BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Friday, September 11, 2026
Alex Preziosi, who previously aimed to reach financial independence (FI) by age 45, has seen her perspective on FI evolve. She now focuses less on a specific dollar amount and more on the flexibility and freedom that financial independence provides.
“I don't know if I'm aiming for 45 anymore, but I'm definitely still aware of the FI number. And I think that my perspective on what FI means has changed a little bit. I think that in the past, I always thought that the FI number was this like huge, like, you know, dollar amount that I had to have in the bank. And it was like, okay, if I have that, then I'm good. And now I'm thinking about it more as like, okay, what can I do with my money? What is my money doing for me?”