Mini-Retirements, Travel, & Redefining Success | MHFI 159

Doug and Carl talk to Amy Minkley, founder of FI Freedom Retreats and all around stellar human.

• Discovering FIRE
• How a chaotic childhood shaped Amy’s money views
• Studying History at university
• Moving to Asia to teach ESL
• Overworking to feel worthy
• Job induced depression
• The incredible benefits of mini-retirements
• Two More Year Syndrome
• Traveling with purpose
• FartFIRE

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Links

• FI Freedom Retreat
• Facebook page
• Facebook event
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• Amy’s Journey to FI on YouTube
• Choose FI
• EconoMe
• Doug’s site – Check out the NEW Sleep Post.
• Carl’s blog: 1500 Days

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0:00 Intro

1:03 How Amy discovered FIRE

5:00 Growing up

8:58 University

14:38 Living abroad

17:10 Are gap years mini-retirements?

22:29 Finding community

28:25 Amy’s first FI retreat

30:51 The One Year syndrome

36:16 Amy’s FI Freedom retreat

38:30 Making friends

40:51 The perfect day

43:58 Where you can find Amy

47:19 Soundcheck