live when they first came out and that is when I found Tim Ferriss and I was aware of Tim Ferriss via the four hour work week but I never read it
The speaker mentions being aware of Tim Ferriss through his book, The Four Hour Workweek, although he hadn't read it at the time.
I would listen to every podcast that Tom bil you at impact Theory ever put out every podcast that Jocko willink and probably Tim Ferriss to to some large degree I'd read all the Tim Ferriss books
Brad mentions reading "all the Tim Ferriss books" as part of his strategy for developing a positive mindset and internal locus of control.
Early Retirement Extreme
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so the whole mad scientist came about because I thought that like I was like everyone else when they stumbled upon this whole world like I I found Early Retirement Extreme first and you know I was super excited about it and I was like well this is you know this is what I've been saving for for all these years
The speaker (Mad Fientist) mentions finding "Early Retirement Extreme" as the initial spark for his interest in financial independence as a goal.
I remember reading Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob lonfisk her and I remember reading how he would literally own one plate one set of utensils one cup things like that
Jonathan mentions reading the book and recalls an example about the author's minimalist approach to possessions.
I think of Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme I think he was what living in San Francisco for under $10,000 a year
The host mentions 'Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme' when discussing unconventional low-expense lifestyles, referencing the author and his work/book.
and about three months before our wedding Jason found Early Retirement Extreme
MK mentions that her husband Jason found the book 'Early Retirement Extreme' before their wedding, which influenced their financial journey.
Turning the Flywheel
Buy Turning the Flywheel by Jim Collins on Amazon
Mentioned 4 times
learning to invest is probably the most valuable skill one could ever learn and Jim Collins has laid it out in an easy to use stock Series This two-hour reading Adventure explains not only how to invest but the psychology behind it
The guest mentions Jim Collins' 'stock Series' as a valuable resource for learning to invest, highlighting its explanation of both mechanics and psychology.
Ado here is Jim Collins from JL Collins NH the author of the simple path to wealth who in the Phi Community we have coined as the Godfather of Phi
The host introduces the guest, Jim Collins, and explicitly states he is the author of this book.
so it wasn't until we started getting really educating ourselves on the finances like reading um the simple path to wealth by Jim Collins and his blog
One of the guests mentions reading this book by Jim Collins as part of their research into financial independence.
I heard Jim Collins interviewed uh in a podcast it was around the release of his book you know went and read the book and I discovered Phi the four percent rule all that stuff
Grumpus Maximus mentions hearing Jim Collins interviewed about his book, which led him to read it and discover FI and the 4% rule.
The ONE Thing
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Mentioned 4 times
and if you focus you and I and everyone out there focuses on that essential one thing and there was a book actually called the one thing which which I've read and is phenomenal but if you focus on just that one thing that's really going to make everything else easier then that is value added and that's how you should be living
Jonathan mentions a book he read called 'the one thing' that aligns with the concept of focusing on one essential task.
that's I know I got that from the book The One Thing by Gary Keller and it just it really changed the way I looked at my life and not just going through the motions and doing answering all the emails to get to inbox zero or something like that
Brad mentions getting an idea about focusing on the most important thing from this book by Gary Keller.
and another one I recommend which I'm sure you've read Jillian is the one thing by uh Keller and yeah that's an absolutely wonderful book so for everyone out there in the audience those are those are two great books on a very similar topic
Brad recommends this book to Jillian and the audience, noting its similarity to Essentialism and mentioning the author's last name.
I'm gonna say the millionaire real estate investor because that is a great first book to read if you are exploring the idea of investing in real estate that's another one is that Gary Keller yes fantastic After that book I did our first deal
Rashawn mentions this as her favorite book, recommending it for those interested in real estate investing, and notes that she did her first deal after reading it. The author Gary Keller is confirmed by Brad and Rashawn.
The Millionaire Next Door
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Mentioned 4 times
yeah and I mean this this touches on you know the famous book The Millionaire Next Door right it's you know very rarely is the guy in the mcmansion with the BMW actually wealthy actually a millionaire Sure there are some that you know just make Oodles of money and can afford to waste it on frivolous stuff but but most normal people even you know upper middle class people who are you know executive levels you know you just even if you make 150 200 000 like that goes really quickly when you're spending a ton of money on your fixed expenses like your car and your house and you know it just those people just they aren't wealthy because they're spending all their money
Brad mentions the book to support the point that people who appear wealthy by spending on things like expensive cars are often not actually millionaires, contrasting them with the typical characteristics of millionaires described in the book.
you know one thing that I think is really uh would be a really cool thing to do if you guys have read Thomas Stanley's book The Millionaire Next Door he talks about you know people being an accumulator of wealth and actually ranks it that way
Jonathan mentions the book by Thomas Stanley and its concept of accumulators of wealth as a better metric than annual salary.
Financial Independence was a thing you know I'd never heard of your money or your life or The Millionaire Next Door
Speaker mentions not having heard of this book early in their financial journey.
but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant thinking you know what you're doing with money when you really don't that would be my biggest piece of advice
Grumpus Maximus suggests reading this book, noting its popularity at the time, as part of educating oneself about personal finance.
Die with Zero
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you know, it hasn't produced more money, but it's produced memory dividends as Bill Perkins calls it in Diebo with Zero.
Ryan quotes Bill Perkins from the book, referring to 'memory dividends' from experiences.
Largely in the fire community, what I've noticed is there's a book called Die with Zero. I think that's very popular. And I looked at that book and he said, "Oh, don't worry about saving. Have all your experiences when you're young and healthy and just get an annuity. That'll be fine."
The speaker mentions a book popular in the FIRE community, states its title, and summarizes its perceived premise.
and this goes along with what Bill Perkins talked about in the book die with zero
Brad mentions the book 'Die with Zero' by Bill Perkins in the context of discussing intentional spending and giving money to children earlier in life rather than as an inheritance later.
The Comfort Crisis
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and then I started journaling more and I read that Comfort crisis by Michael Easter and he talks about like rucking which is a fancy word for just carrying like weight in a back back and I started doing that on uh when I walk my dog
Ron mentions reading the book and how it introduced him to the concept of rucking, which he now does.
And there's a brilliant book by a man named Michael Easter called The Comfort Crisis, and he actually talks about a Japanese concept called the misogi.
During the episode, host Brad references the book 'The Comfort Crisis' by Michael Easter, emphasizing its insights on tackling hard challenges and their significance.
And if folks are sort of intrigued by this, Michael Easter wrote a book that came out probably a year ago—a New York Times bestseller—called The Comfort Crisis.
During the episode, Dr. Bobby Dubois highlights the book 'The Comfort Crisis' by Michael Easter, where he explores the idea of challenging oneself and the negative effects of modern comfort on our lives, both mentally and physically. He recommends this book to listeners interested in these subjects.
The Psychology of Money
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I recommend books like "The Simple Path to Wealth," "Psychology of Money," "Die With Zero," and many more.
In this segment, a listener shares their book recommendations, highlighting 'The Psychology of Money' among others, as essential reading for those interested in financial independence.
in fact one of the ones I read recently ought to be named it was called the psychology of money by Morgan housel and it is a masterpiece
Jim Dolly mentions this as a recent read, calls it a masterpiece, and wishes he had written it.
For me, I read that book kind of concurrently, slash overlapping, with 'The Psychology of Money' by Morgan Housel, and those are two of the best money-related books I've read in a while. Among many quotes that I wrote down, this one stuck out to me.
Brad discusses reading 'The Psychology of Money' by Morgan Housel, stating that it was one of the best money-related books he has read recently, along with 'Richer, Wiser, Happier'. He highlights a memorable quote from the book.
Just the Good Stuff
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if you look at the tables and the simple path to wealth that Jim puts at the back of the book showing where the 4% rle came from
The guest mentions the book by 'Jim' (JL Collins) and refers to tables in the back related to the 4% rule.
and I think that's a valuable point to people that what Jim laid out for us was the simple path to wealth this kind of framework approach your Baseline of investment
The host mentions that 'Jim' (JL Collins) laid out 'the simple path to wealth' as a framework for investment.
one thing that jumped out to me especially with you Jim you're the author of the simple path to wealth and I think many people in our Phi Community follow the advice that that you laid down with low-cost Index Fund investing controlling fees and that being the most important path to long-term wealth
The host references Jim Collins as the author of the book and the advice contained within it.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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so that article that I wrote I wrote that after reading the Marie Marie condo book that's called the uh the life-changing magic of tidying up
Jeff mentions writing an article after reading this book by Marie Kondo, describing it as a paradigm shift about the purpose of material things.
so it's time to do like what Marie kondo does best right the life-changing magic of tidying up It's kind of like reconnecting with why am I seeking this information
The speaker (Dom) references Marie Kondo and her book 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' as an analogy for filtering information consumption, comparing it to tidying up possessions.
so we basically followed the maraconda book that you guys I'm sure I've heard about and yeah so we don't size everything just keep the things that brought us value to our life which was not a turn and stuff all of that into two backpack each and we travel carry on only
The guest mentions following the principles from 'the maraconda book' (likely Marie Kondo's book) for downsizing their belongings before traveling.
Freelance to Freedom
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you know a very interesting statistic can across my desk recently as I was reading a book which we'll talk about in a future episode called freelance to freedom and the number one reason that small businesses fail is because the owners fail to plan for tax time or underestimate the tax burden
The speaker mentions reading this book and highlights a key statistic from it about why small businesses fail (underestimating tax burden).
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to well the second book is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book is freelance to Freedom if you want to enter this drawing all you need to do just go to choosefi.com iTunes
The host mentions this book as one of three options given away in a drawing for leaving a podcast review.
we would love to give your you know the choose fi Community uh freelance the freedom I wrote the book we recorded the audiobook and we give it away for free
Vincent offers his book 'Freelance to Freedom' as a free audiobook to the ChooseFI community, mentioning he wrote it.
Set for Life
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he has a new podcast called Bigger Pockets money he has a new book set for life and he's also obsessed with personal finance
The host introduces the guest, Scott Trench, and mentions that he has a new book titled 'set for life'.
but his book set for life really defines four or five things that you need to figure out a way to solve and they're achievable and he gives you ideas on how to solve them
Jonathan discusses Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and its framework for achieving financial independence.
I could I could not get him to read a simple path of wealth but once he got Scott trench's book uh he was all over that it was... yeah Scott Church's book set for life that is a fantastic manual for anybody that's just getting started on their financial Journey love that book
Frank mentions his son was enthusiastic about this book by Scott Trench, and the host agrees it's a great manual for beginners.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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and it reminds me actually of a quote that you said on a podcast I listen to when you're talking about uh the book How to Win Friends and Influence People and you said the reason why I changed my life is it helped me to understand that I need to think first about what the other folks are getting out of this how can I add value for them before I ask for Value back
Brad mentions hearing Ryan discuss this book on another podcast and how its message impacted Ryan's perspective on adding value to others.
I read a book during my freshman year called How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and that book has probably had some of the biggest impact on my life in terms of just understanding what makes people tick and how to befriend people now
Nick mentions reading this book in college and how it impacted his understanding of relationships and befriending people.
and he said one of the most influential books in his life was How to Win Friends and Influence People I feel like that book title is sounds almost a bit spammy right the Influence People but I think the word influencer kind of has a dirty connotation these days it's not it's not Dale Carnegie's fault no but no I mean I I think like Nick said it's have a genuine interest in others
Nick, the guest from a previous episode, mentioned this book as one of the most influential in his life. The host discusses the title and author.
Think and Grow Rich
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I read a book uh it was a few years ago Now it's called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Alan mentions reading this book and how it inspired him to take a rich person out for lunch.
to her point I think she said this in the episode in the very near future she will have interviewed more millionaires than Napoleon Hill from uh yes Think and Grow Rich
One of the hosts compares the number of millionaires interviewed by their guest Jamie Masters to the number interviewed by Napoleon Hill for his book.
Think and Grow Rich uh Napoleon Hill yes but you know I read it like five years ago my mindset was just starting to come around now I'm reading it again on audiobook really I hate really reading but I love audiobooks I'm seeing it like it's brand new again I almost don't remember most of it I thought I did until I started listening to it again and it's great just it keeps my mind flowing it keeps my juices going keeps me creative you know and I love it I love it
Rob mentions this as his favorite book, having read it before and now listening to the audiobook, finding it inspiring and helpful for creativity.
Wisdom from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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so I've always had that Fascination and I think I thought that might turn into being like a real estate agent or something when I was younger but it didn't go that route so I think I've always had it in the back of my mind that like I was gonna try to figure out how people do that and I think like also from Reading Rich Dad Poor Dad when I was pretty young I thought okay like real estate sounds like a way to get wealth in your life and so I wanted to learn about that and neither of my parents really knew anything or owned property
Zeona mentions reading this book when she was young and how it made her think about real estate as a way to build wealth.
well the reason is because the Rich Dad Poor Dad book is written exactly for people like me over educated in lots of ways but with no clue about financial education my my parents were teachers
Joanna mentions this book as being relevant to her past lack of financial education.
Fortunately I read Rich to head Poor Dad early on and chose to focus on real estate since finding the choose Phi community and learning the simple path to wealth a few years back we Diversified our portfolios to be about 50 real estate equity and 50 in the market
Chris mentions reading this book early on, which influenced his focus on real estate before finding the ChooseFI community.
Can't Hurt Me
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but I've uh started on David goggins's book can't hurt me and I actually I read the book and then I heard the audiobook was the single best audiobook ever produced
Brad mentions starting David Goggins's book, Can't Hurt Me, as an audiobook after reading the physical book.
just recently there's a book released called can't hurt me and it's this guy that uh just found this incredible amount of willpower and basically transformed the human being that he was uh I guess to who he wanted to be and just went through this remarkable physical and mental uh transformation
Jonathan mentions a book called 'Can't Hurt Me' by David Goggins, describing it as being about Goggins' transformation through willpower.
I had this idea what if you could emerge from covet a Savage right you could take this thing get into a very intentional place and just Master this build some mental fortitude and my version and the example I gave probably a month ago in that in that clip was you know Goggins is talking with this individual he's working with and he gets the guy to do a hundred pull-ups
Jonathan mentions David Goggins as an inspiration for building mental fortitude and references an anecdote (doing 100 pull-ups) often associated with Goggins' work and book.
Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence
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so Doug we know is from the military guide and he's also the author of raising your money Savvy family for Next Generation Financial Independence Which of course you could find at chooseify.com which is great
The host introduces the guest, Doug Nordman, and mentions he is the author of this book.
The last one I have here and this is because I literally went to Doug and Carol and pleaded with them to make this book for the fight Community was raising your money Savvy family and they released this book this past year and Brad it's on the shelf behind you as well for people it is a phenomenal book on how to incorporate these Five Lessons to your kids at all ages it really needs to be a part of any of these conversations
Jonathan mentions that he pleaded with Doug and Carol to write this book for the FI community, describes it as a phenomenal book for teaching kids FI lessons, and notes it was released this past year.
choose if I publishing worked with Doug and Carol to get the book raising your money Savvy family for Next Generation Financial Independence
Jonathan mentions a book published by ChooseFI Publishing, written by Doug and Carol, focusing on teaching kids about money for the next generation of financial independence.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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But even though we get very mindful about the present year, which is a great, you know, that's a great attribute in the Choose FI community, we don't necessarily, as Stephen C. would say, like begin with an end in mind.
Brad mentions a concept that he attributes to 'Stephen C.', who is very likely Stephen Covey, author of 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.' The concept is 'begin with an end in mind,' and it relates to the importance of planning for retirement.
so there are a gazillion different you know there's seven habits for highly effective people there's you know day planners there's getting things done there's tons of systems you can develop your own system
ESI lists this as an example of a system for personal motivation and drive.
The 4-Hour Body
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It turns out I was right with everybody else, but one thing was I had read the 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, and I actually had read the 4-Hour Body first because I was obsessed with fitness. I thought okay, if he's gamifying this, how else is he gamifying things?
James recalls his experience of reading 'The 4-Hour Body' before 'The 4-Hour Work Week' and shares that his obsession with fitness at the time drove his interest in the book.
and because I mean we've all seen like what the the books like the four hour work week and you know you see the young entrepreneurs on TV who've built the startup and now they're you know philanthropist or something you know you see all these stories but I don't ever really remember anyone who looks like me in those stories
Chris mentions this book as an example of stories about achieving financial independence or entrepreneurial success, noting the lack of representation of people who look like him in such narratives.
Why We Sleep
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Did you read the Sleep Book, or have you guys talked about that on the podcast—the, 'Why We Sleep?' Oh, by Matthew Walker?
During the discussion, Ginger inquires whether Brad has read the book 'Why We Sleep' by Matthew Walker, or if this book has been a topic on their podcast.
I try without being fanatical to figure out ways to help myself along, and one of the people I've leaned on is a doctor named Matthew Walker who wrote a book called 'Why We Sleep.' I've heard him on a bunch of different podcasts.
Brad, one of the podcast hosts, talks about how he has been reading the book 'Why We Sleep' by Matthew Walker. He mentions that he finds the insights from the book helpful for improving his sleep habits and has also enjoyed listening to the author on several other podcasts.
Essentialism
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I love Essentialism by Greg McKeown. It's like a yearly read for me, right?
In a discussion with guest JT, host Brad expresses his fondness for the book 'Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less' by Greg McKeown, which he reads annually. He highlights the book's emphasis on saying no to distractions and prioritizing a focused approach to life.
I read a lot of books and kind of tying into this conversation I love the book essentialism I think that as we're going towards you know this financial Independence and growing our Financial Freedom being more essential in all of the areas of our life just it makes it faster and it makes it better and we know what the heck to do once we get there
Jillian mentions this book as one she loves, relating it to intentional living and financial independence.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
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so I think I purchased the book um Thinking Fast and Slow by he's a psychologist named Daniel Condon I think or can that I can't pronounce it it was really I brought that book with me I had to like that was one of the toughest decisions I had coming to Ecuador
The guest, Coach Carson, mentions purchasing this book on Amazon and bringing it with him to Ecuador as one of his essential items.
as I was looking around the space I realized that there's kind of a gap in this literature that's you know I would say thinking fast and slow is like the center piece of this literature which is such obviously an incredible book that everybody should read
Annie Duke mentions this book as a central piece of the decision-making literature.
Getting Things Done
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so there are a gazillion different you know there's seven habits for highly effective people there's you know day planners there's getting things done there's tons of systems you can develop your own system
ESI lists this as an example of a system for personal motivation and drive.
and that's an idea that that comes from at least in terms of my awareness comes from getting things done the book by David Allen
John Zaratsky mentions a tactic from 'Getting Things Done' by David Allen as a source for an idea in Make Time.
MONEY Master the Game
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that led us to a book by Tony Robbins which was money Master the game which was fascinating about how to invest mainly in index funds and that changed my perspective
Alan mentions reading Tony Robbins' book, which shifted his perspective towards investing in index funds.
this was the basis for the Tony Robbins portfolio in that book that he wrote
Frank mentions that the risk parity model discussed by Ray Dalio was the basis for the Tony Robbins portfolio described in a book written by Tony Robbins.
How?
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it's by a guy called Kevin Kelly and it's called 1 000 true fans
Alan mentions this article/essay by Kevin Kelly as changing his perspective on marketing and building a business around a small, dedicated audience.
and this reminds me of the Kevin Kelly 1000 true fans and it's amazing when you have that core group of people that you can really make a living forever
Brad mentions the concept of '1000 true fans' by Kevin Kelly in the context of building a business with a core group of loyal customers.
The Book Publishing Industry
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and Jim gets a couple hundred extra copies of his book sold And this guy reached out to me because he knew I had some Authority and influence in this area and understanding
Brad mentions that his recommendation of JL Collins's book resulted in hundreds of copies being sold.
and Black Swan events aren't quite so Black Swan right That's what Jim talks about in his book and in his stock series that we see what I mean maybe this obviously kovid 2020 that was something that's not going to happen or has not happened once a decade
Brad mentions that Jim (JL Collins) discusses Black Swan events in 'his book' and 'his stock series'.
The Road Less Traveled
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we're excited that you're joining us today as we continue to Go Down The Road Less Traveled
The host uses the phrase 'Go Down The Road Less Traveled' as a thematic description of the podcast's journey, referencing the book title.
and we'll see you next time as we continue to Go Down The Road Less Traveled
Brad uses the phrase 'Go Down The Road Less Traveled' to close the episode, referencing the journey towards financial independence.
Grit
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there's a book I'd recommend everybody it's called grit by Angela Duckworth
Ryan recommends this book to the audience and discusses its core concept about the importance of grit for success.
but a book that I read recently is called grit by Angela Duckworth I think that just resonated with me because of all this we were talking about
Allison mentions reading this book recently and how its theme of hard work and perseverance resonated with her story.
Mindset
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I've been reading and spending a lot of time looking at this very famous book called mindset by Carol dweck and it strikes me as I'm reading that that in the concept that she's highlighting is this idea fixed mindset versus growth mindset
Jonathan mentions reading this book by Carol Dweck and discusses its concept of fixed vs. growth mindset.
I read mindset by Carol dweck I read uh uh quit like a millionaire by Bryce and Christy
Jonathan lists books he has read this year, including Mindset by Carol Dweck.
Sapiens
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I go back to sapiens this is really one of my favorite books I have a number two that's really close but this changed my viewpoint on so many things and evolves
The guest, David Hauser, names Sapiens as one of his favorite books and one that changed his viewpoint.
it's like hey it's worth something because we think it's worth something that story you know you look at uh A Book Like sapiens stories are what have kind of helped humans get to the point where we are
The speaker (Brad) mentions the book 'Sapiens' while discussing collective human delusions and the role of stories in human progress.
The Happiness Project
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today we're gonna be speaking with Gretchen Rubin the author of the number one best-selling book The Happiness Project and on today's episode we're gonna be speaking specifically about the four Tendencies and how they relate to people pursuing Financial Independence
The host introduces the guest, Gretchen Rubin, and mentions her best-selling book.
and by reading this book by Gretchen the four tenancies and I mentioned at the beginning of the episode I don't know that we ever tied a thread to it
The host mentions reading this book by Gretchen Rubin and how it helped him understand personality tendencies and a friend's reaction.
A Pattern Language
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a book that I most often give as a gift is a crazy book called a pattern language which is like this weird Rogue architect Christopher Alexander about how to look at spaces which I find super fascinating
Gretchen Rubin mentions a book she often gives as a gift and its author, describing its topic.
Second the recommendation that Gretchen made for a pattern language which is another really great book
A listener from the UK recommends this book, which was also recommended by Gretchen Rubin.
The Infinite Game
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and Jonathan you and I have been reading a book called The Infinite game by Simon sinek
The hosts mention reading this book by Simon Sinek and applying its concept to relationships and financial independence.
if we're talking about as you know you and I both love the book The Infinite game by Simon sinek
One of the hosts mentions this book, stating that he and the co-host love it, in the context of discussing long-term perspectives.
We're Talking Millions!
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we are bringing Paul Merriman back on the show and he has a new book called we're talking Millions
The host introduces Paul Merriman and mentions his new book by title.
but what's interesting like his book we're talking Millions is really it reads as like a Phi manual when you look at at these small steps and I do recommend that everybody pick this book up
Brad mentions Paul Merriman's book and recommends it as a guide to financial independence.
Make Time
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so in this case 168 we had the opportunity to interview John zaraski the author of make time
The host references a previous episode (168) where they interviewed John Zeratsky, the author of the book 'Make Time', and briefly describes the book's concept.
but there's a great book and it's actually an episode we did Brad maybe you can look up the number on that while I talk about it with John zarowski for make time in terms of getting back to balance you know balance has some certain characteristics that are identifiable and it feels like your time is in your control and you're able to allocate it where you want and sometimes you just need to make the time
The host mentions a book titled 'make time' and attributes it to 'John zarowski', referencing a previous podcast episode about it in the context of finding balance and controlling one's time.
Man's Search for Meaning
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This is where I'm rereading Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, for like the 12th time or something silly like that. If you don't know, Man's Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl was a Holocaust survivor; he spent three years in concentration camps.
Brad Barrett, one of the hosts, shares that he is rereading 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Victor Frankl for the twelfth time. He highlights this classic work, which explores the search for purpose amidst suffering, emphasizing its relevance even when pursuing financial independence, as life still presents challenges.
Victor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning' is a book that I read every few years, and it’s just such a deeper part of the world. When we're talking about Choose FI and personal finance, to me, it's like the crux of things: you don’t really want to retire early; part of it is about deeper meaning, happiness, and fulfillment.
In this episode, guest Bo Loy discusses 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Victor Frankl, a book that he revisits regularly. He emphasizes its importance in understanding that the pursuit of financial independence is not just about early retirement, but about finding deeper meaning, happiness, and personal fulfillment.
Resolving Your Tax Issues
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And Cody, so you mentioned Sha Malaney. I know you two are writing a book. I'm not sure what kind of uh if we're in early stages, middle stages where we are. Any kind of sneak peek on that and when it might come out. Yeah. So, today we talked about taxable brokerage accounts, which is one chapter out of 35 chapters that Sean and I have drafted. 80,000 words we've drafted so far. Wow. So, pretty big book. We're hoping that it becomes like kind of, you know, one of the go-tos within the the FI community. It's called Tax Planning to and Through Early Retirement. We actually have some maybe we can share a link in the show notes if you want to sign up for an announcement. I'm not going to spam anybody with emails, but we're going to send out an email with an announcement date whenever that's again, we're kind of waiting to see what happens legislatively with, you know, tax cuts, jobs act, and other things. But we hope to release this book later this year.
Brad asks Cody about a book he is writing with Sean Molini. Cody confirms they are writing a book titled 'Tax Planning to and Through Early Retirement' and mentions its status and expected release timeframe.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
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My first real exposure to the concepts was reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad pretty shortly after I graduated college.
Ryan mentions reading this book after college as his first exposure to the concepts of passive income and making money work for you.
Financial Independence
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And you are the lead author on Chooseify, your blueprint to financial independence, the book, which is absolutely marvelous.
Brad mentions the book and Chris's role as lead author.
The Miracle Morning
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one thing that's you know really helped me there there was a book I read it was the miracle morning yeah and it was a good book and you know I read it and I tried to force the structure on myself and it it it was square peg round hole and it didn't really form to me
Bill mentions reading 'The Miracle Morning' and trying to implement its structure, but finding it didn't fit his routine.
Dopamine Nation
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Anna Lembke wrote a book called "Dopamine Nation," and she helps people with all kinds of addictions involving dopamine.
In this episode, the host Brad discusses the book 'Dopamine Nation' by Anna Lembke, highlighting it as a valuable resource for understanding dopamine and its effects on various addictions.
Dopamine Nation
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Sure, I mean I think that "Dopamine Nation" by Anna Lembke would be a great resource to look into.
Jill, a guest on ChooseFI, suggests "Dopamine Nation" by Anna Lembke as a valuable resource for understanding dopamine.
Four Thousand Weeks
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Did you read the Oliver Burkeman book? I did, 4,000 Weeks—is that what it's called? We talked about it on the show, but that was one thing I'm kind of laughing when you're talking about the emails because that part where he is like, 'You have to realize like you will never win and you will never complete it.'
The podcast hosts discuss the book "4,000 Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman, which they have talked about in previous episodes. The book emphasizes the idea that one can never complete everything in life and still find happiness, linking to their earlier conversation on perfectionism.
The Artist's Way
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You also mentioned 'The Artist's Way' as a helpful book for you.
Ann discusses how 'The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron has been a helpful book in her journey.
Born to Run
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Did you read Born to Run at some point? Me too!
Podcast host Ginger asks Brad if he read the book 'Born to Run', which relates to their conversation about barefoot style shoes, suggesting that the book focuses on running.
From Strength to Strength
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I think like one of the more recent ones that I probably will read but I haven't read is Arthur Brooks' recent book—it’s a living your best life or something like that co-authored with Oprah Winfrey. I had read Strength to Strength before that, right?
Frank reflects on having previously read 'Strength to Strength' by Arthur Brooks and discusses his interest in another one of Arthur's recent books co-authored with Oprah Winfrey.
Sapiens
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I'm always looking for the cross-section of different ideas that come to the same conclusion. Have you read like Yuval Harari's Sapiens? I certainly have read portions of it, yep!
In this part of the conversation, Frank inquires if Brad has read Yuval Harari's book 'Sapiens', noting its exploration of the narratives that shape human experience.
The Tipping Point
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I think back to Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point' and how he discussed a certain type of clothing, though I'm struggling to recall the exact item.
Frank recalls Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point' in relation to trends, specifically mentioning a type of clothing discussed in the book, but he finds it difficult to remember the exact item.
Stillness Is the Key
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But some of the guys are now calling it like a treat; we're trying to add some little extra things into it; like we're reading a particular book by Ryan Holiday on Stoicism about Stillness, and we're all kind of making it like a pseudo-book club.
Brad shares that he and his friends are treating their upcoming trip as a pseudo-book club, focusing on a book by Ryan Holiday that discusses Stoicism and the concept of Stillness.
The Good Life
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One of the most important studies that has gained popularity is the Harvard Study of Adult Development.
Dr. Bobby Dubois references the 'Harvard Study of Adult Development' to illustrate the significance of social relationships, noting that its findings indicate it is the top predictive factor for longevity and overall well-being in later life.
The Daily Stoic Journal
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I got that quote from a book that I've been reading called The Daily Stoic, and that book has been very helpful for me.
Michael refers to 'The Daily Stoic' as a book that has significantly aided him, especially in his pursuit of internal validation rather than seeking approval from external sources.
Outlive
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You've obviously read Peter Atia's Outlive, which is a great book. I read that too, and that's where the health span concept and the thing that really struck me with that book is he talks about, let's say your dream is at 75 years old, you want to be able to pick up your granddaughter or grandson.
In this segment, Brad discusses Peter Atia's book 'Outlive,' highlighting it as a valuable read. He emphasizes the book's focus on health span, noting Atia's discussion on maintaining well-being into old age, particularly in the context of being active and engaged with family.
The Body Keeps the Score
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And I think about a famous book that came out a couple of years back: The Body Keeps the Score.
Brad Barrett discusses the book 'The Body Keeps the Score' to highlight the relationship between physical health and mental well-being, particularly in the context of past experiences and trauma.
Four Thousand Weeks
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I read 4,000 Weeks recently; it's also a great book about that, kind of a similar concept. But, you know, those books help me center and realize, 'Wait a minute, just because I can try and do everything, it doesn't mean that's the right move.'
In this segment, guest JT shares his thoughts on the book '4,000 Weeks', which he describes as a great resource on time management. He reflects on how it aligns with the lesson of not trying to do everything, a theme also touched upon in 'Essentialism', previously discussed by the host.
The 4-Hour Work Week
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Reading that, alongside 'The Four-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss at the same time, was just a couple of those moments. Both in my real estate business and reading, they made me think, 'Wait a minute, what about trying to do it simpler?
Chad discusses how 'The Four-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss and 'Your Money or Your Life' influenced him to rethink and simplify both his real estate business and life, aiming for a more streamlined approach.
Outlive
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And, and yeah it’s funny; another person that I constantly reference is Dr. Peter Attia, and his book Outlive came out recently and is very, very dense, but if for people who don’t follow Attia, I would highly recommend that book; he talks about the centenarian Olympics and basically how he conceptualizes that is, okay, what are the 10 things I want to do as a healthy 90-year-old in essence?
Doug mentions 'Outlive' by Peter Attia as a valuable resource for planning one's life with an emphasis on health and longevity. He highly recommends this book to those unfamiliar with Attia, highlighting its insights on living healthily and the concept of the 'centenarian olympics'.
Outlive
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And yeah, I mean other things, like I mentioned that DNS doctor—so Dr. Peter Attia, who is now like world-famous and he put out a book called 'Outlive,' and he has a podcast called 'The Drive.'
In this segment, Brad discusses Dr. Peter Attia, a well-known figure in the health community, and brings up his book 'Outlive.' He highlights that Dr. Attia is also the host of a podcast titled 'The Drive,' which further emphasizes his influence.
48 Days to the Work You Love
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Dan Miller uh has has a book in in a popular podcast series and it's you know it's 48 days to the to the work you love and and I just think Financial Independence is finding the work you love and just and doing that
Jonathan mentions Dan Miller and his book '48 Days to the Work You Love' in the context of Financial Independence being about finding work you love.
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
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and so then I moved on to a book called the little book of Common Sense investing by John Bogle the founder of Vanguard
The speaker mentions reading this book by John Bogle after reading Jim Collins's work, highlighting its brilliance.
The Blueprint
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also wanted to let you know that in October of 2019 we released our book choosify your blueprint to financial Independence
The hosts announce the release of their own book, describing its content and purpose.
VJ
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and you know I read this book that we'll link to in the show notes it's called future Crimes by Mark Goodman I believe it is uh he was a FBI uh cyber terrorism and you know dealing with with all these hackers essentially and it is the most frightening book you will ever read in your entire life
Brad mentions reading the book 'Future Crimes' by Mark Goodman and describes it as frightening due to its content about hackers and security.
Cashing in on the American Dream
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And then I also came across a book Paul tear horse cashing in on the American dream how to retire at 35 and the guy's a an accountant the CPA and he retired at 35 and explained how he did it
The guest mentions reading this book by Paul Terhorst, which gave him a vision for early retirement.
Learning from the Student's Perspective
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so I think I purchased the book um Thinking Fast and Slow by he's a psychologist named Daniel Condon I think or can that I can't pronounce it it was really I brought that book with me I had to like that was one of the toughest decisions I had coming to Ecuador
The guest, Coach Carson, mentions purchasing this book on Amazon and bringing it with him to Ecuador as one of his essential items.
The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
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I noticed under the cooking you mentioned a specific book and I have that book and we got it last year as a gift and it's fantastic and it was the one on artisan bread
The host mentions seeing a book about artisan bread on the guest's website and owning it, describing it as fantastic.
Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)
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uh if they're interested in the simple path to wealth which is my book there's a link to that will take them to Amazon to buy the book
Jim Collins refers to 'the simple path to wealth' as his book and mentions where to buy it.
Emotional Intelligence
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so there are a whole lot of I'll call these soft skills that you need to have in order to move your career forward so you're probably you're probably familiar with the book and mo emotional intelligence or you've heard that phrase that these skills would fall under you know that heading
ESI mentions the concept of emotional intelligence and refers to 'the book' on the topic as an example of soft skills needed for career advancement.
What You Don't Know about Retirement Planning Can Hurt You
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He also had a chapter on the Bogle heads guide to retirement planning and Bogle heads is a phenomenal website for everything Vanguard It's basically it's a fan club for Jack Bogle who was the creator of Vanguard and in this particular section white coat investor wrote a short summary on how you can crush this game
The speaker mentions that the 'white coat investor' wrote a chapter in this book and is about to read a passage from it regarding the 'stretch Roth'.
Free Stuff Everyday
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I think where this really hit home for me was there's a book called get free stuff every day by a guy called Mike Essex in England and it's a fascinating little book
Alan mentions this book as an example of how someone creatively got things for free, illustrating a principle for starting a business with no money.
Pathfinders
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It's incredibly powerful It's one of the first books I recommend as does Brad obviously
Jonathan states that this book is one of the first books he recommends to people new to the concept.
Walden
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I'm gonna go old school and say the first chapter of thoreau's Walden where he's sitting in this little Hut in the woods and talking about what his expenses are and and figuring out that he doesn't need to be in the rat race at all if he doesn't want to
Sam mentions the first chapter of Thoreau's Walden as his favorite article/reading, describing its content about living simply and avoiding the rat race.
The Black Swan: Second Edition
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oh Nasim Nicholas taleb yeah so so he wrote this book The Black Swan which is which is a great book
The host mentions the author Nassim Nicholas Taleb and his book 'The Black Swan'.
The Lies of Locke Lamora
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and a bunch of people mentioned this fantasy novel called The Lies of Lock lamora and I actually picked it up and I'm just flying through this thing I've read I'm up to page like 5 25 right now at a 700 and change and already grabbed the books two and three in the series out
Brad mentions a fantasy novel recommended by the Facebook group, stating he is currently reading it and enjoying it.
Giraffes Can't Dance
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I read a bunch of books I read uh Giraffes Can't Dance which is a neat one
Brad mentions reading this book to his daughter's kindergarten class.
Principles of Healing in Bali
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and for this week and next week we're doing the four hour work week by Tim Ferris
Mentioned as a third book option for the weekly drawing for a limited time.
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
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Jeff that's interesting because I'm currently reading a book called 13 things mentally strong people don't do and it's by an author named Amy Morin and I heard her on a podcast recently and and she is echoing a lot a lot of what you're saying which is it's not always about what you do in your life to make it successful or to make yourself mentally strong or whatever it may be it's carrying back these negative things that are holding you back because they are so much more destructive
The host mentions currently reading this book by Amy Morin and relates its concepts to Jeff's points about removing negative things.
Invest in Your-SELF
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Now in about somewhere around 2000 I stumbled across in a Bookshop across an obscure book called invest in yourself and I just picked it up in the Bookshop and I started reading it and it was talking about you know how much is enough and can you cut your expenses and the wonders of compound interest
Speaker found this obscure book in a bookshop and read it, finding some relevant concepts.
How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free
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Being an avid reader and planner I headed to my favorite place the library and checked out some books on retirement how to retire happy Wild and Free By Ernie zielinski and what color is your parachute for retirement by John Nelson and Richard Bowles
Heidi mentions checking this book out from the library as part of her self-reflection on retirement.
Man's Search For Meaning (Telugu)
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You know you mentioned the Victor Frankel quote it's been mentioned on our show many times I want to get a t-shirt um but I think it's worth just slowing down and pausing on that and the quote is between stimulus and response there's a space and that space is our power to choose our response and our response lies our growth in Freedom
Jonathan and Brad discuss a quote attributed to Victor Frankl about the space between stimulus and response, a concept from his famous book.
The Sweet Spot
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and I have a conversation with my brother that night and we landed on the fact that it was a book series by Bill Pete ... but similarly we actually read this series of books it was like this random series of book called the sweet pickles
Jonathan recalls a beloved childhood book series by Bill Pete and later remembers the specific series name "the sweet pickles" while at the library with his son.
Little House on the Prairie
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I thought barter and trade was this sort of like Antiquated Little House on the Prairie idea that you know Oregon Trail idea that no one did
The guest mentions 'Little House on the Prairie' as an example of an antiquated idea related to barter and trade.
Predictably Irrational
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I actually immediately thought back to like Jonathan you're saying about learning and pulling out these actionable techniques about this book that I read by Dan ariely called predictably irrational and there was a chapter there that was incredibly powerful on social norms
Brad mentions reading this book and how a concept from it (social norms) helped him in a real-life situation.
Money on Your Mind: The Unconscious Beliefs That Sabotage Your Financial Well-Being - and How to Break Free
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we're going to explore that exact topic today with the author of your money or your life Vicky Robin
The host introduces the guest, Vicki Robin, as the author of the book 'Your Money or Your Life'.
Dying for a Paycheck
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you know it's just just today I read about a new book called dying for a paycheck
Vicki Robin mentions reading about a new book that confirms their 'making a dying' metaphor.
Bleak
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and so sometime around the 1920s according to a book by Benjamin Honeycutt sometimes around the 1920s we hit over production
Vicki Robin references a book by Benjamin Hunnicutt about the history of consumption and overproduction in the 1920s.
Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl
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fast forward over time and I read a book by The Motley Fool called the Fool's investment guide That book really resonated with me and opened my eyes to the advantages of buying individual stocks and I got involved with their community over time and just became very very passionate about thinking about investing and investing with the long-term in mind
Brian mentions reading this book by The Motley Fool, which opened his eyes to the advantages of buying individual stocks and led him to get involved with their community.
Warren Buffett and the interpretation of financial statements
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but if you're not into that there are dozens if not hundreds of wonderful books out there that you can just pick up and and just peruse one of them that I'll quickly call out that I found extremely useful was Warren Buffett and the interpretation of financial statements Page by Page they just walk through the three financial statements that all companies are required by the law to report the income statement the balance sheet and the cash flow statement and they tell you exactly how Warren Buffett looks and thinks about each of those numbers so that is a that's a book that I just can't recommend highly enough
Brian recommends this book as extremely useful for learning how to read financial statements and understand how Warren Buffett analyzes them.
Discipline Equals Freedom
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to me it's it's something that I've kind of quoted a lot of times here on the podcast which is from Jocko willink discipline equals Freedom
Brad quotes Jocko Willink and mentions the concept/title "Discipline Equals Freedom" as a core idea related to achieving freedom through discipline in FI.
The Paradox of Choice
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We are like the prototypical satisficers if you've ever read the book The Paradox of choice like we are not the maximizers
Brad mentions the book 'The Paradox of choice' when discussing their approach to living simply and being 'satisficers' rather than 'maximizers'.
Meet Me in the Bathroom
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Liz's book was amazing
MK mentions that 'Liz's book' was amazing, grouping it with other notable non-fiction FI books.
The E-Myth Revisited
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so anybody who owns a business that's listening to this or think about going into business totally you know listen to people like John wurillo and his uh built to sell podcast and his book his fantastic book read the e-myth
Joe Saul-Sehy recommends this book for business owners, mentioning it alongside the Built to Sell podcast.
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Age of Science Fiction
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so this week why don't we offer Harry's new book the ride share guide as a fourth alternative for someone that leaves us a written review
Jonathan announces this book by Harry (the guest from the previous episode) as a fourth option listeners can win by leaving a review.
The Molecule of More
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but I'm going to talk about a book that I read this last month that has really impacted my life and and even how I view things and how I think through things but uh the book is the molecule of more
Mike recommends a book he recently read titled 'the molecule of more' and describes its impact on his understanding of motivation and dopamine.
The Great Gatsby
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what is your favorite Blog podcast or book of all time my favorite book of all time is The Great Gatsby
Tori Dunlap mentions this as her favorite book.
The Rational Optimist
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Ah the evolution of everything by Matt Ridley and this is very close with Steve pinkerton's um latest book uh Enlightenment now
The guest mentions 'The Evolution of Everything' by Matt Ridley as his second favorite book.
Factfulness
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yeah I've got one that I've read recently called factfulness which is actually very similar to that if you haven't read that I'd highly recommend it
The host mentions reading 'Factfulness' and recommends it, noting its similarity to the positive view discussed by the guest.
The Man in the High Castle
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so if you have liked the man on a high castle or Timeless or Michael Crichton Jurassic Park adventure stories like that then you will love the infinite infinite
MK Williams mentions this book as a comparison for her new book's genre.
Jurassic Park
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so if you have liked the man on a high castle or Timeless or Michael Crichton Jurassic Park adventure stories like that then you will love the infinite infinite
MK Williams mentions this book and author as a comparison for her new book's genre.
The Richest Man in Babylon
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I did do a bunch of reading I all of the standard books that we talk about so jail Collins the richest man in Babylon those types of things
Stephen mentions reading 'The Richest Man in Babylon' as one of the standard books that helped change his financial life after hitting rock bottom.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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favorite Harry Potter book
The host asks Gretchen about her favorite book from the Harry Potter series.
Deep Work
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Jesse what is your favorite Blog podcast or book of all time favorite book is deep work by Cal Newport That book is on my reading list
Jesse identifies 'Deep Work' by Cal Newport as his favorite book and discusses its core idea about focused work being a competitive advantage, mentioning that YNAB sends the book to new hires.
Digital Minimalism
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some other great ones are goodbye things the story story of stuff millionaire teacher and digital minimalism
Court lists this as another great book they love.
The Stand
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so I'm I'm actually gonna pick to The Stand by Stephen King which is MK also likes um she's pumping her face here
Joanna names this as one of her favorite books.
Chicken Soup for the Soul 20th Anniversary Edition
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my second book is the success principles by Jack Canfield which I read when I didn't know what to do with my life cam feels fantastic and one of the first principles is take a hundred percent responsibility for your life
Joanna names this as her second favorite book and discusses one of its core principles.
Principles
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um but if you read principles by dalio or if you look at other things and there are I don't a lot of research on this is there are precursors to this that go back to the 1970s something called the permanent portfolio which was invented by a guy named Harry Brown which was 25 gold 25 long-term treasuries 25 stocks and 25 uh short-term treasuries and it worked very well in the 1970s
Frank mentions reading 'principles by dalio' in the context of researching portfolio diversification and asset classes.
The Chamber
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Brad I was recently reading a book uh it's an old book now but it's aged incredibly well it's called the street lawyer it's a John Grisham fiction novel about this lawyer that works with a big firm in DC and due to a Awakening A really horrific event that happened uh he decided to leave the corporate firm and go work with the homeless in in the Washington DC area
Jonathan mentions reading this book by John Grisham and discusses its themes related to career trade-offs and financial independence.
The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill in Sixteen Lessons (Illustrated) :: From the Author of Books like : Think and Grow Rich, Outwitting the Devil
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uh outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill It's a fantastic book
Ava mentions this as a book she loves and got college friends to read, forming a book club.
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
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His most recent one was called The Premonition about the pandemic, and it's incredible, it's very good, but the one I just finished was the one about Silicon Valley called The New New Thing.
Guest host Ginger talks about reading 'The New New Thing' by Michael Lewis, which focuses on Silicon Valley. She describes it as an older but remarkable book.
The Big Picture
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I have a good friend uh who wrote A has a Blog called the retirement Manifesto uh his name is Fritz Wonderful man and he did a lot of things right and he started a Blog sharing his journey in making the transition and how to use his Capital to create paychecks and everything else so the journey is a little bit different than yours but he started the blog because that's how he thinks and it helps him stay focused but what ended up happening with him is a lot of other people were in the same situation that he was and were resonating with what he was talking about
Roger Whitney mentions his friend Fritz who wrote a blog called 'The Retirement Manifesto', suggesting it's a resource or book about his financial journey.
Never Split the Difference
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and then I've got two books Never split the difference Which is a great negotiation book that I would recommend to anybody who wants to go into any kind of negotiation
Julia mentions this as one of her two favorite books, recommending it as a great negotiation book.
The Untethered Soul
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and untethered Soul was one that has impacted my life over and over again Every time I read it I get something new
Julia mentions this as one of her two favorite books, stating it has impacted her life and she gets something new every time she reads it.
David and Goliath
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I totally agree. That was from 'David and Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell.
Aaron references the book 'David and Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell after discussing the differences between being a 'big fish in a small pond' and a 'small fish in a big pond' in the context of college choices.
The Body Keeps the Score
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I'm glad you referenced some of those books; one such book is called 'The Body Keeps the Score.'
Brad references the book 'The Body Keeps the Score,' which discusses how stress and trauma are stored in the body, relating to the current topic. He shares that it's on his shelf and that he plans to read it.
How I Lost Money in Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable
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and it really I've wrote it for my daughter and you know I hoped it would be successful at least within the FI Community
JL Collins mentions writing 'it' (the book) for his daughter.
Murder in Three Acts
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the strategies that he laid out in the ultimate Buy and Hold that he started talking about 10 15 20 years ago it's all here
The host refers to strategies Paul Merriman laid out previously, mentioning 'the ultimate Buy and Hold' strategy. This is later linked to a previous episode where he introduced the 'ultimate Buy and Hold portfolio'.
Prove All Things and Hold (in the Church) to the Truth
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the strategies that he laid out in the ultimate Buy and Hold that he started talking about 10 15 20 years ago it's all here
The host refers to strategies Paul Merriman laid out previously, mentioning 'the ultimate Buy and Hold' strategy. This is later linked to a previous episode where he introduced the 'ultimate Buy and Hold portfolio'.
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
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and what you're describing with their entire business model reminds me of Michael Lewis's book The Big Short
Brad mentions Michael Lewis's book 'The Big Short' when discussing Robinhood's business model and high-frequency trading.
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
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which is why speed has become such a big um it's a big component which was pointed out in Michael Lewis's uh book Flash Boys
Brian mentions Michael Lewis's book 'Flash Boys' in the context of the importance of speed in high-frequency trading.
A Time to Understand
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Huge thanks to Doug Norman the military guide and co-author of raising the money Savvy family Next Generation Financial Independence you'll see it's all tied together
The host thanks the guest, Doug Nordman, and mentions he is the co-author of this book.
Superfans
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and you uh mentioned Grant Kelly and I want to go back to um Pat Flynn so another awesome book by the way talking about super fans and how to create those from your first few customers now
Rob mentions Pat Flynn and his book about super fans as the source of the idea of creating super fans.
Designed to Win: Strategies for Building a Thriving Global Business
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and you uh mentioned Grant Kelly and I want to go back to um Pat Flynn so another awesome book by the way talking about super fans and how to create those from your first few customers now
Rob mentions Pat Flynn and his book about super fans as the source of the idea of creating super fans.
Kaplan MCAT Physics and Math Review
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I would have told you that back in 1999 I would have thought it's probably just like buying a you know some sort of Kaplan book or something like that and trying to go through it
The speaker mentions using a 'Kaplan book' for SAT preparation in the past, contrasting it with professional tutoring.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
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we could look at chaos theory and a random walk down Wall Street
The host mentions the book as part of a potential history lesson on investing.
The Golden Albatross: How To Determine If Your Pension Is Worth It
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and you know when we have questions about pensions and worth versus worth it you obviously think about grumpus Maximus who is a friend of the show he has written a book actually for choosify publishing called the Golden Albatross which he talks very specifically and in depth about Penn so this was the logical person to hook up with Troy and Lindsay for this conversation
Brad introduces Grumpus Maximus and mentions that he wrote a book for ChooseFI publishing called The Golden Albatross, which is about pensions.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
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And you're making me think of Mark Manson's book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***. He talks about how one thing that makes people miserable is the idea that problems shouldn't exist.
In a discussion about achieving financial independence, Brad Barrett references Mark Manson's book, 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***'. He highlights how the book illustrates that the belief that problems should not exist contributes to people's misery, making it relevant to the challenges individuals face even after reaching financial goals.
Thinking in Bets
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listen to her on others on other podcasts like Reader Books thinking abouts was just a life-changing book for me
Brad mentions reading this book by Annie Duke and describes it as life-changing, relating it to the concept of resulting and decision making under uncertainty.
Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?
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Brian it has a book that's coming out with choosify publishing later on this year and we'll do an announcement on that in the near future talking about why does the stock market go up
The host announces that the guest, Brian Faraldi, has a book coming out with ChooseFI publishing later this year, mentioning the title.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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As we were looking at what’s going on in the housing market, I thought about how it’s wonderful, the book's great, and the movie's great as well. A lot of people, when we started this episode, were talking about comparisons, and you pushed back on that.
Brad reflects on the housing market and recalls how he found 'The Big Short' to be an excellent book, mentioning that the accompanying movie is also remarkable.
Tools of Titans
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It reminded me, actually, in a sense of Tim Ferriss's books, 'Tools of Titans' and 'Tribe of Mentors', where he just asked the same questions over and over.
Brad notes that Nick's new book format reminds him of Tim Ferriss's books, 'Tools of Titans' and 'Tribe of Mentors,' where the author asks similar questions to various interviewees.
The Ultimate Sales Machine
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One of the books that really impacted me was 'The Ultimate Sales Machine' by Chet Holmes. It's such a fascinating book that shifts your perspective on sales.
Alan Donegan discusses how 'The Ultimate Sales Machine' by Chet Holmes greatly influenced his understanding of sales, highlighting its fascinating insights that can shift one's perspective.
A Book on Books
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We're working with you to bring a book into the world that will discuss this exact tax strategy—that tool that is massively underutilized.
The podcast hosts discuss their collaboration with Sean Mullaney to publish a book that focuses on the solo 401(k) tax strategy, which is central to the discussion.
The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life
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Um, yeah, some of those micro moments that I had a chance to see in going through this exercise was like, 'Oh here's a book that I read, The Soul of Money, which is the greatest book I've ever read in terms of my emotional relationship with money.'
Dominic Cortuccio shares his thoughts on the book 'The Soul of Money', which he regards as the best book he's ever read about his emotional connection to money.
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Wow, Brian! I just think your book is fantastic!
Jonathan praises Brian, expressing his admiration for the book.
Man's Search for Meaning
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Dominic Cortuccio has brought that up from Viktor Frankl's famous quote, and just anytime you can do that in life, right?
In this segment, Brad discusses a quote by Viktor Frankl regarding the importance of creating space between stimulus and response, which can help in making more intentional decisions. He highlights Frankl's insights without directly naming a specific book.
Tools of Titans
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So just to quickly catch anyone up who doesn't know, Tim Urban's article 'The Tail End,' you should Google it. It's essentially a visual representation of the timeline of your life.
In this episode, Brad talks about 'The Tail End' by Tim Urban, which he describes as a visual representation of the timeline of one's life, encouraging listeners to search for it online.
Ready Player One
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So those are the ones that stood out for pure entertainment value; I've read the book 'Ready Player One' many, many times, and it's narrated very well.
In this episode, Tom, a guest on the ChooseFI podcast, shares that 'Ready Player One' is one of his favorite fiction books, emphasizing how much he enjoys listening to the audiobook version.
The 4-Hour Work Week
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When I read 'The Four-Hour Work Week' and heard about drop shipping, my mind exploded because I realized there was a potential income stream I could create with really not too much effort, and that was exciting to me.
Brad discusses how reading 'The Four-Hour Work Week' opened his eyes to the concept of drop shipping, highlighting the book's significant impact on his perspective about creating income streams with minimal effort.
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As soon as I heard the episode, I went out and downloaded the book on my Kindle and just devoured it.
In this segment, Josue describes how he was so inspired by the episode that he immediately downloaded a book on his Kindle and read it voraciously.
Four Thousand Weeks
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I read this book called 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Berkman.
During the Hot Seat portion of the podcast, Josue, the guest, shares his admiration for the book '4,000 Weeks' by Oliver Berkman. He highlights its significant impact on his life, particularly due to its exploration of time management and the importance of valuing how we spend our time.
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We're calling it the Choose FI Book Club and the book that we picked is '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals' by Oliver Berkman.
In this segment, the hosts announce the launch of the Choose FI Book Club, introducing their first book selection, '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals' by Oliver Berkman, aimed at discussing the concept of time management.
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That reminds me of a story on page 77, which Berkman mentions is probably apocryphal, about Warren Buffett.
During the discussion, the host refers to a story from Oliver Burkeman's book, highlighting an anecdote that Berkman suggests may not be true, about Warren Buffett.
Latest Books Mentioned
Resolving Your Tax Issues
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Brad asks Cody about a book he is writing with Sean Molini. Cody confirms they are writing a book titled 'Tax Planning to and Through Early Retirement' and mentions its status and expected release timeframe.
And Cody, so you mentioned Sha Malaney. I know you two are writing a book. I'm not sure what kind of uh if we're in early stages, middle stages where we are. Any kind of sneak peek on that and when it might come out. Yeah. So, today we talked about taxable brokerage accounts, which is one chapter out of 35 chapters that Sean and I have drafted. 80,000 words we've drafted so far. Wow. So, pretty big book. We're hoping that it becomes like kind of, you know, one of the go-tos within the the FI community. It's called Tax Planning to and Through Early Retirement. We actually have some maybe we can share a link in the show notes if you want to sign up for an announcement. I'm not going to spam anybody with emails, but we're going to send out an email with an announcement date whenever that's again, we're kind of waiting to see what happens legislatively with, you know, tax cuts, jobs act, and other things. But we hope to release this book later this year.
Die with Zero
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Ryan quotes Bill Perkins from the book, referring to 'memory dividends' from experiences.
you know, it hasn't produced more money, but it's produced memory dividends as Bill Perkins calls it in Diebo with Zero.
Rich Dad Poor Dad
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Ryan mentions reading this book after college as his first exposure to the concepts of passive income and making money work for you.
My first real exposure to the concepts was reading the book Rich Dad Poor Dad pretty shortly after I graduated college.
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Mindy mentions the book as an example of advice people might follow without fully understanding the implications, specifically regarding retirement accounts.
and you I would hate for somebody to have read the simple path to wealth or worse have heard about the simple path to wealth, throw everything in VTSAX in their retirement accounts, set it and forget it and never look at it again.
Financial Independence
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Brad mentions the book and Chris's role as lead author.
And you are the lead author on Chooseify, your blueprint to financial independence, the book, which is absolutely marvelous.
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Sean mentions JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as an example of focusing on simplicity.
I mean, so just one great piece of wisdom JL Collins had was to title his book The Simple Path to Wealth.
Your Money or Your Life
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The host introduces the guest, Vicki Robin, by mentioning her well-known book and its impact.
Many of you have read her book, Your Money or Your Life. But even if you haven't, you know about this book. It's changed the way so many people think about work and money.
Die with Zero
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The speaker mentions a book popular in the FIRE community, states its title, and summarizes its perceived premise.
Largely in the fire community, what I've noticed is there's a book called Die with Zero. I think that's very popular. And I looked at that book and he said, "Oh, don't worry about saving. Have all your experiences when you're young and healthy and just get an annuity. That'll be fine."
The Miracle Morning
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Bill mentions reading 'The Miracle Morning' and trying to implement its structure, but finding it didn't fit his routine.
one thing that's you know really helped me there there was a book I read it was the miracle morning yeah and it was a good book and you know I read it and I tried to force the structure on myself and it it it was square peg round hole and it didn't really form to me
The Comfort Crisis
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Ron mentions reading the book and how it introduced him to the concept of rucking, which he now does.
and then I started journaling more and I read that Comfort crisis by Michael Easter and he talks about like rucking which is a fancy word for just carrying like weight in a back back and I started doing that on uh when I walk my dog
Die with Zero
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Brad mentions the book 'Die with Zero' by Bill Perkins in the context of discussing intentional spending and giving money to children earlier in life rather than as an inheritance later.
and this goes along with what Bill Perkins talked about in the book die with zero
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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Laura mentions reading 'The Simple Path to Wealth' and how it made her realize her lack of knowledge about personal finance basics.
and then simple path to wealth in simple path to wealth I was like I can't believe that no one ever I have zero I realized I was so ignorant about like I have a 4 or 3B and I was maximizing it and there was just so much that I just didn't know that had just never even bothered to think about or didn't think that it was within my capacity to understand those things
Dopamine Nation
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In this episode, the host Brad discusses the book 'Dopamine Nation' by Anna Lembke, highlighting it as a valuable resource for understanding dopamine and its effects on various addictions.
Anna Lembke wrote a book called "Dopamine Nation," and she helps people with all kinds of addictions involving dopamine.
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Jill, a guest on ChooseFI, suggests "Dopamine Nation" by Anna Lembke as a valuable resource for understanding dopamine.
Sure, I mean I think that "Dopamine Nation" by Anna Lembke would be a great resource to look into.
Four Thousand Weeks
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The podcast hosts discuss the book "4,000 Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman, which they have talked about in previous episodes. The book emphasizes the idea that one can never complete everything in life and still find happiness, linking to their earlier conversation on perfectionism.
Did you read the Oliver Burkeman book? I did, 4,000 Weeks—is that what it's called? We talked about it on the show, but that was one thing I'm kind of laughing when you're talking about the emails because that part where he is like, 'You have to realize like you will never win and you will never complete it.'
Atomic Habits
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In this segment, Brad refers to 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, discussing the concept of simplifying processes to reduce obstacles in achieving goals.
I know James Clear talks about that significantly in Atomic Habits. It’s about making it easy. The more barriers you can cut, whether you have a home gym—no matter how simple or complex it is—it’s right there and easy.
The Artist's Way
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Ann discusses how 'The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron has been a helpful book in her journey.
You also mentioned 'The Artist's Way' as a helpful book for you.
Born to Run
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Podcast host Ginger asks Brad if he read the book 'Born to Run', which relates to their conversation about barefoot style shoes, suggesting that the book focuses on running.
Did you read Born to Run at some point? Me too!
The Comfort Crisis
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During the episode, host Brad references the book 'The Comfort Crisis' by Michael Easter, emphasizing its insights on tackling hard challenges and their significance.
And there's a brilliant book by a man named Michael Easter called The Comfort Crisis, and he actually talks about a Japanese concept called the misogi.
From Strength to Strength
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Frank reflects on having previously read 'Strength to Strength' by Arthur Brooks and discusses his interest in another one of Arthur's recent books co-authored with Oprah Winfrey.
I think like one of the more recent ones that I probably will read but I haven't read is Arthur Brooks' recent book—it’s a living your best life or something like that co-authored with Oprah Winfrey. I had read Strength to Strength before that, right?
Sapiens
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In this part of the conversation, Frank inquires if Brad has read Yuval Harari's book 'Sapiens', noting its exploration of the narratives that shape human experience.
I'm always looking for the cross-section of different ideas that come to the same conclusion. Have you read like Yuval Harari's Sapiens? I certainly have read portions of it, yep!
The Tipping Point
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Frank recalls Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point' in relation to trends, specifically mentioning a type of clothing discussed in the book, but he finds it difficult to remember the exact item.
I think back to Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point' and how he discussed a certain type of clothing, though I'm struggling to recall the exact item.
Stillness Is the Key
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Brad shares that he and his friends are treating their upcoming trip as a pseudo-book club, focusing on a book by Ryan Holiday that discusses Stoicism and the concept of Stillness.
But some of the guys are now calling it like a treat; we're trying to add some little extra things into it; like we're reading a particular book by Ryan Holiday on Stoicism about Stillness, and we're all kind of making it like a pseudo-book club.
Atomic Habits
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During the hotseat questions, Devon highlights 'Atomic Habits' as one of the first books he read this year, stating that it ranks high on his reading list.
For books, one of the first ones I read this year was 'Atomic Habits,' which is high on my list, and I'm also nearly finished with the ChooseFI book, which is equally impressive, obviously.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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Brad mentions a concept that he attributes to 'Stephen C.', who is very likely Stephen Covey, author of 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.' The concept is 'begin with an end in mind,' and it relates to the importance of planning for retirement.
But even though we get very mindful about the present year, which is a great, you know, that's a great attribute in the Choose FI community, we don't necessarily, as Stephen C. would say, like begin with an end in mind.
The Comfort Crisis
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During the episode, Dr. Bobby Dubois highlights the book 'The Comfort Crisis' by Michael Easter, where he explores the idea of challenging oneself and the negative effects of modern comfort on our lives, both mentally and physically. He recommends this book to listeners interested in these subjects.
And if folks are sort of intrigued by this, Michael Easter wrote a book that came out probably a year ago—a New York Times bestseller—called The Comfort Crisis.
The Good Life
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Dr. Bobby Dubois references the 'Harvard Study of Adult Development' to illustrate the significance of social relationships, noting that its findings indicate it is the top predictive factor for longevity and overall well-being in later life.
One of the most important studies that has gained popularity is the Harvard Study of Adult Development.
The 4-Hour Body
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James recalls his experience of reading 'The 4-Hour Body' before 'The 4-Hour Work Week' and shares that his obsession with fitness at the time drove his interest in the book.
It turns out I was right with everybody else, but one thing was I had read the 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, and I actually had read the 4-Hour Body first because I was obsessed with fitness. I thought okay, if he's gamifying this, how else is he gamifying things?
The Daily Stoic Journal
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Michael refers to 'The Daily Stoic' as a book that has significantly aided him, especially in his pursuit of internal validation rather than seeking approval from external sources.
I got that quote from a book that I've been reading called The Daily Stoic, and that book has been very helpful for me.
Atomic Habits
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In this segment, Brad references the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, expressing a desire to incorporate meditation into his routine, but he feels overwhelmed by the perceived time commitment.
Yeah, I definitely want to get into it more; I keep thinking of the Atomic Habits thing, where it seems daunting or the time commitment is such that it just hasn't been part of my system right now.
The 4-Hour Work Week
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During the discussion, host Jonathan highlights the book 'The 4-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss, pointing out that Bradley Rice's initial podcast episode, which was supposed to focus on lifestyle design and part-time work, ended up being overshadowed by the emphasis on a Salesforce career.
It kind of buried the lead on, 'Hey guys, this is more of a Tim Ferriss for our workweek kind of story.'
Atomic Habits
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In this episode of ChooseFI, community member Ashley shares her love for the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, revealing that she is reading it for the third time.
This is Ashley from Oklahoma, and I wanted to start with my favorite book. I am reading Atomic Habits by James Clear for the third time, and I absolutely love this book!
Why We Sleep
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During the discussion, Ginger inquires whether Brad has read the book 'Why We Sleep' by Matthew Walker, or if this book has been a topic on their podcast.
Did you read the Sleep Book, or have you guys talked about that on the podcast—the, 'Why We Sleep?' Oh, by Matthew Walker?
Outlive
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In this segment, Brad discusses Peter Atia's book 'Outlive,' highlighting it as a valuable read. He emphasizes the book's focus on health span, noting Atia's discussion on maintaining well-being into old age, particularly in the context of being active and engaged with family.
You've obviously read Peter Atia's Outlive, which is a great book. I read that too, and that's where the health span concept and the thing that really struck me with that book is he talks about, let's say your dream is at 75 years old, you want to be able to pick up your granddaughter or grandson.
The Psychology of Money
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In this segment, a listener shares their book recommendations, highlighting 'The Psychology of Money' among others, as essential reading for those interested in financial independence.
I recommend books like "The Simple Path to Wealth," "Psychology of Money," "Die With Zero," and many more.
The Body Keeps the Score
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Brad Barrett discusses the book 'The Body Keeps the Score' to highlight the relationship between physical health and mental well-being, particularly in the context of past experiences and trauma.
And I think about a famous book that came out a couple of years back: The Body Keeps the Score.
Essentialism
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In a discussion with guest JT, host Brad expresses his fondness for the book 'Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less' by Greg McKeown, which he reads annually. He highlights the book's emphasis on saying no to distractions and prioritizing a focused approach to life.
I love Essentialism by Greg McKeown. It's like a yearly read for me, right?
Four Thousand Weeks
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In this segment, guest JT shares his thoughts on the book '4,000 Weeks', which he describes as a great resource on time management. He reflects on how it aligns with the lesson of not trying to do everything, a theme also touched upon in 'Essentialism', previously discussed by the host.
I read 4,000 Weeks recently; it's also a great book about that, kind of a similar concept. But, you know, those books help me center and realize, 'Wait a minute, just because I can try and do everything, it doesn't mean that's the right move.'
Atomic Habits
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In this part of the podcast, guest Nathan Barry highlights the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, mentioning its immense popularity as the best-selling book on Amazon in 2021. He uses James Clear's success as a case study to illustrate that even accomplished authors had to develop the skills necessary for their achievements.
If you take another example, James Clear wrote 'Atomic Habits' in 2021; he sold the most copies of any book on Amazon for the entire year, beating out Good Night Moon and Michelle Obama—whoever, right?
Four Thousand Weeks
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Brad recalls reading '4,000 Weeks' by Oliver Burkeman and praises it as 'so good'. The mention relates to their discussion on the finite nature of time.
It reminds me that I read the book 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, which is so good! It’s fantastic.
The 4-Hour Work Week
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Chad discusses how 'The Four-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss and 'Your Money or Your Life' influenced him to rethink and simplify both his real estate business and life, aiming for a more streamlined approach.
Reading that, alongside 'The Four-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss at the same time, was just a couple of those moments. Both in my real estate business and reading, they made me think, 'Wait a minute, what about trying to do it simpler?
Outlive
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Doug mentions 'Outlive' by Peter Attia as a valuable resource for planning one's life with an emphasis on health and longevity. He highly recommends this book to those unfamiliar with Attia, highlighting its insights on living healthily and the concept of the 'centenarian olympics'.
And, and yeah it’s funny; another person that I constantly reference is Dr. Peter Attia, and his book Outlive came out recently and is very, very dense, but if for people who don’t follow Attia, I would highly recommend that book; he talks about the centenarian Olympics and basically how he conceptualizes that is, okay, what are the 10 things I want to do as a healthy 90-year-old in essence?
Atomic Habits
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In this segment, the speaker references the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear, highlighting how it emphasizes the significance of accountability and effective strategies in developing better habits, especially in the context of fitness.
That’s not the ideal for everyone, but I think it goes back to what James Clear said in Atomic Habits about the importance of accountability and strategies!
Outlive
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In this segment, Brad discusses Dr. Peter Attia, a well-known figure in the health community, and brings up his book 'Outlive.' He highlights that Dr. Attia is also the host of a podcast titled 'The Drive,' which further emphasizes his influence.
And yeah, I mean other things, like I mentioned that DNS doctor—so Dr. Peter Attia, who is now like world-famous and he put out a book called 'Outlive,' and he has a podcast called 'The Drive.'
48 Days to the Work You Love
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Jonathan mentions Dan Miller and his book '48 Days to the Work You Love' in the context of Financial Independence being about finding work you love.
Dan Miller uh has has a book in in a popular podcast series and it's you know it's 48 days to the to the work you love and and I just think Financial Independence is finding the work you love and just and doing that
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Brad mentions Tim Ferriss's book "The 4-Hour Workweek" as the original inspiration for starting an online business.
I think the original Genesis of just having any idea of starting an online business was Tim ferriss's the four hour work week yeah I'm sure many of you out there have read if not highly recommend It's a Wonderful book you know
Good to Great
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The speaker mentions reading Jim Collins's work, specifically his 'stock series' blog posts, which were turned into a book titled 'The Simple path to wealth', and how it led to his realization about fees and index funds.
he is a brilliant series called the stock series I think I'm not sure at last counties probably up to about 30 different blog posts in that particular series and he's actually turned it into a published book called The Simple path to wealth
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
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The speaker mentions reading this book by John Bogle after reading Jim Collins's work, highlighting its brilliance.
and so then I moved on to a book called the little book of Common Sense investing by John Bogle the founder of Vanguard
The Blueprint
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The hosts announce the release of their own book, describing its content and purpose.
also wanted to let you know that in October of 2019 we released our book choosify your blueprint to financial Independence
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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Jonathan mentions that JL Collins recently published a book and explicitly states its title, recommending it.
Also for the jail Collins he just recently published a book which is now available on Amazon... and the book is called the simple path to wealth
VJ
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Brad mentions reading the book 'Future Crimes' by Mark Goodman and describes it as frightening due to its content about hackers and security.
and you know I read this book that we'll link to in the show notes it's called future Crimes by Mark Goodman I believe it is uh he was a FBI uh cyber terrorism and you know dealing with with all these hackers essentially and it is the most frightening book you will ever read in your entire life
Cashing in on the American Dream
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The guest mentions reading this book by Paul Terhorst, which gave him a vision for early retirement.
And then I also came across a book Paul tear horse cashing in on the American dream how to retire at 35 and the guy's a an accountant the CPA and he retired at 35 and explained how he did it
Tools der Titanen
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Carl mentions having checked out the book "Tools of Titans" by Tim Ferriss from the library.
and we do that too I've got Tim Ferriss tools of titans in front of me right now that I uh just checked out but yeah it's a a good library is an awesome resource
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A listener (read by the host) references JL Collins and his book "The Simple Path to Wealth" when discussing historical market returns.
but JL Collins does say in his book The Simple path to wealth that from 1975 to 2015 the market average was 11.9 percent
Choose FI
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The host mentions that the first two years of podcast content have been compiled into a book, available for purchase, and describes its purpose and where to find it.
and what we did is with the first two years of content we actually took all that information and we put it together as a book and that book is now available that anywhere books are found I think that it is a phenomenal addition to your library It would make a fantastic gift for someone that you want to share this idea with and if you would like to kind of see what are the Big Ideas What did we pull away What do we think that everyone really needs to know about to hear about and then have that come together in a really compelling story that will really lower the barrier of Entry as we discussed and encourage you to take action on these ideas check it out go to choosefi.com book to get your copy today
Thinking, Fast and Slow
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The guest, Coach Carson, mentions purchasing this book on Amazon and bringing it with him to Ecuador as one of his essential items.
so I think I purchased the book um Thinking Fast and Slow by he's a psychologist named Daniel Condon I think or can that I can't pronounce it it was really I brought that book with me I had to like that was one of the toughest decisions I had coming to Ecuador
Learning from the Student's Perspective
The guest, Coach Carson, mentions purchasing this book on Amazon and bringing it with him to Ecuador as one of his essential items.
so I think I purchased the book um Thinking Fast and Slow by he's a psychologist named Daniel Condon I think or can that I can't pronounce it it was really I brought that book with me I had to like that was one of the toughest decisions I had coming to Ecuador
Early Retirement Extreme
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The speaker (Mad Fientist) mentions finding "Early Retirement Extreme" as the initial spark for his interest in financial independence as a goal.
so the whole mad scientist came about because I thought that like I was like everyone else when they stumbled upon this whole world like I I found Early Retirement Extreme first and you know I was super excited about it and I was like well this is you know this is what I've been saving for for all these years
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The host mentions seeing a book about artisan bread on the guest's website and owning it, describing it as fantastic.
I noticed under the cooking you mentioned a specific book and I have that book and we got it last year as a gift and it's fantastic and it was the one on artisan bread
Turning the Flywheel
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The guest mentions Jim Collins' 'stock Series' as a valuable resource for learning to invest, highlighting its explanation of both mechanics and psychology.
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The host mentions the book title, describing it as 'mind-blowing'.
and the simple path to wealth man it's just it's mind-blowing
Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)
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Jim Collins refers to 'the simple path to wealth' as his book and mentions where to buy it.
uh if they're interested in the simple path to wealth which is my book there's a link to that will take them to Amazon to buy the book
The ONE Thing
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Jonathan mentions a book he read called 'the one thing' that aligns with the concept of focusing on one essential task.
and if you focus you and I and everyone out there focuses on that essential one thing and there was a book actually called the one thing which which I've read and is phenomenal but if you focus on just that one thing that's really going to make everything else easier then that is value added and that's how you should be living
Good to Great
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The hosts announce a drawing for copies of 'The Simple Path to Wealth' by Jim Collins as a reward for listeners who leave reviews.
guys we had so many reviews come through over the last several weeks and we want to go ahead and announce our two winners for the drawing for the simple path to wealth
Good to Great
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The podcast hosts announce that they are giving away copies of Jim Collins' book, The Simple Path to Wealth, to listeners who leave reviews.
and just to really show our appreciation we're increasing that to one book giveaway of the simple path to wealth for every five written reviews so again we realize you're helping us more than we're helping you with those reviews
The Millionaire Next Door
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Brad mentions the book to support the point that people who appear wealthy by spending on things like expensive cars are often not actually millionaires, contrasting them with the typical characteristics of millionaires described in the book.
yeah and I mean this this touches on you know the famous book The Millionaire Next Door right it's you know very rarely is the guy in the mcmansion with the BMW actually wealthy actually a millionaire Sure there are some that you know just make Oodles of money and can afford to waste it on frivolous stuff but but most normal people even you know upper middle class people who are you know executive levels you know you just even if you make 150 200 000 like that goes really quickly when you're spending a ton of money on your fixed expenses like your car and your house and you know it just those people just they aren't wealthy because they're spending all their money
The Millionaire Next Door
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Jonathan mentions the book by Thomas Stanley and its concept of accumulators of wealth as a better metric than annual salary.
you know one thing that I think is really uh would be a really cool thing to do if you guys have read Thomas Stanley's book The Millionaire Next Door he talks about you know people being an accumulator of wealth and actually ranks it that way
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The hosts announce that they are giving away copies of JL Collins' book, The Simple Path to Wealth, as a prize for leaving iTunes reviews.
currently we're doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth phenomenal book and we're excited to be able to offer this for you
Emotional Intelligence
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ESI mentions the concept of emotional intelligence and refers to 'the book' on the topic as an example of soft skills needed for career advancement.
so there are a whole lot of I'll call these soft skills that you need to have in order to move your career forward so you're probably you're probably familiar with the book and mo emotional intelligence or you've heard that phrase that these skills would fall under you know that heading
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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ESI lists this as an example of a system for personal motivation and drive.
so there are a gazillion different you know there's seven habits for highly effective people there's you know day planners there's getting things done there's tons of systems you can develop your own system
Getting Things Done
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ESI lists this as an example of a system for personal motivation and drive.
so there are a gazillion different you know there's seven habits for highly effective people there's you know day planners there's getting things done there's tons of systems you can develop your own system
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The hosts announce a giveaway of JL Collins's book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' for listeners who leave an iTunes review.
so if you just take a quick screenshot or a picture and send it to us at feedback shoesify for every five reviews we get we're gonna do a drawing for one copy of JL Collins's book The Simple path to wealth
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Brad recounts that Scott Rickens, who is making a documentary, read Jim Collins and bought 10 copies of 'The Simple Path to Wealth' to give to friends.
...He read every article on Mr Money Mustache went to Jim Collins and he's he told me he bought 10 copies of the simple path to wealth and sent them to 10 of his friends and read every blog he could...
What You Don't Know about Retirement Planning Can Hurt You
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The speaker mentions that the 'white coat investor' wrote a chapter in this book and is about to read a passage from it regarding the 'stretch Roth'.
He also had a chapter on the Bogle heads guide to retirement planning and Bogle heads is a phenomenal website for everything Vanguard It's basically it's a fan club for Jack Bogle who was the creator of Vanguard and in this particular section white coat investor wrote a short summary on how you can crush this game
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The host mentions giving away a copy of J.L Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as a prize for listeners who leave a written review on iTunes.
Essentially you're helping us and we would love to help you if you would be willing to just leave us a short written review on iTunes and then just send us an email at feedback choosefi.com letting us know that you did that we would happily enter you in a drawing to win a copy of J.L Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Early Retirement Extreme
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Jonathan mentions reading the book and recalls an example about the author's minimalist approach to possessions.
I remember reading Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob lonfisk her and I remember reading how he would literally own one plate one set of utensils one cup things like that
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Alan mentions starting his financial independence journey by reading Robert Kiyosaki's book, which introduced him to the concept of buying assets.
I started studying some of the Robert Kiyosaki early stuff Rich Dad Poor Dad which was about buying assets as opposed to buying liabilities and I'd never owned an asset before
MONEY Master the Game
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Alan mentions reading Tony Robbins' book, which shifted his perspective towards investing in index funds.
that led us to a book by Tony Robbins which was money Master the game which was fascinating about how to invest mainly in index funds and that changed my perspective
Free Stuff Everyday
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Alan mentions this book as an example of how someone creatively got things for free, illustrating a principle for starting a business with no money.
I think where this really hit home for me was there's a book called get free stuff every day by a guy called Mike Essex in England and it's a fascinating little book
Armas de titanes
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Alan mentions Tim Ferriss's book as one that has definitely had an impact on his life.
he wrote the four-hour work week he wrote the four hour body and different books and his blog and his podcast have definitely had an impact on my life
How?
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Alan mentions this article/essay by Kevin Kelly as changing his perspective on marketing and building a business around a small, dedicated audience.
it's by a guy called Kevin Kelly and it's called 1 000 true fans
The 4-Hour Work Week
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Brad mentions reading the book and being inspired by the concept of drop-shipping products, which led him to start a website.
but I literally after again after reading the four-hour work week and he talked about like Drop Shipping products I literally bought a website for I kid you not 512 dollars
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Brad recommends this book by JL Collins to someone looking for a beneficial book on long-term saving and retirement.
send me the name of a book that you think would be beneficial for a large audience and of course I sent him the simple path to wealth by our friend JL Collins
The Book Publishing Industry
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Brad mentions that his recommendation of JL Collins's book resulted in hundreds of copies being sold.
and Jim gets a couple hundred extra copies of his book sold And this guy reached out to me because he knew I had some Authority and influence in this area and understanding
Pathfinders
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Jonathan states that this book is one of the first books he recommends to people new to the concept.
It's incredibly powerful It's one of the first books I recommend as does Brad obviously
The Five Love Languages
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A listener named Don suggests reading this book in the context of understanding different ways people show and receive love, particularly regarding gift-giving.
and Don said if you haven't I suggest reading the five love languages
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The host mentions giving away copies of JL Collins' book, The Simple Path to Wealth, as a reward for leaving iTunes reviews.
for every five written reviews that we get on iTunes we actually will do a drawing for a copy of JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Walden
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Sam mentions the first chapter of Thoreau's Walden as his favorite article/reading, describing its content about living simply and avoiding the rat race.
I'm gonna go old school and say the first chapter of thoreau's Walden where he's sitting in this little Hut in the woods and talking about what his expenses are and and figuring out that he doesn't need to be in the rat race at all if he doesn't want to
Just the Good Stuff
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The guest mentions the book by 'Jim' (JL Collins) and refers to tables in the back related to the 4% rule.
if you look at the tables and the simple path to wealth that Jim puts at the back of the book showing where the 4% rle came from
Early Retirement Extreme
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The host mentions 'Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme' when discussing unconventional low-expense lifestyles, referencing the author and his work/book.
I think of Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme I think he was what living in San Francisco for under $10,000 a year
Your Money or Your Life
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The guest quotes the title of the book 'Your Money or Your Life' to describe reaching a point of having enough.
This is the point I think I say where you've reached enough to to quote your money or your life
Good to Great
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The guest refers to Jim Collins and something he says about a 'sure thing' related to withdrawal rates, likely from his book.
I believe Jim Collins calls this basically as close to a sure thing as anything you can ever get
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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JL Collins mentions publishing his book, 'The Simple Path to Wealth', and its success.
and then also in 2016 is when I published my book The Simple path to wealth and that's been much more successful than I could have hoped
The Black Swan: Second Edition
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The host mentions the author Nassim Nicholas Taleb and his book 'The Black Swan'.
oh Nasim Nicholas taleb yeah so so he wrote this book The Black Swan which is which is a great book
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions giving away copies of JL Collins' book as a prize for leaving reviews.
currently we're doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions giving away copies of JL Collins' book as part of a contest for podcast reviews.
We have the written book and the audiobook version of JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and we have a couple copies left of Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
Armas de titanes
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The speaker mentions being aware of Tim Ferriss through his book, The Four Hour Workweek, although he hadn't read it at the time.
I also being in the creative space listen to chase Jarvis live when they first came out and that is when I found Tim Ferriss and I was aware of Tim Ferriss via the four hour work week but I never read it
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions giving away copies of this book by JL Collins as a prize for leaving an iTunes review for the podcast.
every Friday we always do a drawing for a copy of several books that we found useful and we do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and also Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The Road Less Traveled
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The host uses the phrase 'Go Down The Road Less Traveled' as a thematic description of the podcast's journey, referencing the book title.
we're excited that you're joining us today as we continue to Go Down The Road Less Traveled
Your Money or Your Life
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The host mentions that some people discovered the FIRE community through this book.
many of you the expert five people the people that have been in the fire Community for 10 15 years the people that discovered your money or your life for Mr Money Mustache five years ago
The Total Money Makeover
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A listener (Rachel) describes starting her FI journey by reading Dave Ramsey's book, referencing his 'seven steps'.
my husband and I got started on the path to financial Independence about six months ago when I randomly picked up Dave Ramsey's book um our experience with Dave Ramsey is similar to what you guys had talked about on the podcast meaning that I really loved his book and I read it in like a day actually I read his second book really quickly as well But while we loved his whole idea of maintaining a Frugal lifestyle and living within your means and we were fired up about budgeting and saving up for retirement we also realized that of his seven steps we were on like step six and step seven was like be rich and live
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The host announces this book is being given away as part of a drawing for podcast reviews.
we have the simple path to wealth by JL Collins and we have Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The Total Money Makeover
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Rachel, a listener, mentions starting her financial independence journey after picking up and reading Dave Ramsey's book.
My husband and I got started on the path to financial Independence about six months ago when I randomly picked up Dave Ramsey's book um our experience with Dave Ramsey is similar to what you guys had talked about on the podcast meaning that I really loved his book and I read it in like a day actually I read his second book really quickly as well
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as one of the books given away in a drawing.
currently we have two books uh one is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and the other is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
The Lies of Locke Lamora
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Brad mentions a fantasy novel recommended by the Facebook group, stating he is currently reading it and enjoying it.
and a bunch of people mentioned this fantasy novel called The Lies of Lock lamora and I actually picked it up and I'm just flying through this thing I've read I'm up to page like 5 25 right now at a 700 and change and already grabbed the books two and three in the series out
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Mentioned as one of the books currently being given away in the podcast's drawing.
currently we're doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and Dominic cortuccio's book designer future
Tools der Titanen
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Brad mentions reading this book by Tim Ferriss and suggests adding it to the drawing pool.
I just got done reading tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss and my mind was blown It's the tactics routines and habits of billionaires icons and world-class performers
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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The host mentions the book and its author, relating it to the entrepreneur storyline and the concept of the cash flow quadrant.
and it reminds me so much of the Robert kiyazaki book Rich Dad Poor Dad and which he describes this idea of this cash flow quadrant
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions giving away a copy of JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as part of a drawing for leaving a review.
we finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we found useful and for the last couple weeks we've been doing JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominico's book design your future
Tools der Titanen
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The host mentions including Tim Ferriss's book 'Tools of Titans' in the drawing for leaving a review.
and then for a short period of time we're also including in this Tim ferriss's book a tools of Titans
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Fritz mentions the book "The Simple Path to Wealth" by JL Collins as an example of simplifying finances.
so I think JL Collins says it best right the simple path to wealth there's something to that you don't have to make it any more complicated than you have to make it
Giraffes Can't Dance
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Brad mentions reading this book to his daughter's kindergarten class.
I read a bunch of books I read uh Giraffes Can't Dance which is a neat one
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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Mentioned as a book given away in the podcast's weekly drawing.
we like to close every show by doing a giveaway for a book that we have found useful and traditionally we do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Tools der Titanen
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Mentioned as a book given away in the podcast's weekly drawing, described as useful and insightful.
we're also doing Tim ferriss's book tools of Titans and that's one that both Brad and myself have read and found extremely useful
The 4-Hour Work Week
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The host describes the guest's business as a 'four hour work week type' model, referencing the book.
it was a unique opportunity right to look at someone who has basically created this four hour work week type entrepreneur job right
Tools der Titanen
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The host mentions reading this book by Tim Ferriss and how it influenced his decision to do a three-day fast, specifically mentioning the concept of anchoring discussed in the book.
and I've been reading tools of Titans with Tim Ferriss and he was talking about how he would go about doing this three-day fast
The ONE Thing
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Brad mentions getting an idea about focusing on the most important thing from this book by Gary Keller.
that's I know I got that from the book The One Thing by Gary Keller and it just it really changed the way I looked at my life and not just going through the motions and doing answering all the emails to get to inbox zero or something like that
Principles of Healing in Bali
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Mentioned as a third book option for the weekly drawing for a limited time.
and for this week and next week we're doing the four hour work week by Tim Ferris
Tools der Titanen
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Brad mentions this book by Tim Ferriss in the context of intermittent fasting habits of high performers.
yeah I remember in the tools of Titans book uh Tim Ferriss mentioned that a large percentage of the high performers that he documented in that book they they skip breakfast and do that intermittent fasting where they basically have their first meal around 11 or 12
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
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The host mentions currently reading this book by Amy Morin and relates its concepts to Jeff's points about removing negative things.
Jeff that's interesting because I'm currently reading a book called 13 things mentally strong people don't do and it's by an author named Amy Morin and I heard her on a podcast recently and and she is echoing a lot a lot of what you're saying which is it's not always about what you do in your life to make it successful or to make yourself mentally strong or whatever it may be it's carrying back these negative things that are holding you back because they are so much more destructive
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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Jeff mentions writing an article after reading this book by Marie Kondo, describing it as a paradigm shift about the purpose of material things.
so that article that I wrote I wrote that after reading the Marie Marie condo book that's called the uh the life-changing magic of tidying up
Your Money or Your Life
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Jeff mentions this book as the source of concepts about the non-linear relationship between money and happiness, which he expanded upon in an article.
sure so I wrote this article how understanding the marginal utility of money will make you happier and it's really expanding upon some of the concepts that were in the book your money or your life I'm sure a lot of your listeners have read that book
Your Money or Your Life
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Speaker mentions not having heard of this book early in their financial journey.
Financial Independence was a thing you know I'd never heard of your money or your life or The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door
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Speaker mentions not having heard of this book early in their financial journey.
Financial Independence was a thing you know I'd never heard of your money or your life or The Millionaire Next Door
Invest in Your-SELF
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Speaker found this obscure book in a bookshop and read it, finding some relevant concepts.
Now in about somewhere around 2000 I stumbled across in a Bookshop across an obscure book called invest in yourself and I just picked it up in the Bookshop and I started reading it and it was talking about you know how much is enough and can you cut your expenses and the wonders of compound interest
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Speaker attributes the concept of the difference between an asset and a liability to Robert Kiyosaki, a concept central to his famous book.
just adding in the one piece of advice that made a massive impact on my wife and I as we bought ours was the Robert Kiyosaki the difference between an asset and a liability
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions giving away a copy of this book by JL Collins as part of a drawing for leaving a review.
uh we do two books uh we do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
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A listener named Cassandra mentions wanting to win a copy of the book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' and that she has it checked out from the library.
our short-term goal though is to win the simple path to wealth We waited over six weeks to check it out at the LA Public Library and now that we have it we don't want to give it back
How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free
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Heidi mentions checking this book out from the library as part of her self-reflection on retirement.
Being an avid reader and planner I headed to my favorite place the library and checked out some books on retirement how to retire happy Wild and Free By Ernie zielinski and what color is your parachute for retirement by John Nelson and Richard Bowles
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the options for the weekly book drawing.
uh we have two books we have Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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The host mentions this book as one of two given away in a drawing for leaving a review.
as usual we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful we have two books that we do we have a JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth and we have Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
Just the Good Stuff
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The host mentions that 'Jim' (JL Collins) laid out 'the simple path to wealth' as a framework for investment.
and I think that's a valuable point to people that what Jim laid out for us was the simple path to wealth this kind of framework approach your Baseline of investment
Freelance to Freedom
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The speaker mentions reading this book and highlights a key statistic from it about why small businesses fail (underestimating tax burden).
you know a very interesting statistic can across my desk recently as I was reading a book which we'll talk about in a future episode called freelance to freedom and the number one reason that small businesses fail is because the owners fail to plan for tax time or underestimate the tax burden
The Road Less Traveled
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Brad uses the phrase 'Go Down The Road Less Traveled' to close the episode, referencing the journey towards financial independence.
and we'll see you next time as we continue to Go Down The Road Less Traveled
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The host mentions giving away JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as a prize for leaving reviews, highlighting its usefulness.
we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a book that we found useful and we have always done and will always do JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth because that's such a wonderful book
Good to Great
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Grumpus Maximus discovered Jim Collins through a podcast, read his book, and was mind-blown by the concept of accumulating enough money to never work again.
gosh I guess a little over a year ago I was listening to um tarabi uh what's her first name podcast and uh She interviewed Jim Collins and I'm like whoa this is what what's he talking about this you know idea of Fu money and he's making some references in this interview about this idea that you might be able to accumulate enough money to never work again and so I immediately went and checked out his blog got his book because his book had just come out downloaded it on my Kindle and I read it and it blew my mind
Your Money or Your Life
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Grumpus Maximus suggests reading this book as part of educating oneself about personal finance.
but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant thinking you know what you're doing with money when you really don't that would be my biggest piece of advice
The Millionaire Next Door
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Grumpus Maximus suggests reading this book, noting its popularity at the time, as part of educating oneself about personal finance.
but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant thinking you know what you're doing with money when you really don't that would be my biggest piece of advice
Man's Search For Meaning (Telugu)
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Jonathan and Brad discuss a quote attributed to Victor Frankl about the space between stimulus and response, a concept from his famous book.
You know you mentioned the Victor Frankel quote it's been mentioned on our show many times I want to get a t-shirt um but I think it's worth just slowing down and pausing on that and the quote is between stimulus and response there's a space and that space is our power to choose our response and our response lies our growth in Freedom
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Jonathan mentions JL Collins' book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as one of the books given away in the drawing.
we actually do uh JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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Jonathan mentions Vincent Puglisi's book 'Freelance to Freedom' as another book being offered in the drawing for a limited time.
We're also for the next couple weeks offering uh Vincent puglisi's book freelance to freedom
Set for Life
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The host introduces the guest, Scott Trench, and mentions that he has a new book titled 'set for life'.
he has a new podcast called Bigger Pockets money he has a new book set for life and he's also obsessed with personal finance
The Sweet Spot
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Jonathan recalls a beloved childhood book series by Bill Pete and later remembers the specific series name "the sweet pickles" while at the library with his son.
and I have a conversation with my brother that night and we landed on the fact that it was a book series by Bill Pete ... but similarly we actually read this series of books it was like this random series of book called the sweet pickles
Set for Life
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Jonathan discusses Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and its framework for achieving financial independence.
but his book set for life really defines four or five things that you need to figure out a way to solve and they're achievable and he gives you ideas on how to solve them
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Jonathan lists this book by Vincent Pugliese as one of three being given away in the weekly drawing and calls it his current favorite.
There's actually three books that we're highlighting these days jail Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuous book design your future and then this is my newest favorite book right now I'm loving it and I'm recommending it to everybody Vincent puglisi's freelance to freedom
Armas de titanes
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Brad mentions reading "all the Tim Ferriss books" as part of his strategy for developing a positive mindset and internal locus of control.
I would listen to every podcast that Tom bil you at impact Theory ever put out every podcast that Jocko willink and probably Tim Ferriss to to some large degree I'd read all the Tim Ferriss books
Good to Great
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Jonathan mentions Jim Collins and his book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' in the context of discussing investing and looking at stocks as businesses.
and that goes back to what Jim Collins talked about on the very first episode we had them on talking about the simple path to wealth which is these are not stock symbols
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Contribution to the Biology of Ambystoma Opacum
Brad mentions Vincent Pugliese's book as one of the books being given away in the drawing and describes it as a phenomenal read for reclaiming control and pursuing freedom.
Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and my newest favorite Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom a phenomenal read as you look to reclaim control of your life and pursue freedom
Little House on the Prairie
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The guest mentions 'Little House on the Prairie' as an example of an antiquated idea related to barter and trade.
I thought barter and trade was this sort of like Antiquated Little House on the Prairie idea that you know Oregon Trail idea that no one did
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Contribution to the Biology of Ambystoma Opacum
The host lists this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of three books given away in a drawing for leaving a podcast review.
we have three books that we normally do we do Jail Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
Predictably Irrational
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Brad mentions reading this book and how a concept from it (social norms) helped him in a real-life situation.
I actually immediately thought back to like Jonathan you're saying about learning and pulling out these actionable techniques about this book that I read by Dan ariely called predictably irrational and there was a chapter there that was incredibly powerful on social norms
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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Mentioned as one of the books given away in the podcast drawing.
and there's a couple books that we do uh JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent piglesi's book freelance to Freedom
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of three books given away in a drawing for leaving reviews.
as you guys know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and we have three books that we do we have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth dominant cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
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Contribution to the Biology of Ambystoma Opacum
The host mentions this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of three books given away in a drawing for leaving reviews.
as you guys know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and we have three books that we do we have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth dominant cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
Money on Your Mind: The Unconscious Beliefs That Sabotage Your Financial Well-Being - and How to Break Free
The host introduces the guest, Vicki Robin, as the author of the book 'Your Money or Your Life'.
we're going to explore that exact topic today with the author of your money or your life Vicky Robin
Your Money or Your Life
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The host mentions the book's sales figures and translation history, highlighting its impact.
your money or your life has sold over a million copies since its Inception nearly 25 years ago and has been translated into 10 languages now
Dying for a Paycheck
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Vicki Robin mentions reading about a new book that confirms their 'making a dying' metaphor.
you know it's just just today I read about a new book called dying for a paycheck
Bleak
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Vicki Robin references a book by Benjamin Hunnicutt about the history of consumption and overproduction in the 1920s.
and so sometime around the 1920s according to a book by Benjamin Honeycutt sometimes around the 1920s we hit over production
Your Money or Your Life
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The host mentions having Vicki Robin, the author of 'Your Money or Your Life', as a guest on the podcast.
I mean to have Vicki Robin from your money in your life on our podcast
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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One of the hosts lists this book as one they always recommend and give away to listeners.
we have three books that we are always recommending and it is the simple path to wealth by JL Collins design your future by Dominic cortuccio and freelance to Freedom by Vincent puglisi
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Contribution to the Biology of Ambystoma Opacum
One of the hosts lists this book as one they always recommend and give away to listeners.
we have three books that we are always recommending and it is the simple path to wealth by JL Collins design your future by Dominic cortuccio and freelance to Freedom by Vincent puglisi
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the three books offered in the weekly drawing.
There's three books that we offer We have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
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Contribution to the Biology of Ambystoma Opacum
The host mentions this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of the three books offered in the weekly drawing.
There's three books that we offer We have JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The 4-Hour Work Week
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Brad mentions reading this book and how it influenced him to learn new skills, leading him to his current path.
and because I was open to learning how to create a WordPress site and a drop ship site after I read the four-hour work week and you know all these kind of crazy things led me to this point
Grit
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Ryan recommends this book to the audience and discusses its core concept about the importance of grit for success.
there's a book I'd recommend everybody it's called grit by Angela Duckworth
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Brad mentions hearing Ryan discuss this book on another podcast and how its message impacted Ryan's perspective on adding value to others.
and it reminds me actually of a quote that you said on a podcast I listen to when you're talking about uh the book How to Win Friends and Influence People and you said the reason why I changed my life is it helped me to understand that I need to think first about what the other folks are getting out of this how can I add value for them before I ask for Value back
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the three options for the podcast review drawing.
One is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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Contribution to the Biology of Ambystoma Opacum
The host mentions this book by Vincent Puglisi as one of the three options for the podcast review drawing.
and the third book is Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Brian mentions this book was given to him by his dad after college and introduced him to the idea of being in business for himself and thinking long term, sparking his interest in personal finance.
Then my dad gave me a book when I was again just graduated from college uh Rich Dad Poor Dad I'm sure many people in the fly Community are super familiar with it and that was the first book that really introduced me to the idea of that you're in business for yourself and that you can become rich if you live in a certain way and the benefits of thinking and acting long term and that book really started introducing me to other books and I basically just became enamored with the idea the topic of personal finance saving and investing
Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl
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Brian mentions reading this book by The Motley Fool, which opened his eyes to the advantages of buying individual stocks and led him to get involved with their community.
fast forward over time and I read a book by The Motley Fool called the Fool's investment guide That book really resonated with me and opened my eyes to the advantages of buying individual stocks and I got involved with their community over time and just became very very passionate about thinking about investing and investing with the long-term in mind
Warren Buffett and the interpretation of financial statements
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Brian recommends this book as extremely useful for learning how to read financial statements and understand how Warren Buffett analyzes them.
but if you're not into that there are dozens if not hundreds of wonderful books out there that you can just pick up and and just peruse one of them that I'll quickly call out that I found extremely useful was Warren Buffett and the interpretation of financial statements Page by Page they just walk through the three financial statements that all companies are required by the law to report the income statement the balance sheet and the cash flow statement and they tell you exactly how Warren Buffett looks and thinks about each of those numbers so that is a that's a book that I just can't recommend highly enough
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the books they give away to listeners.
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to welt
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Jonathan mentions this book as one of the three given away in the weekly drawing.
uh there's three books that we feature one is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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The host mentions this book as one of three given away in a drawing for leaving a review.
guys now as you know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and there are are three books that we normally do the first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions this book as one of three options given away in a drawing for leaving a podcast review.
as you know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and there's three books that we offer The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to well the second book is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book is freelance to Freedom
Freelance to Freedom
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The host mentions this book as one of three options given away in a drawing for leaving a podcast review.
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to well the second book is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book is freelance to Freedom if you want to enter this drawing all you need to do just go to choosefi.com iTunes
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host lists this book as one of the prizes offered in their weekly drawing.
We have three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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Brad lists this book as one of three options given away to podcast reviewers.
There's three books that we offer it's JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's freelance to Freedom
Discipline Equals Freedom
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Brad quotes Jocko Willink and mentions the concept/title "Discipline Equals Freedom" as a core idea related to achieving freedom through discipline in FI.
to me it's it's something that I've kind of quoted a lot of times here on the podcast which is from Jocko willink discipline equals Freedom
The Paradox of Choice
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Brad mentions the book 'The Paradox of choice' when discussing their approach to living simply and being 'satisficers' rather than 'maximizers'.
We are like the prototypical satisficers if you've ever read the book The Paradox of choice like we are not the maximizers
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Jonathan lists 'The Simple path the wealth' by JL Collins as one of the books offered in the podcast's book drawing.
it's JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
Your Money or Your Life
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Brad mentions this book in the context of valuing time over just salary.
and it goes back to the Vicki Robin Book your money or your life which is this is really about the essence of your life life's time
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A listener mentioned using JL Collins's book as a resource when introducing FI concepts to new college recruits.
...introduce them to choosfi and JL Collins's book and a couple of other india-centric five blogs...
Essentialism
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Jillian mentions this book as one she loves, relating it to intentional living and financial independence.
I read a lot of books and kind of tying into this conversation I love the book essentialism I think that as we're going towards you know this financial Independence and growing our Financial Freedom being more essential in all of the areas of our life just it makes it faster and it makes it better and we know what the heck to do once we get there
The ONE Thing
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Brad recommends this book to Jillian and the audience, noting its similarity to Essentialism and mentioning the author's last name.
and another one I recommend which I'm sure you've read Jillian is the one thing by uh Keller and yeah that's an absolutely wonderful book so for everyone out there in the audience those are those are two great books on a very similar topic
Your Money or Your Life
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A listener named Jason mentions reading this book by Vicki Robin, which led him to the podcast.
just stumbled upon it about a week ago after reading Vicki Robin's book um your money or your life
Early Retirement Extreme
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MK mentions that her husband Jason found the book 'Early Retirement Extreme' before their wedding, which influenced their financial journey.
and about three months before our wedding Jason found Early Retirement Extreme
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MK lists 'A Simple Path to Wealth' as a great piece of non-fiction in the FI community.
a simple path to wealth amazing piece of nonfiction
Meet Me in the Bathroom
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MK mentions that 'Liz's book' was amazing, grouping it with other notable non-fiction FI books.
Liz's book was amazing
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Allison mentions that the hosts recommended this book by JL Collins and reading it made her realize investing could be simple.
and honestly like you all had recommended simple path to wealth by JL Collins and reading that book actually really set me to ease because all of a sudden I was like this can be simple
Grit
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Allison mentions reading this book recently and how its theme of hard work and perseverance resonated with her story.
but a book that I read recently is called grit by Angela Duckworth I think that just resonated with me because of all this we were talking about
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Listed as one of the three books offered as a prize in the drawing.
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
The Total Money Makeover
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Rich mentions reading Dave Ramsey's book and how it convinced him to pay off his mortgage aggressively, despite having already completed other steps in the plan.
and then I read Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and I saw in his book that like I had hit all these steps already and I was doing a great job and I'd already paid off all my debt but there was a stepping that I hadn't done yet I hadn't done the step of paying off your your mortgage
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The host mentions this book as one of the options for the weekly book giveaway drawing.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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Jonathan lists this book as one of the options for the podcast's book drawing.
There's three books that we offer it's JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and Vincent puglisi's book freelance to freedom
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
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Brad recommends a book by Scott Adams.
and he wrote a book called How to fail at almost everything and still win big and I highly recommend that to you and anybody out there that I've read it
The E-Myth Revisited
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Joe Saul-Sehy recommends this book for business owners, mentioning it alongside the Built to Sell podcast.
so anybody who owns a business that's listening to this or think about going into business totally you know listen to people like John wurillo and his uh built to sell podcast and his book his fantastic book read the e-myth
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Jonathan announces this book by JL Collins as one of the options listeners can win by leaving a review.
as you know we like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful and there's three books that we offer The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path the well the second book is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Jonathan announces this book by Harry (the guest from the previous episode) as a fourth option listeners can win by leaving a review.
so this week why don't we offer Harry's new book the ride share guide as a fourth alternative for someone that leaves us a written review
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The host lists this book as one of the options for a drawing giveaway for listeners who leave reviews.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth the second is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book is Vincent puglisi's book freelance to Freedom
The Total Money Makeover
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The guest, Military Dollar, mentions reading this book by Dave Ramsey while in college as part of learning about personal finance.
so I started learning about financial stuff while I was still in college I read Total Money Makeover from Dave Ramsey and a few other books and I kind of understood what I was doing
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The host introduces JL Collins and mentions his book.
thankfully we have a wonderful community and I'm fortunate enough to be friends with JL Collins from the simple path to wealth who some people have called The Godfather a fight
Turning the Flywheel
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The host introduces the guest, Jim Collins, and explicitly states he is the author of this book.
Ado here is Jim Collins from JL Collins NH the author of the simple path to wealth who in the Phi Community we have coined as the Godfather of Phi
Just the Good Stuff
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The host references Jim Collins as the author of the book and the advice contained within it.
one thing that jumped out to me especially with you Jim you're the author of the simple path to wealth and I think many people in our Phi Community follow the advice that that you laid down with low-cost Index Fund investing controlling fees and that being the most important path to long-term wealth
The Psychology of Money
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Jim Dolly mentions this as a recent read, calls it a masterpiece, and wishes he had written it.
in fact one of the ones I read recently ought to be named it was called the psychology of money by Morgan housel and it is a masterpiece
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the three books offered as a prize for leaving a review.
The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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Mentioned as one of the books given away to listeners who leave a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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The host mentions this book as one of the options for the weekly drawing.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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The host mentions this book as one of three offered in the drawing.
The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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Brad recommends reading this book for background on investing.
frankly just read the simple path to wealth and read a book by Jack Bogle the little book of Common Sense investing
Mindset
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Jonathan mentions reading this book by Carol Dweck and discusses its concept of fixed vs. growth mindset.
I've been reading and spending a lot of time looking at this very famous book called mindset by Carol dweck and it strikes me as I'm reading that that in the concept that she's highlighting is this idea fixed mindset versus growth mindset
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Mentioned as one of the books offered as a prize for leaving a review.
and there are three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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A listener (Rebecca) mentions reading this book and being motivated by it, specifically in the context of high expense ratios in investment accounts.
Initially we had a 529 account for him and we wanted to rotate it into an able account however the state had one and so did Fidelity after reading the recommended book The Simple path to wealth that was fired up both of the able accounts have high expense ratios
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
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Jonathan attributes the concept of the 'talent stack' to Scott Adams, the author of Dilbert. The concept is from one of Adams' books.
obviously it wasn't your idea it was grabbed from Scott Adams the author of Dilbert but I was putting together some thoughts relatively recently and I realized this
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Jonathan mentions this book as one of the options for the book drawing.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Your Money or Your Life
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Grant mentions this book as one of the first two money books he ordered after searching online.
literally the first two money books I ordered were your money or your life and David box automatic millionaire
The Molecule of More
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Mike recommends a book he recently read titled 'the molecule of more' and describes its impact on his understanding of motivation and dopamine.
but I'm going to talk about a book that I read this last month that has really impacted my life and and even how I view things and how I think through things but uh the book is the molecule of more
Tools der Titanen
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Chris Mamula mentions being a fan of Tim Ferriss and loving his book 'Tools of Titans'.
so my idea was I'm a huge Tim Ferriss fan I reached out to Brad because I heard him talking about it and I love the book tools of Titans
Think and Grow Rich
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Alan mentions reading this book and how it inspired him to take a rich person out for lunch.
I read a book uh it was a few years ago Now it's called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
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Mentioned as one of the books offered in the podcast's drawing.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
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Wendy mentions getting a book by JL Collins as part of her research into financial independence.
I started consuming your podcast I got JL Collins book I just consumed everything
Atomic Habits
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Jonathan mentions reading this book by James Clear and how it's helping him adopt certain habits.
I'm actually working on something as well I've been reading this book by James Clear Atomic habits and I am forcing myself to adopt certain habits
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Jonathan mentions this book as one of three options given away in a drawing for leaving a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
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Mentioned as one of the books offered in the podcast's drawing.
doing a drawing for copy of a book that we have found useful and there's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Choose FI
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The hosts announce the release of their own book.
the release of our book choose fi your blueprint to financial Independence
The Total Money Makeover
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Jonathan mentions this as a favorite book that helped him get out of debt.
One of my favorite books when I was on my journey was uh The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey back in the day
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Mentioned as one of the books offered in the podcast's drawing.
the first is jail Collins book The Simple path the wealth
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Brad lists this book as one of three options given away in the podcast drawing.
and there's three books that we offer JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth Dominic cortuccio's book design your future and the third book from Vincent puglisi freelance to Freedom
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The host introduces the topic of comparing Paul Merriman's strategy with the investment approach described in this book.
but two help us do a little bit of compare and contrast with the simple path to wealth versus the ultimate Buy and Hold portfolio
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The host mentions this book as one of three options for a giveaway drawing for listeners who leave a review.
There's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth the second is Dominic cortuccio's book design your future in the third book from Vincent buglesi freelance to Freedom
Wisdom from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Zeona mentions reading this book when she was young and how it made her think about real estate as a way to build wealth.
so I've always had that Fascination and I think I thought that might turn into being like a real estate agent or something when I was younger but it didn't go that route so I think I've always had it in the back of my mind that like I was gonna try to figure out how people do that and I think like also from Reading Rich Dad Poor Dad when I was pretty young I thought okay like real estate sounds like a way to get wealth in your life and so I wanted to learn about that and neither of my parents really knew anything or owned property
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the options for winning a drawing for leaving a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
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Brad mentions this book as one of the options for the listener drawing.
The first is JL Collins book simple path to wealth
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Jonathan mentions this book as one of three offered in a drawing for listeners who leave a review.
the first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
Choose FI
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Jonathan announces the title of their upcoming book.
you know if you heard about our book it's actually it's going to be titled choose fi your blueprint to financial Independence
The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition)
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The host mentions that JL Collins packaged his website content into a book and states its title and availability.
he also packaged it together in a book called The Simple path to wealth and that is available anywhere books are sold
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Mentioned as one of the books offered as a prize for leaving a podcast review.
The first book Is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
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The host mentions this book by JL Collins as one of the options for the weekly drawing.
There's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth
How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Nick mentions reading this book in college and how it impacted his understanding of relationships and befriending people.
I read a book during my freshman year called How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and that book has probably had some of the biggest impact on my life in terms of just understanding what makes people tick and how to befriend people now
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Nick, the guest from a previous episode, mentioned this book as one of the most influential in his life. The host discusses the title and author.
and he said one of the most influential books in his life was How to Win Friends and Influence People I feel like that book title is sounds almost a bit spammy right the Influence People but I think the word influencer kind of has a dirty connotation these days it's not it's not Dale Carnegie's fault no but no I mean I I think like Nick said it's have a genuine interest in others
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Mentioned as one of the three books offered in the podcast's drawing/giveaway.
there's three books that we offer The first is JL Collins book The Simple path to wealth
Atomic Habits
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Jonathan mentions buying this book by James Clear but hasn't read it yet because Brad borrowed it.
except one of the books that I wanted to read I wanted to read it so much that I bought it was James Clear Atomic habits
Mindset
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Jonathan lists books he has read this year, including Mindset by Carol Dweck.
I read mindset by Carol dweck I read uh uh quit like a millionaire by Bryce and Christy
Can't Hurt Me
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Brad mentions starting David Goggins's book, Can't Hurt Me, as an audiobook after reading the physical book.
but I've uh started on David goggins's book can't hurt me and I actually I read the book and then I heard the audiobook was the single best audiobook ever produced
Atomic Habits
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Jonathan mentions Brad returning his copy of the book 'Atomic Habits'.
because when you got back the first thing you did was give me back my Atomic habits book
Choose FI
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The host announces the release date of their book and states its full title.
so the book choose to find your blueprint of financial Independence is going to be released on October 1st
Atomic Habits
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Mentioned as one of the books currently being read by the ChooseFI book club, and the author is mentioned as someone they will interview.
and right now I believe they're they're Reading Man search for meaning and atomic habits which you've heard us reference on the show and we're actually going to be interviewing James Clear in a few weeks here about that book
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The meditation, narrated by JL Collins, concludes by referencing the 'simple path to wealth', the title of his well-known book.
recommit to your plan and continue confidently on your simple path to wealth and now go do something wonderful in this wonderful world with all your wonderful freedom
The Great Gatsby
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Tori Dunlap mentions this as her favorite book.
what is your favorite Blog podcast or book of all time my favorite book of all time is The Great Gatsby
Choose FI
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The hosts announce that they are giving away copies of their book, 'ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence', as a prize for leaving reviews.
we'd like to finish every episode by doing a drawing for a copy of a book that we have found useful We are offering our book choose a defy your blueprint to financial Independence and if you want to win a copy of this book all you need to do is just go to chooseify.com iTunes
Sapiens
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The guest, David Hauser, names Sapiens as one of his favorite books and one that changed his viewpoint.
I go back to sapiens this is really one of my favorite books I have a number two that's really close but this changed my viewpoint on so many things and evolves
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The guest mentions 'The Evolution of Everything' by Matt Ridley as his second favorite book.
Ah the evolution of everything by Matt Ridley and this is very close with Steve pinkerton's um latest book uh Enlightenment now
Factfulness
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The host mentions reading 'Factfulness' and recommends it, noting its similarity to the positive view discussed by the guest.
yeah I've got one that I've read recently called factfulness which is actually very similar to that if you haven't read that I'd highly recommend it
The Total Money Makeover
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Becky mentions keeping copies of this book in her car to give to people who are open to the message.
in fact I keep a bag of books in my car and in that bag is copies of simple path and Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and if I find anybody that I think is open to the message then I give them a book
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Becky mentions keeping copies of this book in her car to give to people who are open to the message.
in fact I keep a bag of books in my car and in that bag is copies of simple path and Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and if I find anybody that I think is open to the message then I give them a book
The Man in the High Castle
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MK Williams mentions this book as a comparison for her new book's genre.
so if you have liked the man on a high castle or Timeless or Michael Crichton Jurassic Park adventure stories like that then you will love the infinite infinite
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MK Williams mentions this book and author as a comparison for her new book's genre.
so if you have liked the man on a high castle or Timeless or Michael Crichton Jurassic Park adventure stories like that then you will love the infinite infinite
Atomic Habits
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The host introduces the guest, James Clear, as the author of the book.
we are getting the opportunity to speak with James Clear author of atomic habits
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
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The co-host mentions the concept of systems versus goals and attributes it to Scott Adams and his book.
systems versus goals This we've talked about from Scott Adams repeatedly from how to fail at almost everything and still win big
Your Money or Your Life
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Kim mentions reading the book in college and how it influenced her thinking about work and pay.
I actually read your money or your life when I was a senior in college I remember thinking this makes so much sense because I had worked part-time jobs up until that point
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The speaker mentions that Kim (the guest from the previous episode) read this book and internalized its lessons, specifically the concept of the real hourly wage.
she looked at your money or your life by Vicki Robin and really internalize those lessons that all
Atomic Habits
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The hosts discuss James Clear and his concept of 'atomic habits', clearly referring to his well-known book, in the context of building habits for financial independence.
we interviewed James clear a few weeks back in episode 157 and we talked about those building blocks those atomic habits these little things that can make a difference over years and decades
Think and Grow Rich
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One of the hosts compares the number of millionaires interviewed by their guest Jamie Masters to the number interviewed by Napoleon Hill for his book.
to her point I think she said this in the episode in the very near future she will have interviewed more millionaires than Napoleon Hill from uh yes Think and Grow Rich
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Community member Oren mentions starting to read this book and loving it.
around a month later just started reading simple path to wealth and loving it for the first time ever
Choose FI
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One of the hosts announces that they have written their first book and recommends it as a blueprint for getting started.
but I will just say in context here from a blueprint perspective we have written our first book choose to find your blueprint to financial Independence
Atomic Habits
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Jonathan references an episode with James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, to emphasize the importance of community in adopting desired behaviors.
in fact referencing an episode that we did recently with James Clear author of atomic habits he very pointedly stated
The Richest Man in Babylon
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Stephen mentions reading 'The Richest Man in Babylon' as one of the standard books that helped change his financial life after hitting rock bottom.
I did do a bunch of reading I all of the standard books that we talk about so jail Collins the richest man in Babylon those types of things
The Happiness Project
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The host introduces the guest, Gretchen Rubin, and mentions her best-selling book.
today we're gonna be speaking with Gretchen Rubin the author of the number one best-selling book The Happiness Project and on today's episode we're gonna be speaking specifically about the four Tendencies and how they relate to people pursuing Financial Independence
A Pattern Language
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Gretchen Rubin mentions a book she often gives as a gift and its author, describing its topic.
a book that I most often give as a gift is a crazy book called a pattern language which is like this weird Rogue architect Christopher Alexander about how to look at spaces which I find super fascinating
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The host asks Gretchen about her favorite book from the Harry Potter series.
favorite Harry Potter book
The Five Love Languages
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The host mentions reading this book and finding it helpful for understanding relationships.
I know I've found this by reading the five love languages in the last year or two
The Happiness Project
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The host mentions reading this book by Gretchen Rubin and how it helped him understand personality tendencies and a friend's reaction.
and by reading this book by Gretchen the four tenancies and I mentioned at the beginning of the episode I don't know that we ever tied a thread to it
A Pattern Language
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A listener from the UK recommends this book, which was also recommended by Gretchen Rubin.
Second the recommendation that Gretchen made for a pattern language which is another really great book
The Infinite Game
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The hosts mention reading this book by Simon Sinek and applying its concept to relationships and financial independence.
and Jonathan you and I have been reading a book called The Infinite game by Simon sinek
The Ride of a Lifetime
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MK announces the second and third books from ChooseFI publishing, stating 'The Simple Startup' is the name of the curriculum, which is available as a student workbook and an instructor manual. Rob is mentioned as the author of the curriculum.
the book as well the simple startup is the name of the book it is the curriculum that you can use for your home school or if you are just a parent who wants to get involved with their student and there is a student workbook and an instructor manual so that is why it does two books and not one so we have a version that is for the students where they have activities to work through
The Five Love Languages
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Jonathan introduces the episode topic, noting that Brad has frequently mentioned this book and its impact.
and over the last several months I have heard Brad mention no less than four times the impact of one book The Five Love Languages
Deep Work
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Jesse identifies 'Deep Work' by Cal Newport as his favorite book and discusses its core idea about focused work being a competitive advantage, mentioning that YNAB sends the book to new hires.
Jesse what is your favorite Blog podcast or book of all time favorite book is deep work by Cal Newport That book is on my reading list
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Court mentions this as one of their favorite books, listed immediately after 'Your Money or Your Life'.
in terms of books we really love you know your money or your life and the simple path to wealth
Digital Minimalism
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Court lists this as another great book they love.
some other great ones are goodbye things the story story of stuff millionaire teacher and digital minimalism
Think and Grow Rich
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Rob mentions this as his favorite book, having read it before and now listening to the audiobook, finding it inspiring and helpful for creativity.
Think and Grow Rich uh Napoleon Hill yes but you know I read it like five years ago my mindset was just starting to come around now I'm reading it again on audiobook really I hate really reading but I love audiobooks I'm seeing it like it's brand new again I almost don't remember most of it I thought I did until I started listening to it again and it's great just it keeps my mind flowing it keeps my juices going keeps me creative you know and I love it I love it
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Rashawn mentions this as her favorite book, recommending it for those interested in real estate investing, and notes that she did her first deal after reading it. The author Gary Keller is confirmed by Brad and Rashawn.
I'm gonna say the millionaire real estate investor because that is a great first book to read if you are exploring the idea of investing in real estate that's another one is that Gary Keller yes fantastic After that book I did our first deal
The Ride of a Lifetime
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The host mentions this book series, attributed to "Rob", as another option for the weekly drawing.
we're picking from our books here at chooseify publishing we have ours choosify your blueprint of financial Independence and Rob's book The Simple startup series
Getting Things Done
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John Zaratsky mentions a tactic from 'Getting Things Done' by David Allen as a source for an idea in Make Time.
and that's an idea that that comes from at least in terms of my awareness comes from getting things done the book by David Allen
Atomic Habits
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Brad mentions the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear in conjunction with "Make Time" as influences on Jonathan's recent life changes.
I know the conjunction of atomic Habits by James clear and this book makes Time by Jake Knapp and John zarowski I mean you basically made wholesale changes in your life
The Five Love Languages
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Rob mentions adding a topic about 'the five love languages' to a journal resource for students, relating it to spending decisions and peer pressure.
so one I just added in was about the five love languages it's not something you would really talk about in a financial literacy class but when you're talking about financial Independence there's a lot of peer pressure around how you should be spending money
Can't Hurt Me
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Jonathan mentions a book called 'Can't Hurt Me' by David Goggins, describing it as being about Goggins' transformation through willpower.
just recently there's a book released called can't hurt me and it's this guy that uh just found this incredible amount of willpower and basically transformed the human being that he was uh I guess to who he wanted to be and just went through this remarkable physical and mental uh transformation
Freelance to Freedom
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Vincent offers his book 'Freelance to Freedom' as a free audiobook to the ChooseFI community, mentioning he wrote it.
we would love to give your you know the choose fi Community uh freelance the freedom I wrote the book we recorded the audiobook and we give it away for free
The Ride of a Lifetime
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The hosts discuss 'The Simple Startup' as a timely resource (workbook/curriculum) for starting a business, especially for students and accidental homeschoolers, mentioning it was created by Rob.
another great One MK that I feel like we should mention that would be very timely right now is actually the simple startup uh this is I'll actually give you the floor on this but I can't imagine a better time to start pursuing a passion project and doing something with your kids uh than now right yeah so I mean talk about good timing with the simple startup coming out in mid-February so if you have a student who is maybe Middle School to high school age or you just as an adult want to start your own business and have a guide to walk you through it you can check those out at the simple startup the simplestartup.com is where you can find information on the books Rob has been doing a great job trying to help people learn about it as they're suddenly like I'm a homeschool ... the simple startup is a physical workbook It is a physical workbook and it's there if you want to have a workbook to go through by yourself or with your child or with another individual to build a business from scratch using a lot of the principles that hear us Advocate on the show
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Joanna mentions reading Kiyosaki, which influenced her decision to get into property investment.
then I got into this was you know I read Kiyosaki I got into property investment and I discovered I really just don't care what the color of the carpet is
The Stand
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Joanna names this as one of her favorite books.
so I'm I'm actually gonna pick to The Stand by Stephen King which is MK also likes um she's pumping her face here
Chicken Soup for the Soul 20th Anniversary Edition
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Joanna names this as her second favorite book and discusses one of its core principles.
my second book is the success principles by Jack Canfield which I read when I didn't know what to do with my life cam feels fantastic and one of the first principles is take a hundred percent responsibility for your life
Wisdom from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Joanna mentions this book as being relevant to her past lack of financial education.
well the reason is because the Rich Dad Poor Dad book is written exactly for people like me over educated in lots of ways but with no clue about financial education my my parents were teachers
Atomic Habits
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Brad lists skills and topics he would include in a life curriculum, mentioning 'Atomic habits' as an example related to habits.
even down to like building businesses and real estate how to maximize sleep and you know Habits Like You Know Atomic habits and like make time with John zuretsky
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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The speaker (Dom) references Marie Kondo and her book 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' as an analogy for filtering information consumption, comparing it to tidying up possessions.
so it's time to do like what Marie kondo does best right the life-changing magic of tidying up It's kind of like reconnecting with why am I seeking this information
The Ride of a Lifetime
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Jonathan mentions Rob Phelan's book/workbook 'The Simple Startup' and how Brad is using it as a project with his kids for interest-led learning, focusing on building a business.
Brad you and I talked about Rob's book The Simple startup and how you're using that as a project with your kids so talk about interest-led learning what a great opportunity to think through the process of building a business and talk about a board game all the mentality that goes in there and that's a workbook and we can have a link for that in show notes
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The host explains that the episode title 'The Market Always Goes Up' is an homage to a chapter in JL Collins' book.
admittedly the title a little bit click bait the market always goes up a little bit of an homage to JL Collins chapter in his book
MONEY Master the Game
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Frank mentions that the risk parity model discussed by Ray Dalio was the basis for the Tony Robbins portfolio described in a book written by Tony Robbins.
this was the basis for the Tony Robbins portfolio in that book that he wrote
Principles
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Frank mentions reading 'principles by dalio' in the context of researching portfolio diversification and asset classes.
um but if you read principles by dalio or if you look at other things and there are I don't a lot of research on this is there are precursors to this that go back to the 1970s something called the permanent portfolio which was invented by a guy named Harry Brown which was 25 gold 25 long-term treasuries 25 stocks and 25 uh short-term treasuries and it worked very well in the 1970s
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Frank mentions his son wouldn't read this book but was enthusiastic about another book.
I could I could not get him to read a simple path of wealth but once he got Scott trench's book uh he was all over that it was
Set for Life
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Frank mentions his son was enthusiastic about this book by Scott Trench, and the host agrees it's a great manual for beginners.
I could I could not get him to read a simple path of wealth but once he got Scott trench's book uh he was all over that it was... yeah Scott Church's book set for life that is a fantastic manual for anybody that's just getting started on their financial Journey love that book
Atomic Habits
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Brad references James Clear and concepts like identity, which are central to his book, in the context of building habits and improving.
It's like you said it is really a lot of things that James Clear talked about when he came on right like it's an identity thing
Can't Hurt Me
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Jonathan mentions David Goggins as an inspiration for building mental fortitude and references an anecdote (doing 100 pull-ups) often associated with Goggins' work and book.
I had this idea what if you could emerge from covet a Savage right you could take this thing get into a very intentional place and just Master this build some mental fortitude and my version and the example I gave probably a month ago in that in that clip was you know Goggins is talking with this individual he's working with and he gets the guy to do a hundred pull-ups
The Ride of a Lifetime
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Jonathan mentions the second ChooseFI Publishing book, 'the simple startup', linking it to Rob.
so in our case it was like this blueprint to financial independence with Rob and the simple startup
Your Money or Your Life
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Jonathan mentions Vicki Robin and her book 'Your Money or Your Life' in the context of the concept of trading life energy for money.
you know Vicki Robin famously uses the term trading Life Energy for money in her book your money or your life
The 4-Hour Body
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Chris mentions this book as an example of stories about achieving financial independence or entrepreneurial success, noting the lack of representation of people who look like him in such narratives.
and because I mean we've all seen like what the the books like the four hour work week and you know you see the young entrepreneurs on TV who've built the startup and now they're you know philanthropist or something you know you see all these stories but I don't ever really remember anyone who looks like me in those stories
The Chamber
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Jonathan mentions reading this book by John Grisham and discusses its themes related to career trade-offs and financial independence.
Brad I was recently reading a book uh it's an old book now but it's aged incredibly well it's called the street lawyer it's a John Grisham fiction novel about this lawyer that works with a big firm in DC and due to a Awakening A really horrific event that happened uh he decided to leave the corporate firm and go work with the homeless in in the Washington DC area
Turning the Flywheel
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One of the guests mentions reading this book by Jim Collins as part of their research into financial independence.
so it wasn't until we started getting really educating ourselves on the finances like reading um the simple path to wealth by Jim Collins and his blog
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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The guest mentions following the principles from 'the maraconda book' (likely Marie Kondo's book) for downsizing their belongings before traveling.
so we basically followed the maraconda book that you guys I'm sure I've heard about and yeah so we don't size everything just keep the things that brought us value to our life which was not a turn and stuff all of that into two backpack each and we travel carry on only
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MK announces a Facebook live event with JL Collins, author of The Simple Path to Wealth.
so for everybody listening today when this airs which is Friday Friday June 26 2020 tomorrow on Saturday June 27th we are having a Facebook live with the man the myth the legend JL Collins author of the simple path to wealth um if anybody didn't get the reference there but I am super looking forward to
Turning the Flywheel
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Grumpus Maximus mentions hearing Jim Collins interviewed about his book, which led him to read it and discover FI and the 4% rule.
I heard Jim Collins interviewed uh in a podcast it was around the release of his book you know went and read the book and I discovered Phi the four percent rule all that stuff
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Brad mentions the book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' in the context of thinking from a beginner's mindset, specifically for someone new to JL Collins or his book.
how would this add value to in this case someone who's never heard of J.L Collins or the simple path to well so again like I'm not coming up with these questions on my own in that case but I'm trying to think from the mindset of someone who's new at this and I think that's just my little frame on this
Atomic Habits
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The host mentions talking with James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, about setting up habits.
We talked with James clear the author of atomic habits about this
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
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Brad mentions learning the concept of the 'Talent Stack' from this book by Scott Adams and describes its focus on systems, goals, and mindset.
and it's actually something that I picked up from the author Scott Adams he wrote the book how to fail at almost everything and still win big and really just a wonderful wonderful book about systems versus goals and just an entire mindset of success basically
Wisdom from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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Chris mentions reading this book early on, which influenced his focus on real estate before finding the ChooseFI community.
Fortunately I read Rich to head Poor Dad early on and chose to focus on real estate since finding the choose Phi community and learning the simple path to wealth a few years back we Diversified our portfolios to be about 50 real estate equity and 50 in the market
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Chris mentions learning this concept after finding the ChooseFI community, implying he read the book.
Fortunately I read Rich to head Poor Dad early on and chose to focus on real estate since finding the choose Phi community and learning the simple path to wealth a few years back we Diversified our portfolios to be about 50 real estate equity and 50 in the market
The Five Love Languages
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Jillian mentions reading 'The Five Love Languages' by Gary Chapman as a framework for understanding relationships.
yeah one of the things like Frameworks that I like to use for relationships is I don't know if you've ever read the five love languages by Gary Chapman
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Ava mentions this as a book she loves and got college friends to read, forming a book club.
uh outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill It's a fantastic book
Atomic Habits
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Brad discusses James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits', focusing on the importance of small steps in habit formation. He shares how starting with a simple action, like stepping outside for a short walk, can help build the daily habit of walking.
I'm thinking about James Clear and his book Atomic Habits and how, okay, it might even be those first couple days just literally lacing up your shoes and walking out of the house for a couple of the nearest houses—literally walk 100 yards and come back—it sounds ridiculous when you hear it that you're like purposefully limiting it, but the actual importance at the beginning is building the habit that I'm the type of person that goes outside and walks every day.
Atomic Habits
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Brandon, the guest (Mad Fientist), highlights the importance of 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear in establishing a daily routine, recommending it for anyone looking to build positive habits.
Then James Clear's 'Atomic Habits' was really key as far as just like getting into the habit of doing it every day, and I'd recommend both of those books. I'd say both of those were really good in getting me to actually have the routine I needed to make progress.
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
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Guest host Ginger talks about reading 'The New New Thing' by Michael Lewis, which focuses on Silicon Valley. She describes it as an older but remarkable book.
His most recent one was called The Premonition about the pandemic, and it's incredible, it's very good, but the one I just finished was the one about Silicon Valley called The New New Thing.
The Big Picture
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Roger Whitney mentions his friend Fritz who wrote a blog called 'The Retirement Manifesto', suggesting it's a resource or book about his financial journey.
I have a good friend uh who wrote A has a Blog called the retirement Manifesto uh his name is Fritz Wonderful man and he did a lot of things right and he started a Blog sharing his journey in making the transition and how to use his Capital to create paychecks and everything else so the journey is a little bit different than yours but he started the blog because that's how he thinks and it helps him stay focused but what ended up happening with him is a lot of other people were in the same situation that he was and were resonating with what he was talking about
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Julia mentions this as one of her two favorite books, recommending it as a great negotiation book.
and then I've got two books Never split the difference Which is a great negotiation book that I would recommend to anybody who wants to go into any kind of negotiation
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Julia mentions this as one of her two favorite books, stating it has impacted her life and she gets something new every time she reads it.
and untethered Soul was one that has impacted my life over and over again Every time I read it I get something new
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Jonathan introduces JL Collins and 'a simple path to wealth' as a foundational resource for investing knowledge, referring to a podcast episode about it. Brad later reiterates that JL Collins' work, including his website series and the concept of 'this simple path to wealth,' was life-changing for him and is the recommended starting point for learning about investing.
I saved the best for last I want you to listen to episode 19 of our podcast with JL Collins a simple path to wealth that's actually part one of a three-part series but start there... JL Collins was on our show in episode 19 he has the famous stock series at his website jlcollinsnh.com that to me changed my entire life... I think the absolute starting place is learn about this simple path to wealth and then move forward as you see Fed
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The host mentions this book as an example of a slow and steady approach to wealth building.
then that's when we start talking about things like the simple path to wealth the stock series and ideas like that and so that's why I like being in part of this community because it's not predicated on a hot tip
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Annie Duke mentions this book as a central piece of the decision-making literature.
as I was looking around the space I realized that there's kind of a gap in this literature that's you know I would say thinking fast and slow is like the center piece of this literature which is such obviously an incredible book that everybody should read
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
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Jonathan mentions the phrase 'talent stack' coined by Scott Adams in his book and states the title.
If you've listened to the show for any period of time you have heard us talk about building our talent stack that phrase coin from Scott Adams in his book how to fail at nearly everything and still win big
Choose FI
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The host mentions their own book, published by ChooseFI, as a prize for newsletter subscribers who share their wins.
If yours is red we want to send you one of the books from our choosify publishing Department We have our book choose to find your blueprint to financial Independence and we actually have three or four other books which will help you depending on your specific situation
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Jonathan mentions the book as a foundational building block for understanding financial independence, associating it with JL Collins.
keep it simple the simple path to wealth and the stock series really was a foundational building block
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Brad mentions reading this book as a source for understanding low-cost index fund investing and why they invest this way.
and I think this is where you and I reading the book The Simple path to wealth or reading the stock series that jlcollinsnh.com and just getting an understanding of
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Jonathan mentions having James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, on the show to discuss concepts from the book.
we did this episode with uh James Clear author of atomic habits who's really you know talking about some of these Concepts
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The host references 'the simple path to wealth' as a strategy, linking it to buying a total stock market index fund, a concept popularized by JL Collins.
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Choose FI
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Michelle tells her husband to read the ChooseFI book to get him on board with FI.
so I said how about if you read choose a fi which I already digested super fast and then we'll have like a little date night and so it was like okay fine so she read the book
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Chris mentions 'Simple Path to Wealth' as one of two key books for the show.
I think it was uh simple path to wealth or it was the uh your money or your life uh if there's two books you want on your show if it's those two
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Eric mentions reading this book as part of his initial deep dive into the financial independence community.
so fall of 2019 I went through and binge listened to all of your content read the simple path to wealth like I was all in
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Aaron references the book 'David and Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell after discussing the differences between being a 'big fish in a small pond' and a 'small fish in a big pond' in the context of college choices.
I totally agree. That was from 'David and Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell.
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Brad references the book 'The Body Keeps the Score,' which discusses how stress and trauma are stored in the body, relating to the current topic. He shares that it's on his shelf and that he plans to read it.
I'm glad you referenced some of those books; one such book is called 'The Body Keeps the Score.'
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The host introduces the guest, JL Collins, and mentions his book 'The Simple Path to Wealth' as one of the most influential books in the community.
we are going to be speaking with JL Collins author of the simple path to wealth and the stock series which you can find at jlcollinsnh.com probably one of the most influential books in this community has sold hundreds of thousands of copies
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JL Collins mentions writing 'it' (the book) for his daughter.
and it really I've wrote it for my daughter and you know I hoped it would be successful at least within the FI Community
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Brad mentions that Jim (JL Collins) discusses Black Swan events in 'his book' and 'his stock series'.
and Black Swan events aren't quite so Black Swan right That's what Jim talks about in his book and in his stock series that we see what I mean maybe this obviously kovid 2020 that was something that's not going to happen or has not happened once a decade
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Brad mentions the concept of systems versus goals and attributes it to James Clear and his book 'Atomic Habits'.
so I've tried to internalize this whole concept of of systems versus goals which I know James Clear talks about in atomic habits and setting up systems that work for my life and for me because I am still like a a very numbers based guy like I have actually set up kind of like a tracking system and frankly this might be a little too geeky and analytical for for a lot of people
We're Talking Millions!
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The host introduces Paul Merriman and mentions his new book by title.
we are bringing Paul Merriman back on the show and he has a new book called we're talking Millions
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The host refers to strategies Paul Merriman laid out previously, mentioning 'the ultimate Buy and Hold' strategy. This is later linked to a previous episode where he introduced the 'ultimate Buy and Hold portfolio'.
the strategies that he laid out in the ultimate Buy and Hold that he started talking about 10 15 20 years ago it's all here
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The host refers to strategies Paul Merriman laid out previously, mentioning 'the ultimate Buy and Hold' strategy. This is later linked to a previous episode where he introduced the 'ultimate Buy and Hold portfolio'.
the strategies that he laid out in the ultimate Buy and Hold that he started talking about 10 15 20 years ago it's all here
We're Talking Millions!
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Brad mentions Paul Merriman's book and recommends it as a guide to financial independence.
but what's interesting like his book we're talking Millions is really it reads as like a Phi manual when you look at at these small steps and I do recommend that everybody pick this book up
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Jonathan mentions JL Collins' book and its purpose.
The reason JL Collins put the book together the simple path to wealth we documented it on a very recent episode which Brad will provide that number in just a minute
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
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Brad mentions Michael Lewis's book 'The Big Short' when discussing Robinhood's business model and high-frequency trading.
and what you're describing with their entire business model reminds me of Michael Lewis's book The Big Short
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
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Brian mentions Michael Lewis's book 'Flash Boys' in the context of the importance of speed in high-frequency trading.
which is why speed has become such a big um it's a big component which was pointed out in Michael Lewis's uh book Flash Boys
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One of the hosts mentions this book, stating that he and the co-host love it, in the context of discussing long-term perspectives.
if we're talking about as you know you and I both love the book The Infinite game by Simon sinek
Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence
The host introduces the guest, Doug Nordman, and mentions he is the author of this book.
so Doug we know is from the military guide and he's also the author of raising your money Savvy family for Next Generation Financial Independence Which of course you could find at chooseify.com which is great
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The host thanks the guest, Doug Nordman, and mentions he is the co-author of this book.
Huge thanks to Doug Norman the military guide and co-author of raising the money Savvy family Next Generation Financial Independence you'll see it's all tied together
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
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Jonathan mentions the book that inspired Scott Adams' idea of the 'talent stack', stating the title, which Brad then slightly corrects/completes.
I mean I think the book that inspired the talent stack was and I'm going to miss say the title and I apologize ahead of time but it was basically how to fail at nearly everything and still succeed am I close Brad and still win big
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The host mentions James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits' when discussing the strategy of starting small with habits, like doing something for just two minutes.
and in fact building on James clear's Atomic habits book there's something really powerful to that
Make Time
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The host references a previous episode (168) where they interviewed John Zeratsky, the author of the book 'Make Time', and briefly describes the book's concept.
so in this case 168 we had the opportunity to interview John zaraski the author of make time
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Brad mentions the concept of '1000 true fans' by Kevin Kelly in the context of building a business with a core group of loyal customers.
and this reminds me of the Kevin Kelly 1000 true fans and it's amazing when you have that core group of people that you can really make a living forever
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Rob mentions Pat Flynn and his book about super fans as the source of the idea of creating super fans.
and you uh mentioned Grant Kelly and I want to go back to um Pat Flynn so another awesome book by the way talking about super fans and how to create those from your first few customers now
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Rob mentions Pat Flynn and his book about super fans as the source of the idea of creating super fans.
and you uh mentioned Grant Kelly and I want to go back to um Pat Flynn so another awesome book by the way talking about super fans and how to create those from your first few customers now
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The speaker mentions using a 'Kaplan book' for SAT preparation in the past, contrasting it with professional tutoring.
I would have told you that back in 1999 I would have thought it's probably just like buying a you know some sort of Kaplan book or something like that and trying to go through it
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The host mentions the book as part of a potential history lesson on investing.
we could look at chaos theory and a random walk down Wall Street
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The host mentions that JL Collins points to the dominance of index funds in his book.
And this is what JL Collins points to in his simple path to wealth
The Golden Albatross: How To Determine If Your Pension Is Worth It
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Brad introduces Grumpus Maximus and mentions that he wrote a book for ChooseFI publishing called The Golden Albatross, which is about pensions.
and you know when we have questions about pensions and worth versus worth it you obviously think about grumpus Maximus who is a friend of the show he has written a book actually for choosify publishing called the Golden Albatross which he talks very specifically and in depth about Penn so this was the logical person to hook up with Troy and Lindsay for this conversation
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Jonathan mentions that he pleaded with Doug and Carol to write this book for the FI community, describes it as a phenomenal book for teaching kids FI lessons, and notes it was released this past year.
The last one I have here and this is because I literally went to Doug and Carol and pleaded with them to make this book for the fight Community was raising your money Savvy family and they released this book this past year and Brad it's on the shelf behind you as well for people it is a phenomenal book on how to incorporate these Five Lessons to your kids at all ages it really needs to be a part of any of these conversations
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Adam Coelho discusses the benefits of James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits', highlighting its emphasis on starting small when forming new habits, which he connects to the practice of meditation.
The things that, you know, I know you guys had James Clear on the podcast—their book 'Atomic Habits' is fantastic, and he has a couple of tips: start small and build from there.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
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In a discussion about achieving financial independence, Brad Barrett references Mark Manson's book, 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***'. He highlights how the book illustrates that the belief that problems should not exist contributes to people's misery, making it relevant to the challenges individuals face even after reaching financial goals.
And you're making me think of Mark Manson's book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***. He talks about how one thing that makes people miserable is the idea that problems shouldn't exist.
Man's Search for Meaning
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Brad Barrett, one of the hosts, shares that he is rereading 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Victor Frankl for the twelfth time. He highlights this classic work, which explores the search for purpose amidst suffering, emphasizing its relevance even when pursuing financial independence, as life still presents challenges.
This is where I'm rereading Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, for like the 12th time or something silly like that. If you don't know, Man's Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl was a Holocaust survivor; he spent three years in concentration camps.
Make Time
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The host mentions a book titled 'make time' and attributes it to 'John zarowski', referencing a previous podcast episode about it in the context of finding balance and controlling one's time.
but there's a great book and it's actually an episode we did Brad maybe you can look up the number on that while I talk about it with John zarowski for make time in terms of getting back to balance you know balance has some certain characteristics that are identifiable and it feels like your time is in your control and you're able to allocate it where you want and sometimes you just need to make the time
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The speaker (Brad) mentions the book 'Sapiens' while discussing collective human delusions and the role of stories in human progress.
it's like hey it's worth something because we think it's worth something that story you know you look at uh A Book Like sapiens stories are what have kind of helped humans get to the point where we are
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Jonathan mentions a book published by ChooseFI Publishing, written by Doug and Carol, focusing on teaching kids about money for the next generation of financial independence.
choose if I publishing worked with Doug and Carol to get the book raising your money Savvy family for Next Generation Financial Independence
Thinking in Bets
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Brad mentions reading this book by Annie Duke and describes it as life-changing, relating it to the concept of resulting and decision making under uncertainty.
listen to her on others on other podcasts like Reader Books thinking abouts was just a life-changing book for me
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The host announces that the guest, Brian Faraldi, has a book coming out with ChooseFI publishing later this year, mentioning the title.
Brian it has a book that's coming out with choosify publishing later on this year and we'll do an announcement on that in the near future talking about why does the stock market go up
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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Brad reflects on the housing market and recalls how he found 'The Big Short' to be an excellent book, mentioning that the accompanying movie is also remarkable.
As we were looking at what’s going on in the housing market, I thought about how it’s wonderful, the book's great, and the movie's great as well. A lot of people, when we started this episode, were talking about comparisons, and you pushed back on that.
The 4-Hour Work Week
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Brad mentions reading about mini-retirements for the first time in Tim Ferriss's book, 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' approximately ten years prior. He recalls that the book discussed taking time off and "dreamlining."
I read about it for the first time in The 4-Hour Workweek, probably ten years ago, with Tim Ferriss, and he talked about setting up these little times off and dreamlining.
Tools of Titans
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Brad notes that Nick's new book format reminds him of Tim Ferriss's books, 'Tools of Titans' and 'Tribe of Mentors,' where the author asks similar questions to various interviewees.
It reminded me, actually, in a sense of Tim Ferriss's books, 'Tools of Titans' and 'Tribe of Mentors', where he just asked the same questions over and over.
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During the discussion, the guest, Heidi, refers to James Clear while emphasizing the importance of starting small in any venture. This statement strongly suggests a connection to his book 'Atomic Habits', which focuses on the power of consistent, incremental improvements.
The more you practice, you know, if you go back to James Clear, you don't start by running the marathon, you start by putting on your shoes.
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Alan Donegan discusses how 'The Ultimate Sales Machine' by Chet Holmes greatly influenced his understanding of sales, highlighting its fascinating insights that can shift one's perspective.
One of the books that really impacted me was 'The Ultimate Sales Machine' by Chet Holmes. It's such a fascinating book that shifts your perspective on sales.
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Brad discusses reading 'The Psychology of Money' by Morgan Housel, stating that it was one of the best money-related books he has read recently, along with 'Richer, Wiser, Happier'. He highlights a memorable quote from the book.
For me, I read that book kind of concurrently, slash overlapping, with 'The Psychology of Money' by Morgan Housel, and those are two of the best money-related books I've read in a while. Among many quotes that I wrote down, this one stuck out to me.
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Brad, one of the podcast hosts, talks about how he has been reading the book 'Why We Sleep' by Matthew Walker. He mentions that he finds the insights from the book helpful for improving his sleep habits and has also enjoyed listening to the author on several other podcasts.
I try without being fanatical to figure out ways to help myself along, and one of the people I've leaned on is a doctor named Matthew Walker who wrote a book called 'Why We Sleep.' I've heard him on a bunch of different podcasts.
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The podcast hosts discuss their collaboration with Sean Mullaney to publish a book that focuses on the solo 401(k) tax strategy, which is central to the discussion.
We're working with you to bring a book into the world that will discuss this exact tax strategy—that tool that is massively underutilized.
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In this segment, Jonathan and Brad discuss how they were inspired by Tim Ferriss's book 'The 4-Hour Workweek' during their entrepreneurial endeavors. They highlight that the book has significantly influenced the entrepreneurial community, although they point out that many consider its concepts to be unrealistic for the majority of people.
Brad, both of us were likely inspired heavily by Tim Ferriss's 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' and the entrepreneurial community has largely been inspired by that idea. However, most people would say that it's unrealistic for 99% of them, and that's not the essence of it.
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Dominic Cortuccio shares his thoughts on the book 'The Soul of Money', which he regards as the best book he's ever read about his emotional connection to money.
Um, yeah, some of those micro moments that I had a chance to see in going through this exercise was like, 'Oh here's a book that I read, The Soul of Money, which is the greatest book I've ever read in terms of my emotional relationship with money.'
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In this segment, Brad talks about how James Clear discussed his insights from the book 'Atomic Habits', particularly focusing on strategies for building effective habits.
And we heard James Clear talk about this on our podcast and in his book, Atomic Habits.
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Joe mentions that his book shares the same editor as James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits'.
The editor on our book is the same editor that James Clear has for a book called Atomic Habits.
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Jonathan praises Brian, expressing his admiration for the book.
Wow, Brian! I just think your book is fantastic!
Man's Search for Meaning
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In this segment, Brad discusses a quote by Viktor Frankl regarding the importance of creating space between stimulus and response, which can help in making more intentional decisions. He highlights Frankl's insights without directly naming a specific book.
Dominic Cortuccio has brought that up from Viktor Frankl's famous quote, and just anytime you can do that in life, right?
Tools of Titans
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In this episode, Brad talks about 'The Tail End' by Tim Urban, which he describes as a visual representation of the timeline of one's life, encouraging listeners to search for it online.
So just to quickly catch anyone up who doesn't know, Tim Urban's article 'The Tail End,' you should Google it. It's essentially a visual representation of the timeline of your life.
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In this episode, guest Bo Loy discusses 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Victor Frankl, a book that he revisits regularly. He emphasizes its importance in understanding that the pursuit of financial independence is not just about early retirement, but about finding deeper meaning, happiness, and personal fulfillment.
Victor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning' is a book that I read every few years, and it’s just such a deeper part of the world. When we're talking about Choose FI and personal finance, to me, it's like the crux of things: you don’t really want to retire early; part of it is about deeper meaning, happiness, and fulfillment.
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In this episode, Tom, a guest on the ChooseFI podcast, shares that 'Ready Player One' is one of his favorite fiction books, emphasizing how much he enjoys listening to the audiobook version.
So those are the ones that stood out for pure entertainment value; I've read the book 'Ready Player One' many, many times, and it's narrated very well.
The 4-Hour Work Week
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Brad discusses 'The 4-Hour Workweek' by Tim Ferriss, connecting it to a conversation about drop shipping during the episode.
Speaking of your wood storage racks, you mentioned Tim Ferriss and his drop shipping model in 'The 4-Hour Workweek.'
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Brad discusses how reading 'The Four-Hour Work Week' opened his eyes to the concept of drop shipping, highlighting the book's significant impact on his perspective about creating income streams with minimal effort.
When I read 'The Four-Hour Work Week' and heard about drop shipping, my mind exploded because I realized there was a potential income stream I could create with really not too much effort, and that was exciting to me.
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In this segment, Josue describes how he was so inspired by the episode that he immediately downloaded a book on his Kindle and read it voraciously.
As soon as I heard the episode, I went out and downloaded the book on my Kindle and just devoured it.
Four Thousand Weeks
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During the Hot Seat portion of the podcast, Josue, the guest, shares his admiration for the book '4,000 Weeks' by Oliver Berkman. He highlights its significant impact on his life, particularly due to its exploration of time management and the importance of valuing how we spend our time.
I read this book called 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Berkman.
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Kelly discusses employing Tim Ferriss's strategies to optimize her business processes, specifically referencing his concept of the 'four-day work week,' which originates from his book 'The 4-Hour Workweek.' This mention highlights her pursuit of greater efficiency and automation in her work.
And then I think we have to be able to set up systems so that we, Tim Ferriss the heck out of things and work our four-day work week.
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In this segment, the hosts announce the launch of the Choose FI Book Club, introducing their first book selection, '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals' by Oliver Berkman, aimed at discussing the concept of time management.
We're calling it the Choose FI Book Club and the book that we picked is '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals' by Oliver Berkman.
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Guest Ginger suggested starting a book club centered around the book '4,000 Weeks', which highlights the origins of the episode's theme.
It was just the coolest thing ever and one of her ideas was to start a book club focused on '4,000 Weeks'.
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The host mentions that the podcast discussion is centered around the book '4,000 Weeks', authored by Oliver Burkeman, indicating a connection between the book's themes and their conversation.
That's interesting; it's funny because I suspect this actually ties into Berkman's book here that we're discussing, '4,000 Weeks'.
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During the discussion, the host refers to a story from Oliver Burkeman's book, highlighting an anecdote that Berkman suggests may not be true, about Warren Buffett.
That reminds me of a story on page 77, which Berkman mentions is probably apocryphal, about Warren Buffett.
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The host discusses the book titled '4,000 Weeks' and elaborates on how the concept of having just over 4,000 weeks in an average 80-year lifespan is a central theme of the book.
It’s a trap we fall into, and it makes me think about the book's title '4,000 Weeks'—when you roughly calculate an 80-year life, multiplied by 52 weeks a year, you get just a little more than 4,000 weeks.
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The host quotes Oliver Burkeman to emphasize a significant idea about the importance of embracing life’s experiences over mere productivity.
Berkman had a quote early in the book that said, 'The world is bursting with wonder, and yet it’s the rare productivity guru who seems to have considered the possibility that the ultimate point of all our frenetic doing might be to experience more of that wonder.'
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During the discussion, the host refers to a theme from Oliver Burkeman's book, highlighting that Berkman has a dislike for the concept of 'life hacks'.
We do—we talk about these life hacks, and it’s funny because then the next note I have here is that Berkman hates life hacks.
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A listener expresses their appreciation for the book '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals' by Oliver Berkman, highlighting how his advice on choosing something to neglect has been particularly helpful.
I loved this book and I recommend it to everyone, so thanks for choosing it for the Choose FI Book Club. I found especially helpful Oliver Berkman’s advice to choose something to neglect on purpose.
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A listener shares a personal realization sparked by reading Oliver Burkeman's book, highlighting its influence on their perspective about life and time management.
It dawned on me while reading Berkman’s book that even though I long ago outgrew my childhood ideal that I would someday do that, I was still trying to get as close as possible.
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A listener from Port Townsend, Washington, shares that "4,000 Weeks" was one of the most impactful books she has read this year.
This is Shelly from Port Townsend, Washington. I found that 4,000 Weeks was one of the most impactful books I’ve read this year.
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In this segment, Berkman shares a thought-provoking quote from his book, emphasizing the significance of shared moments and how they relate to the philosophy of financial independence.
Berkman said, 'As with money, it’s good to have plenty of time, all else being equal, but having all the time in the world isn’t much use if you’re forced to experience it all on your own.'
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In this segment, the discussion centers around a section of the book where the author elaborates on the challenges that come with having excessive free time, highlighting how this situation can become overwhelming.
He talked about the same section in the book where Brooklyn describes how having too much time of your own can be overwhelming.
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The host highlights a point from Oliver Burkeman's book about our fast-paced society and emphasizes the importance of being present.
Berkman discusses this a few ways, stating that in a world geared for hurry, the capacity to resist the urge to hurry and allow things to take the time they need is a way to make an impact on the world.
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During the discussion, a particular example from Oliver Burkeman's book was referenced, highlighting Rod Stewart's passion for building model trains, which he has practiced for many years despite not considering himself exceptionally skilled at it.
In your example, Berkman mentions Rod Stewart building model trains, which I found interesting; he said he's not great at it, but he's been doing it for decades, and it has become a craft for him.
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The host introduces a segment featuring a listener named Gail, who expresses her discontent with the book '4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals'.
Speaking of perspectives, let's hear from a voicemail we received from Gail, who did not appreciate this book.
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A listener reflects on how transformative and impactful the book ‘4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’ was for them.
He says, "I just finished reading 4,000 weeks, and to say it was transformational for me is an understatement."