Doug chats with Kristen Knapp, a meteorologist from St. Louis, about her Financial Independence journey, how she made it to Coast FI, and the importance of the FI community. Kristen shares how her frugal upbringing & early financial literacy set the stage for financial stability, details her transition from a full-time meteorology career to a part-time Coast FI lifestyle (including all of the life events that influenced her decision), and shares what she’s doing now to fill her time. She also discusses her new venture, FI Friends Travel, where she plans trips tailored to the FI community.
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0:00 Introduction
3:29 Intro to Financial Independence
10:29 Impact of the FI community
15:31 Kristen’s simple FI math
22:46 Filling the time away from work
28:18 Challenges while transitioning to part-time
36:46 What a typical week looks like
42:43 FI Friends Travel
49:58 Other FI events & influences
54:24 Most valuable lesson & advice to others
1:00:28 Soundcheck – Frankenfinger
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