Having a Blast with Alan and Katie Donegan

About this episode

Michael Houghton interviews Alan and Katie Donegan about their journey to financial independence and their life as digital nomads.

In this episode of The Irish FIRE Podcast, Michael speaks with Alan and Katie Donegan, who reached financial independence and retired in 2019. Since then, they have built a life around freedom, travel, creativity and purpose, living as digital nomads while continuing to teach others about money, business and lifestyle design. Michael talks to Alan and Katie about their own journey to financial independence, how they approached saving, investing and building a life that was not dependent on traditional employment. They also discuss what life has looked like after reaching FI, including the realities of early retirement, travelling full-time, and finding meaningful projects after stepping away from conventional work. This episode is a great listen for anyone interested in financial independence, lifestyle design, digital nomadism, or simply hearing from people who have actually reached FI and are living life on their own terms. Show Notes: Alan’s previous interview from 2020:https://www.firepodcast.ie/financial-independence-with-alan-donegan Rebel Finance School:https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/rfs/ Rebel Business School:https://therebelschool.com Subscribe to the Irish FIRE…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Houghton

Guests: Alan Donegan, Katie Donegan

Topics covered

• financial independence
• digital nomadism
• lifestyle design
• early retirement
• travel
• money management

Keywords

• financial independence
• digital nomads
• travel
• lifestyle design
• early retirement
• money
• investing

Sponsors

KennCo Insurance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rebel Finance School, Rebel Business School

Places: Ireland

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