“Wealth = income - ego.”
Romanis a business analyst at SoftServe, author of youtube-series and a podcast named “GOALS on FIRE” about financial literacy, investments and meaningful life.
He is a Personal Finance Planner at iplan.ua – a consulting service that helps Ukrainians around the world to plan their life goals with smart financial and investment decisions and milestones. Roman also has a blog in Ukrainian called “Creativity. Development. Search”, where he shares the ideas on habits, psychology, good books, finances and a healthy & balanced lifestyle.
We talked about the following:
00:01 Intro
00:39 Roman’s background
01:42 Learning the importance of English from a Counter Strike game
06:32 His Finalist call moment
11:11 Missouri – “a normal state with somewhat interesting history”
18:20 Cheerleaders are indeed the most popular kids
19:42 Why do American families volunteer to host exchange students?
23:00 How extracurricular activities help students to socialize, find support, and shape their identity
29:01 Social media back in 2007
31:12 Charity and a lift-a-thon
36:19 Orlando, Florida, and navigating the future profession
40:37 Work and Travel and other insights
44:18 On financially freedom and literacy
54:35 Outro
Books mentioned by the guest:
For Ukrainian listeners – read “Lifestyle inflation” article and examine your life and spending habits.
Some other quotes that Roman cited:
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This episode is supported by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Ukraine. The views of the authors and guests do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Government.
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