Today I bring you a discussion with Diana Crabtree Green, a rock climber and now part-time Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with more than twenty years of experience in personal finance and tax.
Diana is another one of these climbers that I didn’t think existed in large numbers when I started this project three years ago: Diana and her husband could technically be retired in her 40s. But they both continue to work, at least part time. We’ll discuss why they’ve chosen this balanced approach.
Learn how outdoor enthusiasts are primed to get the ball rolling.
Topics Discussed with Diana Crabtree Green
- Current climbing goals and past achievements
- Her part-time work as a CPA after reaching financial independence
- The importance of paying ourselves first and using a workplace retirement plan (401(k), 403(b), etc) to do so.
- Thoughts on the proliferation of expensive vans and other campers in the outdoors community
- Who can achieve some version of financial independence and who can’t.
- How anyone can give their future self options
- The importance of starting to save early, and why that’s so damn hard
Get in Touch with Diana Crabtree Green
Diana’s website: Buck the Budget
Previous Episodes Discussed:
EP 1: Mike Tritt: Rocking in the Free World
EP 2: Value Spending: A Damn Good Start
Financial Links
The Simple Systems to Kicking Monetary Ass
The Bold and Beautiful Roth Conversion Ladder
Age-Advanced Photos to Incentivize Retirement Plan Enrollment
Shocking Headlines of the 2008 Financial Crisis (And Why They Are So Important Now)
The CC Family Investing Strategy, Part 1: Philosophy and Asset Allocation
The CC Family Investing Strategy, Part 2: Where Exactly Is Our Money?
Expense Ratio & Fees: They’ll Hose You Big Time
Bitcoin and Other Things You Shouldn’t Own
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I loved this interview so much. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Great, I’m so glad to hear!
I am semi-retired from a 40 yr career, but I rub elbows with many young dental professionals: student seniors, residents, and those starting their practices. Many of them carry debt (ouch!). Some drive an Audi. Regardless, I will be putting this podcast on their reading (listening!) list. Nicely done.
Thanks for this feedback and for sharing!