Retiring at 34, Lessons from Early Retirement, and More with The Financial Samurai Sam Dogen

Published: July 25, 2022, 7 a.m.

b"In 2009, Sam Dogen founded Financial Samurai, one of the top independently owned personal finance sites today with over 1 million organic visitors a month. Here is Sam telling his own story.\\n\\xa0\\n[00:01 \\u2013 06:19] Opening Segment\\nRetiring from Finance and investment banking after 10 years\\nA Cathartic Way to Deal with Losses and Destruction: Starting The Financial Samurai\\nWhy You Should Negotiate instead of Quitting\\n\\xa0\\n[06:20 \\u2013 17:09] Acing Early Retirement thru The Financial Samurai and Severance Pay\\nA never-ending grind that led to Sam\\u2019s retirement plans through severance and Financial Samurai\\nAll Funny Money: Investing in the Yahoo of China\\nInvesting in real estate, stocks, and bonds\\nThank luck! Leaving when his investments were at the dumps\\nHow to Make a Blog Generate Passive Income for You\\n\\xa0\\n[17:10 \\u2013 27:58] Retiring at 34, Lessons from Early Retirement, and More \\nLife as a semi-retired professional\\nJumping in and not missing out on the San Francisco start up trend\\nCreating Legacies during the Pandemic\\nYou\\u2019ve got to play both defense and offense to achieve true financial freedom\\nHow Knowing what\\u2019s Possible make Realities\\n\\xa0\\n[27:59 \\u2013 35:51] Closing Segment\\nQuick break for our sponsors\\nThe first step to growing your wealth is tracking your wealth, income spending and everything else about your finances, you can start tracking your wealth for free and get six free months of wealth advisor.\\xa0 Learn more about Personal Capital at escapingwallstreet.com\\n\\nWhat is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?\\nStarting Financial Samurai\\n\\nSam\\u2019s worst investment\\nA vacation property in Lake Tahoe in 2007\\n\\nWhat is the most important lesson you\\u2019ve learned in business and investing?\\nConsistency and taking more risks\\n\\n\\xa0\\nConnect with Sam Dogen through https://www.financialsamurai.com and LinkedIn.\\n\\xa0\\nInvest passively in multiple commercial real estate assets such as apartments, self storage, medical facilities, hotels and more through https://www.passivewealthstrategy.com/crowdstreet/\\nParticipate directly in real estate investment loans on a fractional basis. Go to www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ and get ready to invest on your own terms.\\nJoin our Passive Investor Club for access to passive commercial real estate investment opportunities.\\nLEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTweetable Quotes:\\n\\u201cThe harder you work doesn\\u2019t mean the higher you get paid.\\u201d \\u2013 Sam Dogen\\n\\u201cWorking 3-4 hours a day on something productive is kind of the optimal balance.\\u201d \\u2013 Sam Dogen\\n\\u201cEducating yourself on what is possible helps make realities more possible and clearer.\\u201d \\u2013 Sam Dogen"