Trying for FI
Sharing stories and strategies from the daily grind toward our financial independence. We are a Queer blended family of five living in the Bay Area and are "late starters" dedicated to Trying for FI!
Trying for FI
Latest Episodes
OMG...Did we just reach Coast FI?!
OMG. We think we may have reached Coast FI.In this episode, we revisit the Coast FI calculator from The Fioneers and compare where we are now versus just 8 months ago when we believed we were still 1–5 years away from this milesto...
Deepen Your Financial-Emotional Intelligence: Understand What Money Really Means to You
**Activity guide sheet in our Resource Doc!**This week, we’re bringing a new lens to the podcast: financial therapy. Ra...
Stronger Together: How 4 Financial Calamities Deepened Our Financial Intimacy on the Way to Coast Fi
In this episode, we reflect on four major financial “calamities” that hit our family between 2022 and now — and how those moments shaped our growth, resilience, and intimacy as financial partners.While none of these events left us...
Slower Meals, More Field Trips: Coast FI Dreams from the Daily Grind
What would your life look like if you hit Coast FI tomorrow? In this light, personal episode, we let ourselves dream a little—and reflect on how our day-to-day lives might shift if we no longer had to save for the future.We revisi...
We Used ChatGPT to Analyze 47 Retirement Funds—Here’s What We Found
In this episode, we pick up where we left off on our Coast FI path—and dive into the real-life, real-time process of choosing 403(b) (or 401(k)) funds that match our values, fees, and family cash flow.We talk about: • Why...