057 | Grumpus Maximus shares his military background, his blog about understanding pensions, and his path to FI.
In this episode we cover
- Interview with Grumpus Maximus about pensions and the military
- Where the name Grumpus Maximus comes from
- The Golden Albatross
- Grumpus Maximus’ backstory
- How he discovered the FI movement
- How he wanted to quit the military but would then lose all the benefits
- His relationship with Mrs Grumpus about money
- How to manage your finances as a couple
- What FI looks like now
- How Grumpus got through the mental breakdown
- His top resources for learning about FI
- How to understand the pension
- How the retirement system is changing for the younger generation
- Grumpus presented FI to his colleagues in the military
- Hot Seat questions
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