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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