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Join the Mad Fientist as he interviews personal-finance icons like Mr. Money Mustache and Vicki Robin to discover the strategies they used to achieve financial independence and retire early!...

After decades of saving/investing, it's hard to immediately flip a switch and go into spending mode. Spending is a skill that you should dev...

In 2021, I decided to stop doing annual updates. At that time, I thought I had FI figured out and was just living a "normal" life (so no nee...

Saving up a bunch of money gives you power - power you can use to make your life better and your journey to financial independence quicker....

If you want to use money to make you happier, stop thinking about what you can buy with it. Instead, think about how you can use it to remov...

Out of all the episodes of the Financial Independence Podcast, this is the one I wish I heard when I was on my journey to financial independ...

To celebrate the release of JL Collins' new book, Pathfinders, I collected all the best advice from his Financial Independence Podcast inter...

Health is similar to finances in that there are many overly-complex things people say you need to do, but there are just a few simple things...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I welcome back Chad Carson from CoachCarson.com! Chad just released a new book, Th...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I welcome back Ramit Sethi from I Will Teach You to Be Rich! I needed someone to c...

Over the last few years, I interviewed members of my family to find out two things: How I became the Mad Fientist (i.e. where did I get my e...

Cody Berman and Justin Taylor, hosts of the FI Show, have both achieved financial independence but they've taken drastically different paths...

Life has completely changed. And because of this major change, I'm even more grateful for the freedom, flexibility, and time that financial...

Welcome to another podcast-takeover episode of the Financial Independence podcast! This time, Mathias from the Financial Independence Europe...

Exactly 10 years ago, I released the first episode of the Financial Independence Podcast! To celebrate this big birthday, I've collected all...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I speak to Patrick Aime from Aime to Invest! Patrick's journey to FI is an incredi...

I'm excited to share with you the first Podcast Takeover episode of the Financial Independence Podcast! Carl and Doug from the Mile High FI...

I have some big news… I am now a British citizen! In honor of finally getting my UK passport, and therefore completing this long journey to...

Last year, I published an interview with one of my favorite financial writers, Morgan Housel. You may remember that the interview was record...

If you've followed me for a while, you'll know that I've released an annual update every year since I quit my job. It's now been five years...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I finally got to interview the person who introduced me to the concept of financia...

Last year, I conducted an experiment in Ultralearning that I hoped would help me achieve a lifelong dream of mine of writing and releasing a...

One of my favorite financial writers, Morgan Housel, is on the Financial Independence Podcast today! I'm not the one conducting the intervie...

It's been four years since I left my full-time job and what a crazy year it's been! To celebrate this anniversary and to recap the things I'...

Bear markets are a normal part of investing but is this time different? As the coronavirus COVID-19 spreads around the world, governments ar...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I'm excited to introduce Scott Young! I first heard about Scott when he decided to...

I can't believe it but it's already been three years since I left my full-time job! To commemorate this special anniversary and to recap the...

Personal-finance icon Ramit Sethi from I Will Teach You to be Rich joins me for an episode of the Financial Independence Podcast! Ramit firs...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I'm very excited to introduce author Cal Newport! I've been a huge fan of Cal's wr...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, my buddy Grant from Millennial Money joins me to talk about how he went from havin...

It's easy to think that early retirement will be the answer to all your problems. After all, how could you not be happy when you don't have...

I made two big mistakes when I was pursuing financial independence… The first was I put off happiness until I hit FI. The second was I also...

A challenging aspect of early retirement is the loss of identity you may experience when leaving a career you've spent a big chunk of your l...

If you've been reading about financial independence for a while, you've likely seen that the topic is getting more popular lately. Although...

Chad Carson from CoachCarson.com joins me again on the Financial Independence Podcast to talk about the various strategies you can use to re...

I can't believe it... It's already been two years since I left my full-time job! To celebrate this special anniversary, I decided to release...

On August 1st, 2018, it will be exactly two years since I left my full-time job as a software developer. To celebrate, I've decided to relea...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I'm joined by the president of biggerpockets.com and cohost of the BiggerPockets M...

My good friend Marla Taner joined me on the Financial Independence Podcast to go deep into some early-retirement topics that aren't often di...

Last August, I was down in England with Vicki Robin (author of Your Money or Your Life) for the FI Chautauqua. We were chatting about the ne...

Today on the Financial Independence Podcast, I welcome back Liz Thames (a.k.a. Mrs. Frugalwoods)! Liz was last on the show over two years ag...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I interview my little brother while drinking wine next to a canal in Venice! Brian...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I interview a serial entrepreneur who has achieved financial independence three di...

It's been a while since I posted a new Financial Independence Podcast episode but I'm excited to share one with you today! Mr. and Mrs. 1500...

One of the internet's most-respected retirement researchers and financial planners, Michael Kitces, joins me for an episode of the Financial...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, Jeff from The Happy Philosopher joins me to discuss the unique challenges that doc...

To celebrate the 5-year anniversary of launching the Financial Independence Podcast, I've republished the very first interview I recorded ba...

Join the Mad Fientist as he interviews personal-finance icons like Mr. Money Mustache and Vicki Robin to discover the strategies they used t...

On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Steve from ThinkSaveRetire.com! Steve initiall...

I can't believe it… One of the founders of the financial independence movement, Vicki Robin, joined me for an episode of the Financial Indep...

Later this year, at the ages of 38 and 41, the couple behind OurNextLife.com will be quitting the stressful, time-consuming jobs that they'v...