Rho Thomas: Live a Better Life Through making Smarter Investments

<p><strong>In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Rho Thomas discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>The FIRE Movement. </li><li>Managing the money you are bringing in and your lifestyle. </li><li>Talk about the why, not just the what, when you’re trying to manage money with your partner.</li><li>Gaining awareness around your spending to figure out how to get where you want to go. </li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>Budgeting is really important - how you spend your money determines how you will invest.</li><li>Aligning your spending with what you really care about...and leaving a gap in which to build your wealth.</li><li>Understanding what you’re spending and what you need to put away is vital for your financially independent future. </li><li>Be compassionate with yourself for the decisions you’ve made in the past. You made the best decision that you could with the information you had.</li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>"When you give every dollar something to do, then you don’t end up with money falling through the cracks." </strong></i><strong>—  Rho Thomas</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Connect with Rho Thomas:  </strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.rhothomas.com/">https://www.rhothomas.com/</a></p><p>Show: <a href="https://www.rhothomas.com/podcast/">https://www.rhothomas.com/podcast/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/iamrhothomas">https://twitter.com/iamrhothomas</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iamrhothomas">https://www.facebook.com/iamrhothomas</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamrhothomas/">https://www.instagram.com/iamrhothomas/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Connect with Steve Fretzin:</strong></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefretzin/"> Steve Fretzin</a></p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/stevefretzin"> @stevefretzin</a></p><p>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/salesresults/"> Fretzin, Inc.</a></p><p>Website:<a href="https://fretzin.com/"> Fretzin.com</a></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:Steve@Fr