The System Isn’t Broken… It Was Built This Way

About this episode

Thomas Brown discusses financial independence and the breakdown of traditional work paths with host Fin Creighton.

In this episode, I sit down with Thomas Brown, author of Uncommon Wealth for the Working Man, to discuss why so many people feel financially trapped, why the traditional “work 40 years and retire” path is breaking down, and how ordinary people can start reclaiming control of their time, money and future. Thomas shares his personal journey through divorce, financial hardship, discovering FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), and eventually Bitcoin and how those experiences completely changed the way he viewed money, freedom and life itself. Need help doing self-custody properly and securely: https://bitcoinsuccessschool.com Get 5% off your MicroSeed: https://microseed.io/?ref=fin 📘 Read Thomas’ book + follow his work: https://substack.com/@thomasbrown00 Follow & Connect with me X (Twitter): https://x.com/FinCreighton Instagram: / fincreighton Subscribe: / @fincreighton

People in this episode

Host: Fin Creighton

Guest: Thomas Brown

Topics covered

• financial independence
• Bitcoin
• personal finance
• work-life balance
• self-custody
• FIRE

Keywords

• financial independence
• Bitcoin
• FIRE
• personal finance
• self-custody
• work 40 years
• money management

Sponsors

MicroSeed

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Success School, MicroSeed, Substack

Books & works: Uncommon Wealth for the Working Man

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