Financial Independence Podcast
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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! Learn about investing, tax avoidance, entrepreneurship, travel hacking, real estate, and all things related to financial independence and early retirement!
Financial Independence Podcast
4M ago
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 show three times:
First, back in 2012 (he was my second guest ever!)
Second, when his hit book, The Simple Path to Wealth, was released
Third, during the depths of the Coronavirus crash
That last interview may be my proudest moment as the Mad Fientist (I explain why during the show). Hope you enjoy this jam-packed episode!
Highlights
The power of FU Money and why it may be less money than you think ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
6M ago
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 is the "spend less than you earn, invest in a diversified/low-fee portfolio, and leave it to grow/compound" of the health world?
That's what today's episode is about!
Parker Hewes wrote a book called Lifelong Youth: The Simple Path to a Long and Youthful Life, and today he shares the eight health behaviors that will do the most for your longterm health and wellbeing ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
8M ago
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 Estate Investor, and I wanted to get him back on the show to talk about it.
I’m not a real-estate investor myself though. So rather than interview him myself, my real-estate-investor friend, Jillian Johnsrud, did the interview for me!
You may know Jillian from Montana Money Adventures, or her new podcast – Retire Often.
She did a fantastic job, so I hope you enjoy their conversation as much as I did ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
1y ago
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 some tough love and Ramit was the only person for the job.
As Ramit mentioned during our last interview, FIRE people are great at knowing what NOT to spend on but we’re not good at knowing what to spend on.
Spending is going to be a big focus on the Mad Fientist this year and I can’t think of a better way to kick off this discussion than by getting yelled at by Ramit so hope you enjoy it!
Highlights
Why we doubled our annual spe ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
1y ago
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)
What advice they'd give to parents hoping to raise money-smart children
This is a short but sweet holiday episode to end the year and I hope you enjoy it ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
1y ago
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 this Podcast Takeover episode to hear the similarities and differences between an employee's path to FI (Justin's) and an entrepreneur's journey to FIRE (Cody's)!
Highlights
Live-in flip vs. house hacking
Sweet spot for buying used cars
Why focusing on fixed expenses is important
How to 5x your corporate income
The unlimited upside of entrepreneurship
How to get started investing if you're scared/nervous
Nest-egging vs. cash-flowi ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
1y ago
Welcome to another podcast-takeover episode of the Financial Independence podcast!
This time, Mathias from the Financial Independence Europe podcast takes over the show to talk to Luke Freeman (from Giving What We Can) and Rebecca Herbst (from Yield and Spread) about Effective Altruism!
Highlights
What is Effective Altruism
How to give efficiently and effectively
Benefits of joining the effective altruism community
How giving is evolving
Differences between the US and Europe with regards to philanthropy
How to give to charity while pursuing FI
Show Links
Financial Independence Europe - http ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
2y ago
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 interviews with my very first podcast guest – Mr. Money Mustache!
Highlights
Mr. Money Mustache’s investing strategy
Thoughts on real-estate investing vs. stock-market investing
How to invest in a raging bull market
The benefits of hitting FI before having kids
Why you’ll likely make money after retiring early
Mr. Money Mustache’s biggest splurge
How to decide whether to pay off your mortgage early
The best part of financial indep ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
2y ago
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 his home in Rwanda to attend high school in Europe and college in America
Stayed in America after college and started working in the feast-or-famine world of sales
Started his own company and grew it to $5 million in revenue in four years
Used his success in business to invest in rental properties and live a lavish lifestyle
Lost everything during the 2008 global financial crisis and had to declare bankruptcy
Found FIRE and drastic ..read more
Financial Independence Podcast
2y ago
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 Financial Independence Podcast to talk about their early retirement successes and failures.
Enjoy!
Highlights
Test drive early retirement by going part-time or taking a sabbatical
Why finding a community is even more important for early retirees
How to give yourself permission to slow down and be inefficient/unoptimized
Why you can (and should!) reinvent yourself after you leave your job
How to stop worrying about running out of mone ..read more