Douglas Tsoi is the Founder of School of Financial Freedom and the Founder of Portland Underground Grad School (PUGS). Douglas has a diverse background and achieved financial freedom at the age of 42 after living on $20,000 a year. As a lifelong learner and StartingBloc Fellow, Douglas believes it’s a human right to learn and to do so debt-free! Find out more about his amazing school in Portland! 

Key Takeaways:

[4:05] How did Rob and Douglas first meet?

[6:05] As a StartingBloc Fellow, what was Douglas’s experience like with StartingBloc? 

[8:55] What is PUGS all about? 

[11:35] PUGS has grown to 75 courses and teaches about 900 students a year. 

[17:25] How did Douglas manage to retire at age 42? What does financial freedom mean to him? 

[19:35] You expend your life energy for money and vice versa.

[27:45] Why did StartingBloc choose Douglas’s project? 

[37:25] Douglas shares a bit of his background and how he ended up at StartingBloc.

[44:20] Everyone deserves to learn. 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Giving Back Podcast

Giving Back Podcast Episode 310: Developing Purposeful Leadership for Our Community — Kristine Sloan with StartingBloc

School of Financial Freedom

Portland Underground Grad School (PUGS)

Douglas Tsoi on LinkedIn