Ep17 - Chase FIRE - An Interview with Semi-Retired Chase

Murphy On Money

In this Episode of Murphy On Money Murphy has a discussion with Chase, a member of the FIRE community. Chase is actually semi-retired in his early 30s! Learn how Chase did it! PLUS Chase provides great tips and tricks for how you can too!
Read more at:
https://murphyonmoney.com/chase-fire-financial-independence-retire-early
Mentioned in this episode are the following resources:
• Watch Chase on YouTube
o https://www.youtube.com/user/chasejuggler/search?query=semi+retirement
Chase’s Tips!
• Food
o http://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy
o https://thekrazycouponlady.com/ (This site is good even if you're not a coupon clipper. Just select your favorite store, then go to Deals of the Week. The deals are ranked from highest savings to lowest savings. Or use Ctrl-F to search for "buy one get one" to find only the strongest deals)
• Housing
o The Marie Kondo show on Netflix is pretty solid for learning to organize stuff. More organized stuff = less square footage = lower housing expenses. Where I live rent is about $1 per square foot per month. Every 100 square feet you eliminate is an extra $1200/year in your pocket!!
o Sharing housing is huge. Plenty of forums out there to help with doing it either air bnb style or renting out a room long term.
• Tax optimization & healthcare
o https://www.madfientist.com/
o https://rootofgood.com/affordable-care-act-coverage-subsidies-pitfalls/ How to get dirt cheap health insurance in early retirement via the ACA
o https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-savings-contributions-savers-credit (The Saver's Credit is one of the most overlooked tax savings strategies for middle-class families. It's like a 401k match from the IRS!)
• General FI discussions!
o https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/
o http://www.reddit.com/r/financialincependence
o http://www.reddit.com/r/leanfire (Financial Independence for those who spend