In my first year of running this show I’ve interviewed some amazingly talented individuals and I wanted to package some of their pearls of wisdom in a few short episodes. Today you will hear snippets of those golden nuggets starting with their most import life lesson so far in their journeys. On this first part you will hear from the following guests (5 of 9):

1. Episode 18: Allen from Bohol is Awesome Link To Episode
2. Episode 20: Kenneth, founder of the FIRE Movement PH Facebook Group & Cacao Culture Link To Episode
3. Episode 22: Dave Visaya, from the Big Picture PH Link to Episode
4. Episode 24: Steve, from the Frugal Expat YouTube channel Link to Episode
5. Episode 33: Sabbatical Coach Lyndall Farley (Beyond a Break Community) Link to Episode

Freedom Before FI Links:

• Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
• Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com
• Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice

Ryan is the host of Making Money Simple, a personal finance platform helping people (mainly based in the UK) save and invest. He’s been steadily investing for 7-8 years, amassing around 140k pounds in investments mainly through global index funds. He recently moved from the UK to Australia and calls himself a ‘normal bloke’. On this episode, Ryan breaks down the step by step process of how to invest in global index funds from his book ‘Stop Waiting Start Investing: Build Wealth With 10 Minutes Of Work’.

The things you’ll learn:

• Ryan’s quick intro
• What life is like in Melbourne, Australia
• How he invests from Australia
• Ryan’s hobbies and interests on his FI journey
• Is Making Money Simple his Ikigai
• His investment portfolio allocation (140k GBP total invested)
• Global index funds and why he recommends them
• How much money Ryan has invested compared to gains
• Books that influenced his investing journey
• Mistakes he’s made on the journey
• Ryan’s FI target number
• Balancing saving and living a good life
• Why he wrote the book Stop Waiting Start Investing
• How beginners can start investing
• Part 1 - Investing foundation
• Part 2 - Index funds Overview
• Part 3 - 3 step blueprint to investing (platforms, tax-advantaged accounts, index funds)
• How much to invest monthly
• Potential Part 4 of the book

Quick-fire round questions at the end:

1. Something you wished you done 10 years ago?
2. The daily habits that helped Ryan in his life
3. Ryans most important lesson in life
4. Ryans transformational book recommendations
5. 1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started investing

Ryan’s Websites/Socials:

• Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Waiting-Start-Investing-Minutes/dp/1804090786 +
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/makingmoneysimple/
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneysimple/?hl=en
• Website: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingMoneySimple
• Coaching: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/my-resources

Freedom Before FI Links:

• Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
• Website: Check out our resources and services at https://freedombeforefi.com/
• Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice

Sometimes you need to shut off or put yourself in a situation without gadgets and gismo’s to reflect and think. Long distance running events are a great way to do that. I recently ran a 16km race in Manila and I was reminded of some key life lessons - on the financial independence journey - while on the race and I wanted to share them with you.

Freedom Before FI Links:

• Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/
• Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com
• Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice