Financial Independence Podcast

A Decade of Freedom

I can't believe it… It's been 10 years since I left my job! What a wild ride it's been. I'm more content with my life/finances than I've ever been before, but I'm a

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 develop on your way to FI, so t

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 need to talk about it anymore).

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. The only way to take advanta

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 remove the things in your life th

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 independence. Bill Perkins, author o

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 interviews!   Jim has been on the s

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 that actually matter. What

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, The Small and Mighty Real Esta

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 come on the show to provide s

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 extreme ideas about money)

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 to get there. Listen to thi

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 independence and early retir

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 podcast takes over the show

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 the best advice from my int

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 incredible one. He… Moved from hi

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 podcast take over the Financ

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 citizenship, I am releasin

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 recorded as part of a Bogleheads m

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 since I stopped working so t