About this episode
Our guest on the podcast today is author and blogger JL Collins. He blogs about financial independence and other matters at jlcollinsnh.com . JL’s first book, The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life , was published in 2016 and has become something of a bible for people in the financial independence movement. His new book is called Pathfinders: Extraordinary Stories of People Like You on the Quest for Financial Independence . Background Bio Jlcollinsnh.com “ JL Collins: The Case for Simplicity ,” The Long View podcast, Morningstar.com , April 5, 2022. Pathfinders: Extraordinary Stories of People Like You on the Quest for Financial Independence—And How to Join Them , by JL Collins The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life , by JL Collins Saving, Spending, and Lifestyle Creep Lifestyle Creep: What It Is, How It Works “ How ‘Geographic Arbitrage’ Can Make You Money ,” by Eric Reed, smartasset.com , May 30, 2023. “ Why Your House Is a Terrible Investment ,” by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com , Sept. 22, 2023. “ Higher for Longer vs. the Stock Market ,” by Ben Carlson, awealthofcommonsense.com , Oct. 3, 2023. Investing “ Things Important, and Unimportant ,” by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com , March 1, 2023. “ Stocks—Part XXX: jcollinsnh vs. Vanguard ,” by JL Collins, jlcollinsnh.com , Sept. 16, 2023. Other FI Chautauqua Mr. Money Mustache The Richest Man in Babylon , by George S. Clason A Wealth of Common Sense Quit Like a Millionaire , by Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung Mad Fientist Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.