101. Goodbye For Now
After 10 years of Aussie Firebug, I’m stepping back, with October 2025 marking both my final net worth update and the point we reached finan...
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Aussie Firebug
My name's Matt, I'm a country boy for regional Victoria who is on track to reach Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) by my mid-thirties. I interview guests who have already reache...
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20 of 116 episodes100. Pete Adeney - Mr. Money Mustache
Today’s episode is a special one - it’s the 100th episode of the show. I just want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to all of y...
99. Ben Felix - Rational Investing, Market Efficiency & Building Wealth the Smart Way
This week, I’m joined by Ben Felix, Chief Investment Officer at PWL Capital and co-host of the Rational Reminder podcast. Ben is best known...
98. Alan Donegan - Building Businesses Without Debt & The Rebel Way to Financial Independence
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Alan Donegan - co-founder of Rebel Business School and host of the Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast. Alan an...
97. Andrew Page - Strawman
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Andrew Page - founder and Managing Director of Strawman.com. With over 20 years’ experience as an anal...
96. Evan Lucas - Mind Over Money
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Evan Lucas - behavioural economist, financial commentator, author of Mind Over Money , and former Head...
95. Pete Wargent - Shares, Property and FIRE
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Pete Wargent—investor, author, market analyst, and one of Australia’s earliest FIRE pioneers. Original...
94. Andy Darroch - Independent financial advice
Today on the podcast, we have Andy Darroch, an Independent Financial Adviser and Director of Independent Wealth Advice. Andy is one of the v...
93. Mark LaMonica - Are we being ripped off by super?
Today on the podcast, we have Mark LaMonica, CFA, a Director at Morningstar and co-host of the Investing Compass podcast. Mark brings a weal...
92. How FIRE Changed Everything - But Not the Way I Expected
It’s been a decade since I started down the FIRE path, and life looks very different these days - especially since becoming a dad. In this e...
91. Amy and Matt from FI Freedom Retreats
Welcome back to the Aussie Firebug Podcast, the financial independence podcast for Australians, where I interview interesting people on topi...
90. Ana Kresina - Kids Ain't Cheap
Today we're joined by Ana Kresina, Head of Product and Community at Pearler and the Co-host of the 'Get Rich Slow Club' and &...
89. Terry - Wealth Time Freedom (WTF)
Today's episode is something a bit different. Terry, the host of the Wealth Time Freedom (WTF) podcast interviewed me a few months ago....
88. Captain FI - Financially free at 29
Today, my guest is fellow FIRE enthusiast/podcaster/blogger, Captain FI! He’s actually been on the podcast before but I had to take that epi...
87. Clayton - My Accountant
Today, my guest is none other than my accountant, Clayton! Clayton and I have talked about doing this podcast for a while. I pay him thousan...
86. FIRE/Life Update
I've been thinking about this post for the past 18 months, and to be honest, it's long overdue. So much has changed over the last...
85. Mr. 1500 - Retired Early at 43
Today my guest is Carl Jensen who is better known in the FIRE community as Mr. 1500. He’s a family guy living in Colorado with his wife and...
84. Tony - My Dad
Today’s episode is very special to me personally. I’m speaking with my dad about how he grew up and what money and life lessons he learnt al...
83. Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley - The Property Couch
I’m excited today to be having a conversation with Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley who co-host the very popular podcast called The Property...
82. Dr Toni Lindsay - The Certainty Myth
My guest today is Dr Toni Lindsay. Toni is a clinical psychologist who works primarily with people who are at the end of their life or have...