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'Tie yourself to the mast': Godfather of financial independence JL Collins tells Hasan Minhaj how to build wealth
Yahoo Finance·2025-11-20 14:01

Collins detailed the importance of building up “f--k you money” — enough saved up to quit a bad job or take extended time off without going into debt — on the path to FIRE, and how that became his driving force.“I don't see it that way. I never felt that I was depriving myself when I took money that I saved and invested it. What I was doing was spending my money on the single most important thing to me, which was my financial freedom.”“One of the things that I push back on is this idea of being cheap or tha ...