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  • By: JD Roth, The Great Courses
  • Narrated by: JD Roth
  • Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (92 ratings)

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How to Achieve Financial Independence and Retire Early

By: JD Roth, The Great Courses
Narrated by: JD Roth
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Publisher's Summary

We all make poor financial decisions sometimes. No one knows this better than J.D. Roth.

In 2004, deep in financial debt, Roth resolved to turn things around. Reading every money book he could, and putting that knowledge into practice, he dug himself out of debt and built enough wealth to retire early. He is now, at the age of 51, financially independent - and on a mission to help others achieve financial freedom, too. No gimmicks, no games. Just proven methods that work.

In this audiobook, Roth takes you inside the trending world of financial independence and early retirement, giving you the tools both to achieve financial independence and to improve the quality of your everyday life. You'll explore the ins and outs of the "FIRE movement", a collection of ideas and habits that allow people to manage their money so they can quit working while they're young. You'll consider the shockingly simple math behind financial freedom. You'll also examine the philosophy and psychology of how - and why - we spend, save, and invest. 

Financial freedom is possible. And no matter what your goals are, these 10 lessons will bring you closer than ever to achieving what that freedom means: happiness, fulfillment, and a rich life.

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sensible, compassionate and simple

everything you want to know with some solid motivation to get started.
worth your time

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Good Listen

I enjoyed listening to this book and found it helpful and will be changing some things so I can retire early

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Loved it!

An excellent, no nonsense summary of what to do next along the journey to an enjoyable retirement.

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Allot of borrowed info

Seems to be just a mix of Robs 'retire before mum and dad' and his matrix blue/red pill story and Nick's 'just keep buying' wisdom. Short and didn't learn anything new but it was nice to hear the info again and reinforce the basics

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Very basic intro to FIRE

A really basic intro to a version of FIRE with too much focus on reducing your living expenses and saving more. I find it outdated to recommend going back to college to get a degree so you can earn more money when there is so much knowledge for free on the internet.

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Skewed to USA

Not a bad listen and there are some helpful tips and insights. However, a lot of the context is heavily skewed to the US, so some isn’t relevant to people not living in the states unfortunately

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