Today Alvar is back with the Podcast after longer break. Together we discuss all FI Meetups we know in Europe. If you have more send us a message at financialindependenceeurope at gmail.com or DM on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @FiEurope. 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: https://bit.ly/fieurope148 📰 Join our Newsletter : http://eepurl.com/dq6imD (no BS guarantee) 👍 Follow us on Facebook and drop us a message: http://bit.ly/fieuropefb 🐦 Twitter : https://bit.ly/fieuropet...
May 25, 2023•14 min•Ep. 159
Today Mathias talks with Luke and Rebecca about donating and philanthropy. Luke works for the organisation Giving What we Can” and Rebecca is already retired from her corporate career at WeWork and other companies. She is now teaching people part time about personal finance at Yield and Spread. Interestingly Rebecca is now giving what she earns in her side business to people in need. Today we want to find out why. Once you achieve a certain wealth, people often experience a strong desire to help...
Mar 18, 2022•55 min•Ep. 158
Hi FI Europeans, this is Mathias. In this episode I speak with Nick Neumann. He is the CEO of Casa a Startup from Denver in the US. today talk about the different security aspects of holding crypto and here especially Bitcoin as one of the more conservative plays in that field. The one important question you have to ask yourself when holding crypto is. Whom do you trust more: yourself or an exchange. So in the past your choice has been storing crypto on a hardware wallet and potentially losing t...
Feb 14, 2022•58 min•Ep. 157
Hi Fi Europeans, this is Mathias and today I talk with Toni Vitali. He is a member of our community and a professional Basketball Player transitioning to his post-sports profession. He was growing up in Croatia and recently moved to sweden. He is also blogging about Financial Independence towards his audience in croatia. So I’m pretty curious how these sports careers work, what people in Croatia think about financial independence and money in general and what his approach to build wealth is. I a...
Dec 22, 2021•53 min•Ep. 156
In the last episode, we covered the basics of the monetary system and history with David, a member of our community. Check out that episode if you haven’t already. Today in the second part we cover the basics of Bitcoin. Still many FI Europeans haven’t gotten their feet wet with crypto. If you like to start experimenting with it or you already started but haven’t thought about the basic concepts behind you might want to continue listening. If you’re already a pro you might want to skip the episo...
Aug 30, 2021•48 min•Ep. 155
Hi Fi Europeans, today I talk with David, a member of our community about cryptocurrencies and in particular Bitcoin. While you might not want to employ crypto to achieve your financial independence goals as it’s harder to predict the result compared with a diversified ETF-Portfolio. Some people already made a small fortune with their early crypto adoption and knocking at the doors of family offices asking for help to preserve their new wealth and transition to a more conservative and diversifie...
Aug 24, 2021•46 min•Ep. 154
Hi FI Europeans, today I had the pleasure to interview Martins Sulte who is founder and CEO of Mintos. It’s the biggest P2P Lending marketplace in Europe and they started in 2015 and are headquartered in Riga. On mintos platform there are currently around 50 companies that lend out loans in 12 currencies to borrowers in 38 countries worldwide. More than 40k investors fund loans in 9 loan segments. Like car loans, property, agriculture, small business, consumer loans and so forth.. In this episod...
Jul 30, 2021•55 min•Ep. 153
Hi FI europeans, some people are really good and a natural fit in building up and managing a bunch of properties. They like to interact with people, workers and other local stakeholders of their real estates. They dig deep into the knowledge domain of Real Estate and take the time. So much time that there is not much left to learn about other asset classes. Like me not everybody currently has the time and ambition to dig deep into DIY real estate investing and want a kind of managed solution. Fo...
Jun 30, 2021•57 min•Ep. 152
Hi FI Europeans, have you ever ask yourself how life would be if you haven’t chosen a certain life path? If you would have studied something different If you would have changed job earlier if your husband had taken more parental leave and you could better accelerate your career While you cannot change the past without a time machine you might want to go into a new direction in the present or future. Today I talk about reversing “wrong” life choices with Silke Rosenbusch. She had a tough time bei...
Jun 06, 2021•46 min•Ep. 151
Hi Fi Europeans. It’s Mathias. Today I chat with Gustas from inrento who is a young serial Entrepreneur from Lithuania. He just launched a new Lending platform with buy to let property that - on the face of it - doesn’t provide the insane returns we just got used to from other P2P platforms. So you might ask. Why the heck should I continue listening? Well. It’s about more transparency, lower risk and aligned interest between platform, borrower and investor. We talk about Real Estate Market in Eu...
May 05, 2021•51 min•Ep. 150
Hello FI Europeans this is Mathias, today Interview Matthias Richter from Financial Imagineer. He is already FI and lives in Taiwan, Singapore and Switzerland. He has been working for UBS Bank advising wealthy people in Asia in the past and is now somehow retired. We talk about his path starting to work in Taiwan, his experience living in multiple homes throughout the year and what he learned from his father about success and money. That and much more in today's episode! We talk about Benefits o...
Apr 28, 2021•56 min•Ep. 149
Hi Fi Europeans this is Mathias! Today I Interview Goncalo and we make it little case study. I met him the first time at the FI Europe Retreat in Portugal and we now catch up and to see what happened to Goncalo in the last 2 years. You learn about the stages he took to get from a lower income country Portugal to Switzerland by taking a stopover in the Czech Republic. We see what he learned in and about these countries and how he could 10x his salary. He also tells us how he went abroad for free ...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 148
Hi this is Mathias, In this episode we dive quite deep into crypto currencies and assets! Because decentralized financial systems will one day compliment or replace the current financial system. Decentralized technologies are also evolving and can fuel all kinds of non financial transactions, too. Like insurance policies, event tickets or investing in companies. And right now mainstream financial provider like paypal starting to adopt crypto currencies like bitcoin. Hedge fund managers like Pete...
Mar 08, 2021•48 min•Ep. 147
Hello FI Europeans, this is Mathias. Today I chat with Nikita from Lendsecured about his take on the P2P Market Landscape and what they have to offer when it comes to lower the risk in P2P investing. We also cover the role of p2p aggregators and risks associated with loan originators. Nikita also tells us about a new loan type for the agricultural sector and how it is structured. Behind Lendsecured stands an established company located in Latvia that is offering loans for wealthy people to inves...
Feb 27, 2021•49 min•Ep. 146
In today’s interview, Alvar interviews Mr. Nomad Numbers on how FIRE life is looking like in Taiwan and which advantages it brings. They also cover an update on the Nomad Numbers journey and where they are at in their travels. We also talk about: FI in Taiwan Travelling during COVID-19 Life update for nomad numbers 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope134 📰 Join our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dq6imD (no BS guarantee) 👍 Follow us on Facebook and drop us...
Feb 16, 2021•37 min•Ep. 145
In today’s interview, Alvar and Araminta chat with Alan, head of the current Thomas Cook. They talk about Alan’s background, how he built his career and advice for others who want to building a fulfilling career. We also chat about: How Alan got started with financial modelling His mindset to career and problem solving Why he wouldn’t strive for FI His advice to others concentrating on their careers 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope133 📰 Join our Newsl...
Feb 04, 2021•50 min•Ep. 144
Hi this is Mathias, today I talk with Ladislace Maurice from the wandering investor about international investing and diversification. In this episode we look into our passion for finding outstanding investments worldwide. So who is Ladislas? He studied outside of Europe in Australia and Canada and was working in Africa for a swiss multinational company. There he gained a lot of international experience in a leadership position. After his career is now solely focusing on researching and travelin...
Jan 18, 2021•54 min•Ep. 143
In this episode, I am interviewing Dave from Ireland on best practices for staying mentally and financially fit in 2021. Dave covers what he has learned over the years through experience and research. He covers his own FI journey through real estate investment as the main driver and his ETF-portfolio We also talk about: Real estate investing What to do after reaching FI Mental health in the FIRE community 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope131 📰 Join our...
Jan 01, 2021•41 min•Ep. 142
Hey this is Mathias, Do you want a better life for half the price? Then this episode is for you! One strategy for financial independence is using geo-arbitrage and moving to a low cost country to either save more or live better from the same income like in your current country. In today's episode I talk with Tim Leffel who is an experienced travel blogger, writer and publisher since the 90th. And now he created a handbook for you to move abroad with a shortlist of countries and their up- and dow...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 141
Hello this is Mathias, today we talk about a topic we touched last time nearly year ago. I’m talking about P2P Lending. Some consumer loan companies have been in trouble and there have been delays in collecting the principal/interest also due to covid related regulation from governments. There have also been some scams with Envestio and Kuetzal and also with Grupeer with ongoing legal investigations. And still I think this asset class is going to stay - although the hype might be over. That’s wh...
Dec 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 140
In this episode, Alvar is interviewing Joshua from the Art of Money Saving Podcast and discuss the struggles and gains of a self-employed person during pandemic times. Joshua used to work as an opera singer touring around the world giving shows and earning his FI capital this way over time. But since early this year he no longer has this option and is in the process of using his existing skills to dive into different markets like presentation training, coaching, and selling voice-overs. We also ...
Dec 01, 2020•41 min•Ep. 139
Hi FI Europeans, this is Mathias. Today I interview Dina Holzapfel. She is an Entrepreneur living in Switzerland with roots in the US. She’s a great role mode and showing us one thing: how to make your dreams happen - having an idea and enjoying the journey to ship it to the customer - although it’s sometimes tough. After a corporate career in the oil industry, working in Venture Capital and having lived in many countries Dina founded her passion business around innovation in the food industry. ...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 138
In today’s episode, Araminta interview Sebastian, founder of the Art of Charisma and fellow Scot. They chat about the definition of charisma, why charismatic people are more successful and how to implement charisma habits in a work and personal environment. They also chat about: Why it’s important to be more charismatic How to build a mindset that encourages charisma Benefits of being charismatic in the workplace Steps and tips to becoming more charismatic Charisma tips during Covid times 🤓 Ful...
Nov 11, 2020•50 min•Ep. 137
In this episode, Alvar interviews Shereen from the USA, and they discuss what financial stress can do to your life and how it can disrupt your Fi journey. Shereen also goes into a number of best practices answering the questions that drive you and a number of mental health best practices. We also talk about: How to make choices Mental health in the FI community Best practices staying sane 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope125 📰 Join our Newsletter: http...
Nov 09, 2020•43 min•Ep. 136
Today Mathas is back after a busy summer period with a case study about Real Estate in Belgium interviewing Artjom. Artjom is applying strategies like fix and flip, amazon FBA or renting out a car and he is also sharing tactics that don’t work so he can save you some time on doing mistakes and help you being more realistic. As a numbers person he is really good looking behind the buzz. Enjoy the show. We talk about: How Artjoms makes his money What people in Belgium think about Real Estate How t...
Oct 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 135
In this episode Alvar interviews Logan the CEO of FI planning application Topia. They discuss Logans Fi story and what brought him to give up his job and develop an application to track your Fi journey. Next they discuss Topia in great length and cover how it can help you track expenses, become aware of your financial trends and how to look ahead. We also discuss: Logans FI story Topia the FI ap How is Topia making money Where is personal data going What kind of features can we expect in the fut...
Oct 19, 2020•37 min•Ep. 134
In today’s episode, Araminta chats with Faith, a money blogger based in the UK. They chat about FI and minimalism, how she keeps her costs low and what personal finance steps she’s taken to feel in control of her money. They also chat about: What it means to live with less How minimalism and FI work together Her attitude to FI What differences she’s noticed in her day to day life 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope122 📰 Join our Newsletter: http://eepurl...
Oct 16, 2020•40 min•Ep. 133
In this Episode Alvar interviews Lance on his journey around the globe and how he reached FI. The interview is focussing on the way Lance gets to FI by moving all around the globe and buying up a business in need of renovation and a lot of work. We finish up the interview with Lance explaining how his last development projects came together. We also talk about: Lances FI journey Real estate investing 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope121 📰 Join our News...
Oct 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 132
In today’s episode Araminta chats with Joshua, a musician who’s working towards financial independence. They chat about freelancer struggles as a musician, how he manages his own money and some tips he wish he knew starting out. They also chat about: Why there’s a stereotype of the “broke musician” How musicians can take control of their money Why musicians should strive towards FI How Joshua is adapting to Covid-19 Tips he wish he knew starting out 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our w...
Sep 30, 2020•45 min•Ep. 131
In today’s episode Araminta interview Purple, a FI blogger based in Seattle, the US. They chat about her plans to retire at the age of 30, how she’s managing her finances and her plans for once she retires. They also chat about: How she cut expenses and increased her income How she reached the $500,000 mark Keeping herself motivated Her plans once she is retired Whether she would recommend this path to others 🤓 Full shownotes and mentioned links on our website: http://bit.ly/fieurope119 📰 Join...
Sep 24, 2020•29 min•Ep. 130
