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CloserToFree:
I've been listening to the Choose FI podcast since it started (http://www.choosefi.com/choosefi-radio-finance-podcast/) and have really mixed feelings about it.  I love that they put out new episodes frequently so there's always something for me to listen to, and the content seems solid.  I love their guests (most of whose blogs I follow separately) and I love keeping a steady stream of podcast content in my life to reinforce staying the course with my FIRE plans and frugal living. But I get a little bit of a used car salesman vibe from the way they approach the podcast -- they keep talking about how great their last podcast was, how awesome it is that they're putting out this content into the world, etc. -- I appreciate the positivity and enthusiasm, but it's a bit much.  And like some of the other personal finance podcasts I've started listening to but stopped (Radical Personal Finance comes to mind), there's a LOT of excess word use and redundancy, and a bit of a dude-bro vibe that I'm not very into.  And then I downloaded the ebook of one of the hosts, Jonathan Mendonsa (called "The Road Less Traveled: a Blueprint to Financial Independence"), and just thought it was pretty poorly done, so that turned me off more. 

On the other hand, I got a lot out of Travel Miles 101 (by the other co-host, Brad Barrett) so that makes me want to give Choose FI more of a chance.

Is anyone else struggling with a love-hate relationship with this podcast?  I'm really on the fence about whether to keep listening or not!   

chasesfish:
I've listened to many of their episodes, I've found it to be hit or miss, but occasionally get some value out of it.

Listening to Jeremy from GCC describe managing investment taxes and how to harvest gains/losses properly was excellent, as was the Millionaire educator.  So many finance pod cast episodes are entry level stuff, those two got into really complex tax management strategies where I had opportunity to improve.

Their intro music is terrible!!

fiStressRelief:
Oh man this made me laugh as it is so dead on. I have a total love hate relationship with this podcast.

I think the content in general is great. I love that   I can go for a bike ride and get my FI fix for the day.  The GCC tax gain harvesting convo made that concept finally click in my head. 

Overall I am a fan but some of the redundancy and terminology drives me nuts.  I was thinking about relistening to some of the older ones with the wife and I just can't mentally prepare myself for that quite yet.

I think they cut 10 min off each episode by cutting down on telling me how totally cool, terrific, and powerful each idea is and how they are going to go high level and then unpack all this amazing content which will allow me to pull all these levers. Absolutely, no doubt about it.

I genuinely think if they can clean it up they'd stay on my podcast list for sure. Someone make them a word cloud!

JustDave:
I like it, but sometimes it feels like the podcast is just them talking about what they want the podcast to be. That was OK for the first few shows, but at 20+ shows in it's getting old. Overall I like it and will keep listening though. They are positive and have good energy and seem to click with each other.

chasesfish:
I want to play a drinking game for every time they say "truthfully or honestly"...as if the rest of the time they aren't being truthful or honest?

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