About this episode
What is it really like to quit your job and live a life of financial independence? Matt from the Financial Imagineer shares his story of how he was able to reach FI by 37, step away from his job and live a nomadic life with his wife and kids for the last 8 years. Matt currently lives in Basel, Switzerland but has also lived in Singapore and Taiwan working in investment management. He runs the blog Financial Imagineer “offering inspiration to take action in order to chase dreams and make them become reality: Financially Imagineering your life”. Matt also provides financial coaching and has been featured on a number of podcasts like Catching Up to FI, The MapleMoney Show and Well Kept Wallet Podcast.The things you’ll learn:Matt’s backstory of how he became FI at age 37How he learned from 140 “crazy rich asians”The FI blogs he read on his journeyQuitting his jobHow he rented out a room that covered the mortgage interest costsHis monthly passive income target from dividends to become FIHis investment strategy and portfolio allocationBuying properties abroad in Taiwan and Singapore Using debt and as a tool to get to his FI goalsFixed income investmentsMatts blog article - The 3 Main Levers for Achieving FIAdvice for listeners on how to use the 3 leversWhy we need to do a financial health checkupHow long it took Matt to get to FISetting family goals and his 5 year plans with his wifeMatt’s reasons for aiming for FIFreedoms Matt has unlocked on the way to FIMini Retirements and SabbaticalsWhat is the reality of being FI and how is life nowQuick-fire round questions at the end:The daily habits that helped Matt in his lifeMatt’s most important lesson in lifeMatt’s transformational book recommendations1-2 small things listeners can do this week to help them on their journey to FIMatt’s Websites/Socials:Blog: https://www.financial-imagineer.com/blog/ 3 Levers Article: https://www.financial-imagineer.com/levers-for-achieving-financial-independence/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/financialimagineer X: https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FFI_imagineer Freedom Before FI Links:Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at:
