Ep #84 “How to Prepare For Financial Independence Before 35” with Zac Juergensen
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About Zac Juergensen
Zac is a personal finance, real estate, and responsible debt educator. He currently hosts a podcast called DIY Wealth focused on providing free content in order to share in his self-learned wealth accumulation journey allowing others to learn and take action on their own money management and retirement goals. He also publishes short content pieces focused on providing real value that people can carry with them to help empower their money management journey. Zac Juergensen went from being in a fair amount of bad debt with poor money management and financial behavior patterns in his early 20’s to amassing a net worth of one million dollars by 31 through self education.
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Website / DIY Wealth Podcast / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon
Quotes
“Since the 1970s, the average wages are up 84%. That sound cool BUT! Adjusted for inflation and cost of living with the housing market, housing is up 370%. Education is up 219%. How the heck is 84% fighting that? It’s not!”
“If you have an infliction point in your life, the first step is to ask ‘where do I want to be in five years?’ Set a framework, this is where I want to be financially, this is what the freedom looks like, this is what my time looks like.”
“If you have more than three priorities then you don’t have any at all.”
“If you are constantly goal posting where your idea of success and happiness is only in the future, then you are never allowing yourself to have those emotions.”
“If creating anything was a linear path, everyone would be successful.”
“I think an ability to tap into your greatness, heavily relies on getting passed this filter having to actively worrying about money.”
Highlights
5:05 - Fighting Inflation
9:10 - What do you want?
18:10 - 3 Priorities in Life
23:25 - Success is not linear
32:10 - Objects are not the gate keepers to our emotions
37:30 - Having time to think
42:15 - Tap into greatness
Takeaway Questions from the interview
What forms of success have influenced you negatively?
What do you want your life to look like?
How have objects dictated your emotions?
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