Financial Independence
topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
the Knowledge Project 
My First Million 
the Neon Show
4 statements about Financial Independence, every show
Housel: Financial Independence Is a Continuous Spectrum, Not an End State
“Literally every dollar that you save is a little claim check on your future that you control that somebody else doesn't. I think it's an important mindset, like redefining independence like that, that it's on a spectrum and every single dollar is an independen…”
Chopra: Repeated startup attempts make financial success an inevitability
“And ultimately, I think in startups, if you keep trying, one of them would crack. So and I'm reasonably, reasonably confident saying that I would have achieved financial independence. Maybe the age would have differed. But that's because startups are a great w…”
Sam Parr: $15M To $20M By Age 31 Guarantees Financial Freedom
“15 to 20, like, if you have 15, twenty million dollars at a really young age, like, You know, let's say, 31. Like, it's, you're set. It's hard to lose. Yeah, I can lose ten million and still have ten million. So like, it's hard to lose. Now, you're not flying …”
Mr. Money Mustache: Very few people quit being productive after achieving financial independence
“Very few people quit being productive at that point. They just quit a job if they don't like it. And then they typically will start another business doing something they like, or they'll start volunteering more or start being an interesting, better person in s…”