On this episode of AIBiz, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with financial strategist and author Jeff Kikel to unpack a direct, practical path to financial independence—what Jeff calls Freedom Day. You’ll learn how to calculate your real monthly need, build recurring side-income, and use AI to accelerate everything from budgeting to marketing and portfolio rebalancing. Jeff walks through a concrete example of launching a lean bookkeeping company (with AI-assisted ops, marketing, and delivery) and explains how to “retrain your brain” by funding bucket-list goals with targeted micro-revenue. If you’re serious about replacing paycheck dependency with flexible, systemized income, this conversation gives you clear steps you can implement today.
About the guest  :
Jeff Kikel is a financial strategist and entrepreneur with 30+ years in wealth management. He coaches individuals and business owners to reach Freedom Day by aligning spending with priorities, creating alternative income streams, and investing intelligently—now amplified with AI. He is the author of six books, including the forthcoming “Freedom Day: Plan Your Exit From Your Job or Business.”
Key takeaways:


Define Freedom Day by need, not age. Calculate your minimum required income (what it truly takes to run your life) and aim to replace that number first.


Use AI as a force-multiplier. Apply AI to budgeting, scenario planning, research, marketing copy, and portfolio rebalancing to compress time and reduce cost.


Start with recurring revenue. Service businesses (e.g., bookkeeping + virtual CFO support) can be launched quickly, priced per client per month, and scaled with a small distributed team.


Leverage free training to upskill. Certifications like Intuit QuickBooks Online can get you client-ready without large upfront spend.


Retrain your brain with micro-goals. Pick three bucket-list items you can do in six months for under $500, then build a small income stream to fund each one.


Front-end sales, back-end ops. Sell and manage client strategy while delegating standardized work to trained bookkeepers; keep margins by automating workflows.


Iterate fast. Move from idea to offer with minimal employees by mapping processes, automating where possible, and validating with early clients.


Use AI for marketing. From audience research to outreach sequences, AI accelerates consistent lead generation for home-based businesses.


How to connect with the guest  


LinkedIn: Jeff Kikel


Website: http://www.freedomdaymethod.com/


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