18 Months to Freedom. Early Retirement With a $1.5M Nest Egg - Elliot | MHFI 290

October 21, 2025 01:03:59
18 Months to Freedom. Early Retirement With a $1.5M Nest Egg - Elliot | MHFI 290
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18 Months to Freedom. Early Retirement With a $1.5M Nest Egg - Elliot | MHFI 290

Oct 21 2025 | 01:03:59

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Show Notes

Doug chats with Elliot Gross (9 to FI podcast) about his path to Financial Independence.  He shares how he discovered FI at age 27 and details his journey from getting out of debt to strategically positioning himself to retire early in 18 months.  Elliot also discusses his detailed approach to managing finances, the milestones he hit along the way, future aspirations involving geo-arbitrage with Italian citizenship, dealing with “one more year” syndrome, and the importance of community.

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0:00 Introduction

1:13 Discovering Financial Independence

7:58 Preparing for early retirement

13:39 Dealing with debt & Magic the Gathering

19:20 A bad week

23:29 Elliot’s FI journey

29:11 Navigating finances in a relationship

35:00 Current expenses

39:20 Net worth & asset allocation

46:18 Italian citizenship & future plans

50:32 Importance of community

59:21 Soundcheck – 9 to FI podcast

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