Working Only 4 Months of the Year Consulting w/ Scott on Fire | Ep. 106

<p>Scott joins us again to talk about his journey to creating more time freedom through part time consulting, where he works only part of the year. This frees him up to work on things that are meaningful to him, like more time with his partner, passion projects, travel and of course writing. Scott is based in Melbourne Australia, he left full time work and a six figure salary in 2023 to work part of the year and he runs the Scott on Fire blog where he writes about his FI philosophy and how to live a good life. </p><p><b>Things you’ll learn:</b></p><ul><li>About his part time consulting work</li><li>The Melbourne local FIRE community</li><li>His FIRE Goal: to make work optional by 40</li><li>His investment portfolio and his fun money</li><li>The 4 ETFs he’s investing in</li><li>The debt recycling strategy (in Australia)</li><li>His investing journey from 2018</li><li>His 50% savings rate for 7 years</li><li>How he was able to save 75% in one year</li><li>His career journey from 2018: Studied accounting</li><li>His first job: data entry as payroll officer</li><li>On never getting promotions, just positive ‘side steps’</li><li>How he got into consulting</li><li>Quitting full time work in 2023</li><li>The challenges of having freedom</li></ul><p><b>Quick-fire round questions at the end:</b></p><ol><li>Something he wished they done 10 years ago</li><li>His daily habits that helped him in life</li><li>His most important lesson in life</li><li>His book recommendations</li><li>1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started</li></ol><p><b>Scott on Fire Links:</b></p><ul><li>Website & Blog: <a href='https://scottonfire.com/'>https://scottonfire.com/</a> </li><li>X: <a href='https://x.com/ScottOnFire'>https://x.com/ScottOnFire</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ScottOnFireDotCom'>https://www.facebook.com/ScottOnFireDotCom</a> </li><li>Substack: <a href='https://scottonfire.substack.com/'>https://scottonfire.substack.com/</a> </li></ul><p><br></p><p><b>Freedom Before FI Links:</b></p><ul><li><b>Free Guides:</b> Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: <a href='https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/'>https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/</a></li><li><b>Website:</b> Check out our resources and services at <a href='http://www.freedombeforefi.com'>www.freedombeforefi.com</a></li><li><b>Email: </b>If you want to connect, send me a note at <a href='mailto:greg@freedombeforefi.com'>greg@freedombeforefi.com</a></li><li><b>Instagram: </b>or send a DM at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/freedombeforefi?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw=='>Instagram Link </a></li><li><b>Linktree (all links)</b>: <a href='https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi'>https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi</a> </li></ul><p><br></p><p><b>Listen to FBF on Apple Podcasts:</b></p><p><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285'>https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285</a></p><p><br></p><p><b>Listen to FBF on Spotify:</b></p><p><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474e'>https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474e</a></p><p><br></p><p><b>Disclaimer:</b> This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice</p>