# Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474.md RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/e911d5e8/podcast/rss Official site: https://freedombeforefi.com/ Author: Greg, a Life Design and FI Enthusiast Episodes: 104 ## Resource The road to Financial Independence (FI) can seem long and out of reach. Luckily, there are ways to get freedom way before reaching FI! Using FI strategies and Life Design, we discuss practical tips to help you buy your time back, so you can start enjoying your journey to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), instead of delaying your freedom until you retired. Whether you want to be debt free, quit a job, spend more time with family, start a passion project, change career, take a sabbatical, find purpose, do nomadic travel or even geographic arbitrage, we got you covered. Let's do this! ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474.md ## Episodes - [From Corporate to Barista FI w/ Meghan Combs (Everyday FI Podcast) | Ep.103](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/from-corporate-to-barista-fi-w-meghan-combs-everyday-fi-podcast-ep-103) — 2026-06-06T00:36:39+00:00 - [How to Quit a High-Paying Toxic Career for Meaningful Work w/ Ben Fox | Ep. 102](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/how-to-quit-a-high-paying-toxic-career-for-meaningful-work-w-ben-fox-ep-102) — 2026-05-15T14:59:07+00:00 - [5 Powerful FI Lessons from 100 Episodes | Ep. 101](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/5-powerful-fi-lessons-from-100-episodes-ep-101) — 2026-04-26T00:29:49+00:00 - [100. The 3 Step Process to Life Design w/ Jess from the Fioneers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/100-the-3-step-process-to-life-design-w-jess-from-the-fioneers) — 2026-04-11T02:18:17+00:00 - [99. Should You Take A Sabbatical or Keep Working to FI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/99-should-you-take-a-sabbatical-or-keep-working-to-fi) — 2026-04-02T09:09:52+00:00 - [98. Coast FI or Lean FIRE: 5 Questions to Help You Choose the Path for You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/98-coast-fi-or-lean-fire-5-questions-to-help-you-choose-the-path-for-you) — 2026-03-15T05:09:20+00:00 - [97. Coast FI or Lean FIRE? (Which FI Path to Choose)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/97-coast-fi-or-lean-fire-which-fi-path-to-choose) — 2026-03-01T10:07:08+00:00 - [96. Lean FIRE Abroad: The Faster Path to FI (Geoarbitrage)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/96-lean-fire-abroad-the-faster-path-to-fi-geoarbitrage) — 2026-02-17T00:56:36+00:00 - [95. The Case for Lean FIRE (3 Massive Benefits)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/95-the-case-for-lean-fire-3-massive-benefits) — 2026-02-09T23:59:06+00:00 - [94. The One Change in Your Week for a Happy Life (Enjoying the Journey to FI)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/94-the-one-change-in-your-week-for-a-happy-life-enjoying-the-journey-to-fi) — 2026-01-24T03:19:31+00:00 - [93. Work Optional by 45 w/ Ato Jay of Savvy Wallet (Bridge Pot Method)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/93-work-optional-by-45-w-ato-jay-of-savvy-wallet-bridge-pot-method) — 2026-01-11T07:27:33+00:00 - [92. How to Set Clear Goals for the Year in 8 Easy Steps (Ep. 41 Refresher)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/92-how-to-set-clear-goals-for-the-year-in-8-easy-steps-ep-41-refresher) — 2026-01-06T12:18:46+00:00 - [91. Turning 40: 12 Life Lessons I Learned On My FI Journey So Far (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/91-turning-40-12-life-lessons-i-learned-on-my-fi-journey-so-far-part-2) — 2025-12-27T23:51:02+00:00 - [90. Turning 40: 12 Life Lessons I Learned On My FI Journey So Far (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/90-turning-40-12-life-lessons-i-learned-on-my-fi-journey-so-far-part-1) — 2025-12-22T01:02:06+00:00 - [89. 5 Things I Quit to Regain Some Freedom Back in My Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/89-5-things-i-quit-to-regain-some-freedom-back-in-my-life) — 2025-12-14T09:47:03+00:00 - [88. Test Driving Retirement by Slow Travel (w/ Not Your Ordinary Plan)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/88-test-driving-retirement-by-slow-travel-w-not-your-ordinary-plan) — 2025-12-03T12:35:22+00:00 - [87. How to Retire Faster With the Updated 4% Rule (Now 4.7%)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/87-how-to-retire-faster-with-the-updated-4-rule-now-4-7) — 2025-11-21T02:12:35+00:00 - [86. Part Time Job Ideas In Semi-Retirement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/86-part-time-job-ideas-in-semi-retirement) — 2025-11-13T13:09:44+00:00 - [85. Coast FI or Barista FI? (Which FIRE Strategy to Choose)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/85-coast-fi-or-barista-fi-which-fire-strategy-to-choose) — 2025-11-04T02:15:29+00:00 - [84. How to Semi-Retire with an Average Salary Using Barista FI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/84-how-to-semi-retire-with-an-average-salary-using-barista-fi) — 2025-10-27T13:04:44+00:00 - [83. 3 Purchases I Regret Paying For (Money Mistakes)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/83-3-purchases-i-regret-paying-for-money-mistakes) — 2025-10-19T01:33:08+00:00 - [82. 3 Money Mistakes I Made in My 20s (That I’m Still Paying For)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/82-3-money-mistakes-i-made-in-my-20s-that-i-m-still-paying-for) — 2025-10-12T00:23:43+00:00 - [81. Finding Purpose and How We Get it Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/81-finding-purpose-and-how-we-get-it-wrong) — 2025-10-04T13:14:09+00:00 - [80. The Truth About Early Retirement: Lessons From Early Retirees (Pt.3)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/80-the-truth-about-early-retirement-lessons-from-early-retirees-pt-3) — 2025-09-26T23:47:15+00:00 - [79. The Truth About Early Retirement: Lessons From Early Retirees (Pt.2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/79-the-truth-about-early-retirement-lessons-from-early-retirees-pt-2) — 2025-09-19T13:38:29+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.