Chris Mamula – Take Responsibility for Your Financial Situation

<p><strong>BIO: </strong>After poor experiences with the financial industry early in his professional life, Chris Mamula educated himself in investing and tax planning.</p><p><strong>STORY:</strong> Because Chris trusted his parents, he also blindly trusted their financial advisor. It was only after he stumbled upon better financial advice that Chris realized he’d wasted well over $100,000 in fees and another $100,000 in taxes.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Gain financial literacy and take responsibility for your financial situation. Don’t trust financial advisors blindly.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="ql-align-center"><strong>“The less money you spend on your financial advice and financial products, the more money you’ll have to invest.”</strong></blockquote><blockquote class="ql-align-center">Chris Mamula</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Guest profile</h2><p>After poor experiences with the financial industry early in his professional life, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mamula-9602a8264/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Chris Mamula</strong></a> educated himself in investing and tax planning.</p><p>He now draws on his experiences to write and speak about wealth building, investing, financial planning, financial independence and early retirement (FIRE), and lifestyle design at the blog “<a href="https://www.caniretireyet.com/the-worst-investment-advice-i-ever-heard-everywhere/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can I Retire Yet?</a>”.</p><p>Chris is also the primary author of the book <a href="https://www.caniretireyet.com/product-choose-fi-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>ChooseFI: Your Blueprint to Financial Independence</em></a>.</p><p>In addition, he works one-on-one with those looking to improve their finances and use them to create a better lifestyle as an advice-only financial planner with <a href="https://abundowealth.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abundo Wealth</a>.</p><h2>Worst investment ever</h2><p>Chris was a college grad