In episode 618, join Rob Walling as he chats with Sam Dogen, the founder of Financial Samurai, which is one of the longest-running and most popular personal finance blogs. Over the last 13 years, Sam has personally written over 2,500 essays along with a Wall Street Journal Bestselling book. We talk about achieving financial freedom, money mindsets, and relentless execution.

Topics we cover:

3:12- The 4% Rule
4:40- Sam’s alternative approach to the 4% Rule
7:25- The FIRE Movement
10:16- How to navigate the US health insurance system as an early retiree
12:10- Sam’s relentless execution when it comes to running Financial Samurai
17:40- How Sam learned about personal finance
18:47- How Sam negotiated a severance package despite quitting his investment banking job
22:47- Why he runs Financial Samurai as a true lifestyle business
26:07- Would Sam sell Financial Samurai for $20 million?
27:35- The premise of Sam’s new book
28:46- Sam’s mental model for allocating financial assets to generate passive income

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Episode 618 | How to Achieve Financial Freedom

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