Learning How to Spend Money (While Enjoying Every Dollar Spent)
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...
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Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom
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...
The Power of Quitting
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....
Happiness Through Subtraction
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...
Bill Perkins - Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment
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...
The Best Advice from JL Collins
To celebrate the release of JL Collins' new book, Pathfinders, I collected all the best advice from his Financial Independence Podcast inter...
Parker Hewes - Your Money and Your Health
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...
Jillian Johnsrud & Chad Carson - Small and Mighty Real Estate Investing
On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I welcome back Chad Carson from CoachCarson.com! Chad just released a new book, Th...
Ramit Sethi – How to Spend (and Actually Enjoy It)
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...
My Family - Raising Money-Smart Kids
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...
Podcast Takeover: The FI Show - Employee vs. Entrepreneur
Cody Berman and Justin Taylor, hosts of the FI Show, have both achieved financial independence but they've taken drastically different paths...
Mad Fientist Jr. - Why I'm Appreciating FI More Than Ever Now
Life has completely changed. And because of this major change, I'm even more grateful for the freedom, flexibility, and time that financial...
Podcast Takeover: Financial Independence Europe - Effective Altruism
Welcome to another podcast-takeover episode of the Financial Independence podcast! This time, Mathias from the Financial Independence Europe...
The Best Advice from Mr. Money Mustache
Exactly 10 years ago, I released the first episode of the Financial Independence Podcast! To celebrate this big birthday, I've collected all...
Aime to Invest – From Bankruptcy to FI in 8 Years
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...
Podcast Takeover: Mile High FI - Early Retirement Failures & Successes
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...
The Escape Artist - FIRE in the UK
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...
Bogleheads - Life After FIRE
Last year, I published an interview with one of my favorite financial writers, Morgan Housel. You may remember that the interview was record...
Fifth (and Final) Annual Update
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...
Early Retirement Extreme - A Systems Approach to Lifestyle Design
On today's episode of the Financial Independence Podcast, I finally got to interview the person who introduced me to the concept of financia...