Choose FI

For all things FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early), the Choose FI guys are at the head of the class. Topics range from the unbelievable tax advantages of High Deductible Savings Plans to how to ruthlessly cut cable and phone bills, to how to find a lucrative side hustle. Originally focused on personal finance and how to get on the path to early retirement, the podcast and accompanying website quickly morphed into an all things life optimization. The pod and website work well to offer pretty comprehensive and actionable content. The most delightful part of the entire thing though is the DIY ethos of it. They offer in depth profiles of those that have successfully done it. The cofounders and host Jonathan Mendonsa and Brad Barrett themselves came into the space as DIYers. They are not personal finance professionals. In fact, Jonathan is a trained pharmacist while Brad is an accountant and former CPA. Hopefully, the usual pressure to scale up to bigger things will not make the experience bland and formulaic in the future.