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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 need to talk…
Mad Fientist
09/03/2024
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 …
Mad Fientist
07/08/2024
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 thi…
Mad Fientist
06/17/2024
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. Bil…
Mad Fientist
05/02/2024
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! …
Mad Fientist
12/05/2023
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 act…
Mad Fientist
11/06/2023
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 a…
Mad Fientist
08/23/2023
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 th…
Mad Fientist
02/17/2023
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 i…
Mad Fientist
12/14/2022
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 t…
Mad Fientist
10/01/2022
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 independe…
Mad Fientist
09/02/2022
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 …
Mad Fientist
06/27/2022
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…
Mad Fientist
05/31/2022
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. …
Mad Fientist
04/25/2022
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 t…
Mad Fientist
03/28/2022
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 citizensh…
Mad Fientist
12/15/2021
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 par…
Mad Fientist
11/15/2021
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 s…
Mad Fientist
08/20/2021
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 financial indepen…
Mad Fientist
01/19/2021
8 Key Lessons from the Ultralearning Experiment
Last year, I conducted an experiment in Ultralearning that I hoped would help me achieve a lifelong dream of mine of writing and releasing an album. …
Mad Fientist
10/02/2020