Catching FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early), Preparing For A Recession & How To Pay Off Your Mortgage Early With Andy Hill

 
 

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Andy Hill, founder of the award-winning podcast and blog Marriage, Kids, and Money, joins the podcast to talk all things FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and mortgage free living..

He and wife Nicole started out their money journey with $50K in debt and paid it off in less than a year. In the next 10 years, they paid off their mortgage and built their net worth to more than a million dollars. Andy and Nicole’s story has been featured in Time, CNBC, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, NBC News and more!

We talk about how to prepare for a looming recession, why doing what helps you sleep at night is better than what is financially optimal in some cases and the different types of FIRE.

In this episode, we chat about:

  • What inspired Andy to get into the FIRE Movement + How he’s forged his own (balanced) FIRE path

  • How to get the whole family on board with Financial Independence

  • The emotional and psychological benefits to paying off your mortgage early

  • Teaching your kids about money and passing down legacy wealth while your children are alive

  • Coast FIRE vs. traditional FIRE + more

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Andy Hill is the founder of the award-winning podcast and blog Marriage, Kids, and Money, a platform dedicated to helping young families build wealth and happiness. He and wife Nicole started out their money journey with $50K in debt and paid it off in less than a year. 

In the next 10 years, they paid off their mortgage and built their net worth to more than a million dollars. Andy and Nicole’s story has been featured in Time, CNBC, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, NBC News and more!

When he's not talking money, he enjoys watching his kids play soccer, singing karaoke with his wife and watching Marvel movies. 

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