Retiring at 34, Lessons from Early Retirement, and More with The Financial Samurai Sam Dogen

In 2009, Sam Dogen founded Financial Samurai, one of the top independently owned personal finance sites today with over 1 million organic visitors a month. Here is Sam telling his own story.

[00:01 – 06:19] Opening Segment

• Retiring from Finance and investment banking after 10 years
• A Cathartic Way to Deal with Losses and Destruction: Starting The Financial Samurai
• Why You Should Negotiate instead of Quitting

[06:20 – 17:09] Acing Early Retirement thru The Financial Samurai and Severance Pay

• A never-ending grind that led to Sam’s retirement plans through severance and Financial Samurai
• All Funny Money: Investing in the Yahoo of China
• Investing in real estate, stocks, and bonds
• Thank luck! Leaving when his investments were at the dumps
• How to Make a Blog Generate Passive Income for You

[17:10 – 27:58] Retiring at 34, Lessons from Early Retirement, and More

• Life as a semi-retired professional
• Jumping in and not missing out on the San Francisco start up trend
• Creating Legacies during the Pandemic
• You’ve got to play both defense and offense to achieve true financial freedom
• How Knowing what’s Possible make Realities

[27:59 – 35:51] Closing Segment

• Quick break for our sponsors
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• What is the best investment you’ve ever made other than your education?
  • Starting Financial Samurai
• Sam’s worst investment
  • A vacation property in Lake Tahoe in 2007
• What is the most important lesson you’ve learned in business and investing?
  • Consistency and taking more risks

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Tweetable Quotes:

“The harder you work doesn’t mean the higher you get paid.” – Sam Dogen

“Working 3-4 hours a day on something productive is kind of the optimal balance.” – Sam Dogen

“Educating yourself on what is possible helps make realities more possible and clearer.” – Sam Dogen