Real Money Stories: Tom avoids extravagance to become financially free

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This week Jason speaks to Tom, who explains how he and his wife resisted the temptation to develop a high rolling lifestyle as their household income rose substantially, to enable them to become financially independent.

Listen to the end to hear Tom explain why he intends to keep working as long as he can, despite not needing to do so.

Jason Butler is a columnist for The Financial Times, where as 'The Wealthman', he writes about personal finance related issues. He is Head of Financial Education at Salary Finance and also provides expert commentary on personal finance to the BBC, Sky and a range of other publications.

We're delighted to have sponsored Jason's 'Real Money Stories' Podcast - where he shares personal money stories from every day people, so their insights can help you be better with money.

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