About this episode

Mr. Money Mustache joins Doug Cunnington to discuss transitioning to Wife FI and answer listener questions.

Mr. Money Mustache & I answer a listener question about how a family can best transition to Wife FI! You can get your question on the show by recording a voice memo and emailing me. Get priority by supporting the show via Buy Me a Coffee. It’s listener supported with no ads. Follow the link to find out how: https://milehighfi.com/support/ I put together the MMM episode guide: Mr. Money Mustache Episode Guide & Index Links Pete Adeney/Mr. Money Mustache MHFI episode 305, “Mr. Money Mustache Explores Pop Culture Through the Lens of FIRE” JL Collins, “The Simple Path to Wealth” Email the show: doug@milehighfi.com 0:00 Introduction 0:56 Planning for Wife FI 4:33 Cash cushion debate 11:30 Listener update 14:34 Margin loans

People in this episode

Host: Doug Cunnington

Guest: Mr. Money Mustache

Topics covered

• financial independence
• family finance
• listener questions
• Wife FI
• cash cushion
• margin loans

Keywords

• Wife FI
• financial independence
• Mr. Money Mustache
• listener questions
• cash cushion
• margin loans

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Simple Path to Wealth, Mr. Money Mustache Episode Guide & Index

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