{"podcast":{"title":"Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)","slug":"freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474","podcast_index_feed_id":6883474,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e911d5e8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://freedombeforefi.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39002602/39002602-1722564190848-f8c69f4d6ca61.jpg","author":"Greg, a Life Design and FI Enthusiast","episode_count":104,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T00:18:03.559290+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474"},"episode":{"title":"97. Coast FI or Lean FIRE? (Which FI Path to Choose)","slug":"97-coast-fi-or-lean-fire-which-fi-path-to-choose","published_at":"2026-03-01T10:07:08+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/freedombeforefi/episodes/97--Coast-FI-or-Lean-FIRE--Which-FI-Path-to-Choose-e3fp1vu","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e911d5e8/podcast/play/116213182/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-1%2F73b5217b-59e1-764f-842e-b4e9e9fa43ed.mp3","summary":"Choosing which FI milestone to aim for on your journey can be a bit paralysing, especially with so many different milestones and strategies. On this episode we’ll be focusing on two popular milestones, Coast FI (which you reach before you get to FI) and Lean FIRE (which is where you’ve actually reached Financial Independence). Both options lead to early retirement at different times and I discuss the differences and reasons why each path might be suitable for someone. Freedom Before FI Links: Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com Instagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreedomBeforeFI Linktree (all links) : https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice","meta_description":"Choosing which FI milestone to aim for on your journey can be a bit paralysing, especially with so many different milestones and strategies. On this episo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":683,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/episodes/97-coast-fi-or-lean-fire-which-fi-path-to-choose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}