Best Meg Nordmann Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 14 - F.I.R.E. 101 ...and we are moving to the jungle! 1:21:01

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Welcome to Season 2 of "The Journey to Freedom" podcast! After a short pause, I'm happy to begin the next season and I'm kicking it off with some exciting news: We are finally taking the first steps towards moving to the jungle! I fill you in on a recent trip to Costa Rica and some developments for the move date. Around 30 minutes in, I read the ro…

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Ep. 13 - Why AirBnB Vacation Rentals Are Not "Passive" Income, But So Worth It 38:54

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When we began looking into short term vacation rental investing, we thought of it as "passive income." But I laugh heartily at the thought of calling any of this “passive.” IT IS WORK. HARD WORK. I wanted to give you an honest description of what actively managing just two vacation rentals looks like in order to get the high return that you want. I…

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Ep. 12 - Beth Inglish on Investing in Your Creative Self 1:15:52

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Today I'm speaking with Beth Inglish, who happens to be an old friend from my Nashville days early in my career, and is now a professional motivational speaker and artist with a mission to connect people and to teach them how to put their creativity to work. She's built her entire life on openness, creativity and connection, and now she's teaching …

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Ep. 11 - Friday Bonus: Ready to Design Your Dream Lifestyle & Build Wealth? Start Living From Your Future 17:19

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Today's episode is a Friday Bonus--something I'd love to begin doing so that I can add some more mindset tips and non-interview content to the "Journey to Freedom" podcast. Today's show comes from a blog I published recently. You can read the blog here, if you'd like to see a "transcript" of today's show. Preview: If you want to achieve something w…

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Ep. 10 - (Meet my husband, Jeremy) Former Mechanic Now Enjoys a "Life on F.I.R.E." 1:10:36

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So this week’s podcast episode bio will be a little different than usual. No Forbes articles and blogger awards to list out and such. But man, is he awesome in all the other ways! This week, I can’t wait for you to meet my husband, Jeremy Fowler. He’s amazing. Originally from lower Alabama, he attended the University of South Alabama and Faulkner U…

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Ep. 9 - Lessons Learned from Minimalism with Diane Boden 1:01:28

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Today on the Journey to Freedom podcast, I have a conversation with Diane Boden, also known as The Minimalist Mom. Diane is the voice behind the top-rated podcast, the Minimalist Moms, which began in 2016, where she spreads her ideas on minimalism during the chaos of motherhood and interviews others in regards to living a life in the pursuit of les…

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Ep. 8 - Frugality and Investing to Build Serious Wealth: The Millennial Money Woman 1:25:08

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Today, I’m thrilled to be chatting with Fiona Smith, better known as “The Millennial Money Woman,” where she blogs about personal finance on her site under the same name: themillennialmoneywoman.com. I’ve been following Fiona, along with around 50 thousand others who follow her, on Twitter at @The_MMW for some time now and I’m so stoked to sit down…

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Ep. 7 - J. Money on Minimalism in Business and Finance 1:25:07

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Today, I’m speaking with J. Money, who is probably one of the most well-known figures in the personal finance blogging space. A father of three, a self-proclaimed minimalist, an avid coin collector and hip-hop fan, J. Money is also an award-winning personal finance blogger with over 12 industry awards, such as “Blog of the Year” and a “Lifetime Ach…

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Ep. 6 - George Sisneros on his "No Spend Year." How getting debt-free afforded him to chase big dreams in Guatamala and lead an epic life. 1:12:43

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Today, I’m chatting with George Sisneros, a 55-year old who has been taking the personal finance "Money Twitter" scene by storm over the past few months. George has swam with sharks in Belize & smoked a Cuban cigar in Havana. He’s explored ancient Mayan ruins & grabbed an alligator by the tail. He’s jumped out of an airplane and ran a marathon. He’…

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Ep. 5 - It's true, Adulting Is Easy. | A look at real estate investing as a FIRE path. 1:12:55

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Adulting is not easy. It’s made up of tasks we typically dread. They are things that overwhelm us, baffle us or bore us. Often, adulting is hard because we don’t understand the task on a fundamental level--and most adulting tasks revolve around money in some way. Insurance, retirement, savings, taxes, estate planning, bills and pretty much anything…

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Ep. 4 - The Frugal Expat shares his geoarbitrage adventure 55:14

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Today's episode is a conversation with Steve Cummings of The Frugal Expat blog. Steve is an American and an adventurer who has traveled most of the U.S. and 19 other countries, and his wife Sarah is an Australian who has logged adventures in about 56 different countries. The couple have a travel blog called “Cummings and Goings” and another site, c…

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Ep. 3 - Stoic Minimalism Steered Us Toward Financial Independence 17:28

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In today's episode, "Journey to Freedom" host Meg Nordmann reads an article of hers that was published for Simple Money Magazine in August 2020 titled "Stoic Minimalism Steered Us Toward Financial Independence." The article begins by describing her family's Big Dream that is driving their aggressive saving and investing and then breaks down two phi…

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2. A Purple Life: Anonymous FIRE blogger is enjoying early retirement 46:23

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Today I’m chatting with A Purple Life-- an anonymous blogger that has caught the attention of a lot of folks as she is radically transparent about her finances at APurpleLife.com. She started her blog in 2015 and publicly hatched a plan to retire in 10 years at age 35. In the meantime, she decreased her spending, increased her wages, and took advan…

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1. The Fioneers: Lifestyle Design meets Financial Independence 53:05

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Today we are chatting with Jess of “The Fioneers” (who blogs alongside her husband Corey) --the couple have become one of the more popular and carefully watched Financial Independence bloggers as they document their journey to FI or FIRE--the acronym for “Financial Independence, Retire Early.” The couple has a little bit different approach to this …

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The "Journey to Freedom" Podcast is launching soon! Host introduction & podcast topics 14:37

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Welcome to the "Journey to Freedom" Podcast! The goal is not simply to have lots of stuff or lots of money--the goal is living life on your own terms. Whether it’s decluttering our homes, getting out of debt or striving to build financial independence, what we are all seeking is actually TIME. And time is ultimately our freedom. Owning your own tim…