So what are you majoring in? This question is such a great conversation starter in college but Sean Merron may never know. Sean skipped college by landing a $40k/yr job at 17 and is on schedule to retire at age 35. In Episode 18 listen to Sean describe his early challenges with personal finance and how he recently reinvented / downsized his family’s lifestyle on their path to early retirement. And now that he’s mastered personal finance for himself, he’s sharing his knowledge by building a PF community with the 2 Frugal Dudes podcast.
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http://earlyretirementroadmap.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
04:23s Detoxing from FinCon (2017)
07:30s Taking a chance with sending a selfie video in an email blast
12:01s Trying a different career path starting in high school
13:32s Landing a $40k a year job at 17 and skipping college
16:01s Buying a $50,000 BMW at 19 while living in your parents house
19:10s Approaching 30yrs old with big house, pool, 2 kids and pets and having no time
21:30s Discovering concept of early retirement and re-designing your lifestyle
24:00s The basics for calculating retirement age www.fireagecalc.com
29:03s Paying off debt and deciding to downsize
35:10s On schedule to retire at 35 years old
38:35s Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
42:10s Sean’s entrepreneurial experience and doing a 180 on creating an audience first
50:36s Investment risk when you’re close to retirement
52:43s Understanding regulation and privacy concerns
57:13s Embracing change “Don’t quit, change”
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