
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!
Podcasting since 2025 • 16 episodes
Trying for FI
Latest Episodes
What Is Coast FI? Is It the Right FIRE Milestone for Your Family Too?
In this episode, part of our What Is Wealth? series, we explore a game-changing concept in the FIRE world: Coast FI — and how discovering it completely shifted our financial goals.Coast FI is the idea that if you save eno...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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15:13

Choosing 403(b) Funds with ChatGPT: Real-Life FIRE Moves
After two years at Fetch’s job, we finally decided to invest in the 403(b). In this episode, we walk you through why we waited, what changed, and how we’re making the decision now — with a little help from ChatGPT.You’ll hear:
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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14:03

Redefining Wealth on Vacation: A FIRE Family’s $5,000 Getaway
Is it possible to take a meaningful family vacation without blowing your FIRE goals? In this episode, we share how we spent a week in La Paz, Mexico as a family of five — for under $5,000 — and how the trip deepened our evolving definition of w...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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19:15

AI as a Money Coach? Rascal Debriefs Their First ChatGPT Budget Date
This episode, Rascal went on a financial date — but not with Fetch. With AI. 😏In this playful and surprisingly insightful episode, we explore what happened when one of us fed our real-life budget tracker to ChatGPT and asked it to analyz...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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14:24

Wealth Is More Than Money: Mindset Shifts for FI Families
What is wealth — really? Is it just a number, or something you can practice right now?In this episode, we explore how our definition of wealth is expanding to mean more than our Financial Independence #goals. We talk about movin...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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19:33
