Our Financial Mistakes on the Path to FIRE | MHFI 336

September 08, 2026 01:06:56
Our Financial Mistakes on the Path to FIRE | MHFI 336
Mile High FI Podcast
Our Financial Mistakes on the Path to FIRE | MHFI 336

Sep 08 2026 | 01:06:56

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Show Notes

Doug chats with Bill Yount (Catching Up to FI) about the reality of pursuing FIRE: nobody does it perfectly.  They discuss mistakes each of them made before and after their “financial wake-up calls,” including lack of money education, lifestyle inflation, bad insurance policies, debt, real estate blunders, predatory advisors, and the struggle to shift from aggressive saving to spending in retirement.

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0:00 Introduction

0:46 Meet Bill Yount

6:13 Meet Doug Cunnington

13:11 Lack of a money foundation

19:16 Whole life insurance policies

25:36 Professional advisors vs. DIY

31:03 Benefits of working with an advisor

39:11 Housing mistakes

47:36 Over-saving & learning to spend

53:23 Selling at the market bottom

56:51 The Fog of FI

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