13: Achieving FI Before 40 Despite Breaking Every Financial "Rule" with Tanja from Our Next Life

Tanja reached financial independence (FI) and retired from her full-time, high-stress job at age 38—despite not being a natural saver, having purchased two brand-new cars in the past, and not maxing out her 401(k) in the beginning—pretty much breaking every FI “rule” out there. Tanja was not focused on early retirement or financial independence when she met Mark, but quickly got on board. Her 60-hour-per-week job took up all her time and "brain space,” and more than 100 plane trips per year made it very easy to increase her savings rate to be able to achieve her goal. Hear how she reached financial independence and parlayed that into early retirement in today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Money Podcast.