Financial Independence Podcast

On the Captain FI podcast I open the cockpit to the Best and Brightest in Personal Finance, and those who've reached or are on their way to Financial Independence. We learn the secrets of their success and explore useful tools, where I also reflect on my own journey to Financial Independence and Retiring Early.

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Bikes with Money like Mike

On Board today is Mike Staunton: Investor, Personal Finance Coach and the CEO and co-founder of Money like Mike. Mike lives in inner Melbourne, and after reaching Financial Independence he left a high stress career as an Engineer to pursue his passion of helping others take control of their wealth. Mike has a pretty interesting story - originally from North Carolina in the USA, he trained and worked as an electrical engineer. Despite being in one of the highest paying career paths, he somehow on...

Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 26 min

Smashed Avo Australia

On Board we have Emily and Simon, the powerhouse couple behind Smashed Avo! They are an Aussie millennial couple from Sydney who like investing, and brunch! Emily incredibly started investing in property at the tender age of 18! While Simon, the Ying to Em's Yang, was mostly interested in the stock market; He regularly invested in ETFs, shares and managed funds. Being together for almost a decade, they have combined finances and purchased further residential and commercial property together as w...

Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min

The Aussie Money Man

Episode 5 of the CaptainFI podcast is a quick domestic hop to chat to another Sydney-sider, Nicholas G. Muscat - the Aussie Money Man! Nick has been fiercely independent from a very young age; at the incredible age of only 20 years old he has been able to produce an income of $10,000 (AUD) per month using multiple online businesses and eCommerce stores, investing in the stock market, peer-to-peer lending, and affiliate marketing. Nick has even written eBooks, and started the YouTube channel 'Aus...

Apr 16, 2020•57 min

The Aussie Firebug

Episode 4 of the Captain FI podcast takes an international connection, stopping in London to feature none other than our very own, Aussie Firebug! The Aussie Firebug was one of the first Australian Financial Independence bloggers, coming onto the scene in 2015. He is a millennial trying to escape the 9-5 grind by reaching financial independence through investing in real estate, index funds and superannuation. He is from Melbourne, Australia and is currently on a working holiday in London as he a...

Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 21 min

Shang from SaveMyCents

Episode 3 of the Captain FI podcast features Shang from Savemycents. Shang hit her (7 figure) FI/RE number and reached 'Work optional' status at age 31, making her a Millionaire after only 11 short years in the workforce. Shang graduated from Harvard University and is an MBA. She now lives in New York, where she balances her free time between passion projects (like being a money coach and finance blogger) with being a new mum. Shang is the author of savemycents.com, and is a bit of an Instagram ...

Feb 07, 2020•42 min

Captain FI's investing strategy

Financial Independence gives you the choice to direct your time and energy into the things that you truly value, rather than the things that don't (like working that 9 to 5 grind...). Episode two of the podcast explores Captain FI's personal investing strategy. This covers maxing out my superannuation and regularly investing in ultra low fee stock market index fund ETFs and low fee stock market LICs. I discuss my path to discovering the Financial Independence community and the effect it had on m...

Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 13 min

Financial Independence for Beginners

Financial Independence gives you the choice to direct your time and energy into the things that you truly value, rather than the things that don't (like working that 9 to 5 grind...). It's about working out what you value the most, and empowering you to have the freedom of choice. This uses the core principles of mindfulness, efficiency and minimalism. In this episode we introduce the concept of Financial Independence for beginners, and discuss how you can achieve true happiness through Financia...

Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min

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