019- The Pillars of FI & How You Can Reach Financial Independence w/ Choose FI

<p>What is Financial Independence and how can you reach it? Today I sit down with the guys from the Choose FI podcast to talk about the pillars of Financial Independence (FI) and the practical steps you can take to attain this goal.</p> <p>In today's episode with Jonathan & Brad, we talk about the following:</p> <ul> <li>The backgrounds of Jonathan & Brad from Choose FI and what prompted them to get off the hamster wheel</li> <li>Jonathan graduating with $168,000 in student loan debt and how he paid it off</li> <li>What FI is and how do you know when you've reached FI</li> <li>The Pillars of FI</li> <li>How can someone begin to work towards FI even while still in debt plus so much more!</li> </ul> <p>On last week's podcast episode, I talked about making my TV debut here in NYC as the personal finance expert on a weekly segment. Check out the preview below and watch the segment online <a href= "http://bronx.news12.com/category/328482/making-cents-with-kristie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>If you're local in NYC, you can watch me every Wednesday on Making Cents w/ Kristie on News12 Bronx at 4pm and News12 Brooklyn at 5pm on Optimum (channel 12) & Spectrum (channel 212) cable networks.</p> <p><strong>Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.journeytolaunch.com/coaching/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">My One on One Money Coaching Services</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.journeytolaunch.com/manual/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Wealth Building Manual</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youneedabudget.com/landing/journey-to-launch/?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=journeytolaunch.com&utm_campaign=journeytolaunch"> YNAB</a> –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 2 month trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my <a href= "https://www.youneedabudget.com/landing/journey-to-launch/?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=journeytolaunch.com&utm_campaign=journeytolaunch" target="_b