Meghan Combs

EverydayFI

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Welcome to Everyday FI, where we explore the lives of everyday people pursuing financial independence. Host Meghan Combs knows that you do not need a million dollar book deal or a famous blog to reach FI early. By talking with real humans, Meghan and her guests will show you how to forge your own path to financial freedom the everyday way.

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Meghan Combs

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CampFI Spain with Suzy L. | Ep. 56 26.05.2025 1:02:24

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives of everyday people on the path to financial independence. I'm your host, Meghan Combs, a personal finance junky who loves to dive into people's journeys. By sharing these stories I'll show you in real ways how to forge your own path to financial freedom. In this episode I get to hang with my new fr...

One year of EverydayFI! | Ep 55 19.05.2025 20:53

54. FI Service Corps with Ryan B. 12.05.2025 41:59

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives of everyday people on the path to Financial Independence. Hearing these stories will teach you in real ways how to forge your own path to financial freedom. In today's episode I'm bringing back my buddy Ryan. You may remember him from one of the earlier episodes of EverydayFI and...

53. Mitch & Meg's Money Musings: Paying for a wedding the FI way 05.05.2025 46:31

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Thanks for listening to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independence. Welcome to another edition of Mitch & Meg's Money Musings. Today Mitch and I talk about how to pay for a wedding. It's so common these days to want to spend extravagantly on getting married, but statistic...

52. Darren & Jolene - Part 2: "We don't want to leave life un-lived." 28.04.2025 41:55

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today we're back with part 2 of Darren and Jolene's story. Hopefully everyone having fun over in Spain has met them and been lucky enough to enjoy their company! In today's episode we get to explore Darren and Jolene's post-FI...

51. Darren & Jolene - Part 1: Accidentally FI 21.04.2025 42:03

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. This episode is part 1 with my new friends Darren and Jolene, and today we talk a lot about how they used an alternative method to accomplish FIRE in their mid-late 40s, their upbringing and how that shaped the way they look at...

50. Mitch & Meg's Money Musings: Hold onto your butts! The market crash this week. 14.04.2025 43:19

CHECK THE EPISODE OUT ON YOUTUBE IF YOU WANT TO SEE OUR FACES! Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independence. Welcome to another edition of Mitch & Meg's Money Musings. Today Mitch and I talk about the latest market dip, which has a lot of people freaked out, unde...

49. Julie R. - Part 2: "I'm a quitter and I'm proud of it." 07.04.2025 36:03

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today's episode is part two with my friend Julie. We chat about her journey to financial independence. Post layoff, Julie became passionate about managing her finances and soon delved into the FIRE community, finding inspiratio...

48. Julie R. - Part 1: "Do not underestimate the power of radical change." 31.03.2025 47:26

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. In today's episode I get to chat with Julie, who shares her journey from a conventional lifestyle to a full time nomadic one. We talk about her dissatisfaction with day-to-day life that prompted her to sell all her possessions...

47. Meghan's Money Musings: Life Finds a Way - My IVF Journey 24.03.2025 29:44

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . This episode includes discussions about infertility, IVF, periods, and other reproductive health topics. Listener discretion is advised. Please take care of yourself and feel free to skip or pause if needed. Thanks for listening to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independen...

46. David R: Mr. Quit Your Job 17.03.2025 46:43

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Last week I spoke with David and our discussion centered on his mental health struggles in the military. I'm so grateful to him for opening up and sharing his experiences in the hope that it can help someone else. If you or som...

45. David R: Silent Struggle - Mental Health Challenges in Military Service 10.03.2025 38:00

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today I'm chatting with my friend David Before the episode, I want to let you know that Our conversation touches on sensitive topics, including discussions about suicide and mental health struggles. I understand that these subj...

44. Mitch & Meg's Money Musings: Combining Finances 03.03.2025 1:03:03

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Thanks for listening to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independence. Welcome to another edition of Mitch & Meg's Money Musings. Today Mitch and I talk about couple's combining expenses. Whether you're getting married or just moving in together, it's smart to start these di...

43. Bill Y. - Part 2: "Get to know your future self." 24.02.2025 41:32

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the podcast that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. We're back with part 2 of Bill's story we embarked on last week. In today's episode we get into Bill's money origin story, which leads us to talking about financial literacy in general — the good, the bad, and what we can d...

42. Bill Y. - Part 1: "Discipline is hard to maintain in the heat of battle." 17.02.2025 44:02

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the podcast that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today on the show I'm chatting with Bill, whose voice you may recognize. This is another FI friend who I talked to for a long time so you're getting two parts again! In part one we talk about balancing being an ER doctor wi...

41. Meghan's Money Musings: Turning 38... Is this where I thought I'd be? 10.02.2025 32:58

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Thanks for listening to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independence. In today's Meghan's Money Musings episode I'll be talking about turning 38! A big theme is wondering how my younger self would have felt about where I am today. Is it what she expected? Or have things dra...

40. Allen V. - Part 2: "FI saved us." 03.02.2025 1:00:01

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the podcast that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. We're back with part two of Alan's story. In today's episode we discuss why Alan was drawn to the FIRE movement, why finding FI after 40 is different than when you're younger, and the reality of post-FI life. Tune in to hea...

39. Allen V. - Part 1: The joys and struggles of the sandwich generation 27.01.2025 1:10:53

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the podcast that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. This is part one with my guest Allen, and in today's episode we discuss his journey to financial independence. Allen talks about transitioning from a tech career to early retirement at age 50, heavily influenced by observing...

38. Mitch & Meg's Money Musings: Imposter Syndrome 20.01.2025 1:00:27

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Thanks for listening to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independence. Welcome to another edition of Mitch & Meg's Money Musings. Today Mitch and I talk about that familiar and notorious feeling: imposter syndrome. We talk about it with regards to work and careers, but we al...

37. Stacy B: "Experience is the best teacher." 13.01.2025 1:08:32

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the podcast that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today on the show I'm chatting with Stacy, a former special education administrator, about her journey to financial independence. Stacy shares her experiences of leaving her job to spend more time with her 18-month-old son a...

36. Meghan's Money Musings - New Year's Resolutions 06.01.2025 26:24

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Thanks for listening to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independence. In today's Meghan's Money Musings episode I'll be talking about the New Year's resolutions I've had in the past, the ones that worked, the ones that didn't, and the ones I have for 2025 and my plan to kee...

35. Doug N. - Part 2: "Money nerds unite!" 30.12.2024 49:18

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the podcast that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today on the show I'm chatting with Doug — again! This is part two of our conversation and we get into the meat of things. Episode Links: Episode page The Millionaire Next Door Bill Bengen, Safe Withdrawal Rate The Trinity S...

34. Doug N. - Part 1: Living in Hawaii, the military, and housing prices 23.12.2024 54:00

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the podcast that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today on the show I'm chatting with Doug, whose voice many of you may recognize. He wrote a book with his daughter on raising FI-minded children and has been on several podcasts talking about it, but today we get to hear his...

33. Mitch & Meg's Money Musings: Career Transitions 16.12.2024 1:19:42

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Thanks for listening to the EverydayFI podcast, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people on the path to financial independence. Today I'm welcoming my buddy Mitch, who will be joining me on the Meghan's Money Musings episodes — these will be dubbed "Mitch & Meg's Money Musings - cute, right? Gotta love alliteration! On today's ep...

32. Kathy C: "I want to spend the rest of the time in my hourglass helping people." 09.12.2024 1:18:43

Subscribe on Apple , YouTube , and Spotify . Welcome to EverydayFI, the show that explores the lives and stories of everyday people in the financial independence community. Today I'll be chatting with Kathy, who came to FI much later than most people in our community. In this episode you'll hear Kathy's harrowing story about being adopted by a middle class family with alcoholic parents and how tha...