159. Waffle Week - On Friendship, Money Dates, ChooseFI, Taxes, Rental Income, Expense Tracking, Reclaiming Your Mornings, and More

About this episode

The episode discusses various financial topics including friendship, money management, and early retirement strategies in a casual format.

We talk about friendship, money dates, pelotons, open tabs, expense tracking, and so much more in the first and highly requested no-agenda episode. We also answer some listener questions and discuss standard vs. itemized deductions on your taxes, rental income as an early-retirement strategy, spending levels in early retirement, when Liz is going to retire, how we track our expenses, and more. And we might just explain to you what waffling means. Get the full show notes, show references, and more information here: https://www.insideoutmoney.org/159-waffle-week-on-friendship-money-dates-choosefi-taxes-rental-income-expense-tracking-reclaiming-your-mornings-and-more/

People in this episode

Host: Maggie Tucker

Topics covered

• friendship
• money dates
• taxes
• rental income
• expense tracking
• early retirement
• waffling

Keywords

• money dates
• tax deductions
• rental income
• expense tracking
• early retirement
• friendship
• waffling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ChooseFI

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