Katie and Alan Donegan retired early in 2019 after running separate businesses and beginning savings and investing in 2015. They achieved financial independence and adopted a nomadic lifestyle since 2020, slow traveling while pursuing hobby projects. They run the Rebel Finance School, a free 10–14 week financial independence course with 22,000 participants from 48 countries, and conduct annual live sessions that they intensively engage in. They are writing a book on reaching financial freedom and produced a music album that teaches investing concepts through songs. They accept opportunities that align with their values and sometimes overcommit while balancing passion projects and travel.
Alan: I used to daydream of the first day we were at financial independence (FI) and we could just go out for an incredible breakfast, sit there with coffee, lounge all morning, and go: What should we do today? I just had this vision of sitting there with a notebook and drawing a map of where we go around the world.
Katie: Since we quit our jobs, we've been nomadic and have been slow traveling around the world. We've also started several hobby projects. Our most time-consuming one is the Rebel Finance School - a 10- to 14-week, free course on FI. We've got 22,000 people from 48 countries on the course this year. We run live sessions every year, and during those three months, we throw ourselves into it.
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