Listen "Keep Sane Pursuing Early Retirement with Gwen Merz"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textGwen Merz, blogger at Fiery Millennials, came on the show to chat about the time when she got caught up working almost obsessively at accumulating mass amounts of wealth to retire early. She describes in detail how it affected her sanity when she saved up to 70% of her take home pay, and some of the hard lessons she learned. We also go into whether or not she regrets what she did and if she would recommend someone do the same things she did.What You'll Hear in This Episode:Gwen’s crazy savings rate and how she felt when she fell into the comparison trapThe multiple ways Gwen did to earn side hustle incomeHer breaking point which led her to stop aggressively pursuing FIREWhat she’s doing now to take care of her mental healthWhy Gwen doesn’t regret going hard and fast to pursue early retirementWhat her best financial decision wasQuestions to Ponder:How can you pursue a form of early retirement that won’t come at the expense of your mental health?What can you do now to feel like you’re retired?Resources:Fiery MillennialsThe Basics of FIRE (Financial Independence and Early Retirement)Fincon - where we met*Thanks to Donovan Dorrance for the awesome theme music
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