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**Financial Independence Podcast**

Join the Mad Fientist as he interviews personal-finance icons like Mr. Money Mustache, Ramit Sethi, and JL Collins 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!

Latest Episodes:

My Family - Raising Money-Smart Kids Dec 14, 2022

Show notes

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!

Podcast Takeover: The FI Show - Employee vs. Entrepreneur Oct 01, 2022

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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-flowing your way to financial independence
The benefits of a Solo-401(k) for entrepreneurs
Why the corporate world is great for certain types of people
Benefits and downsides of entrepreneurship
Why it's important to not keep up with the FI Joneses either

Show Links

The FI Show - https://thefishow.com
The FI Show's Mega Backdoor Roth Episode - https://thefishow.com/mega-backdoor-roth-solo-401k-explained/
The Mad Fientist's Mega Backdoor Roth Article - https://www.madfientist.com/after-tax-contributions/

Mad Fientist Jr. - Why I'm Appreciating FI More Than Ever Now Sep 02, 2022

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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 retirement provide.

In this short episode, I fill you in on what's been happening and I discuss the reasons for my newfound appreciation of FI.

Podcast Takeover: Financial Independence Europe - Effective Altruism Jun 27, 2022

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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 - https://financial-independence.eu/
Yield and Spread - http://yieldandspread.com
Give What We Can - https://www.givingwhatwecan.org
Give Well - https://www.givewell.org
Original Show Link - https://financial-independence.eu/uncategorized/episode-147-how-to-give-effectively-luke-freeman-and-rebecca-herbst/

The Best Advice from Mr. Money Mustache May 31, 2022

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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 independence
How to find meaning after early retirement
Most challenging part of post-FI life
The impact of financial independence on personal relationships

Aime to Invest – From Bankruptcy to FI in 8 Years Apr 25, 2022

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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 drastically reduced his expenses and started saving for the long term
Rebuilt a smaller business and started investing in short-term rental properties in Mexico
Utilized geographic arbitrage to lower his expenses even further
Hit FI 8 years after declaring bankruptcy and became a millionaire 2 years after FI

Patrick shares everything he learned during his rollercoaster financial journey so hope you enjoy the interview!

Podcast Takeover: Mile High FI - Early Retirement Failures & Successes Mar 28, 2022

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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 money
Why meaningful work is still the key to happiness after FI

Show Links

Mile High FI - https://milehighfi.com
My interview on the Mile High FI podcast - https://milehighfi.com/podcast/048-mad-fientist/

The Escape Artist - FIRE in the UK Dec 15, 2021

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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 releasing my UK FIRE episode.

Barney, from The Escape Artist, joined me in my Edinburgh apartment (before the pandemic) to discuss all things related to financial independence and early retirement in the UK.

Hope you enjoy it!

Highlights

The cultural differences between US/UK that affect pursuing FI
How to escape from the prison we create for ourselves
Translating US investing terminology to the UK (e.g. 401k→pension, IRA→ISA, etc.)
Is it easier to reach FI in the US or UK
Class structure in UK and how pursuing FI forces you to traverse all classes
Why FIRE isn't bigger in the UK
Difference between the different types of ISAs
Is tax hacking possible in the UK
Real-estate investing in the United Kingdom and the fantastic Rent-a-Room scheme
How to use geographic arbitrage to reach FI sooner

Bogleheads - Life After FIRE Nov 15, 2021

Show notes

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 meeting and the interview was actually conducted by my buddy, Gouri.

Well, Gouri recently invited me to join the Bogleheads to talk about life after FIRE and today's podcast episode is a recording of that discussion!

Big thanks to Gouri and the Bogleheads for making this happen and hope you enjoy it!

Highlights

How your views on spending change after you retire
Why you should treat FI as a spectrum rather than a finish line
How to plan for all aspects of post-FI life
The unexpected benefits and challenges of early retirement

Fifth (and Final) Annual Update Aug 20, 2021

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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 this is my fifth (and final) annual update.

Why is it my final one?

I explain in today's short episode.

Highlights

How the pandemic highlighted the power of having savings
Why FI is the ultimate shock absorber and cheat code
The reasons this annual update will be my last
What to do when money is no longer a source of motivation
Why "Lean FIRE" may be a bad idea
Warren Buffet's plan for leaving money to his kids (and why it may change your FI target)