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!

Financial Independence Podcast is a business podcast hosted by The Mad Fientist, with 85 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Mad Fientist hosts Financial Independence Podcast, a business show with 85 episodes published.

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  Learning How to Spend Money (While Enjoying Every Dollar Spent)

  Nov 14, 202528 minS0

  <p>After decades of saving/investing, it's hard to immediately flip a switch and go into spending mode.</p> <p>Spending is a skill that you should develop on your way to FI, so that you're better at it when the time comes to really do it.</p> <p>Here's what worked for me over the last few years!</p> <p>Highlights</p> How to reframe expenses and recalibrate how you value money (e.g. College Calculation, 0.01% Rule, etc.) Why you should expect inefficiencies/waste as your net worth grows The benefits of splurge accounts and forced annual-spending targets Balancing...

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  Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom

  Sep 3, 202419 minS0

  <p>In 2021, I decided to stop doing annual updates.</p> <p>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).</p> <p>Well, a lot has changed since then.</p> <p>Turns out, I didn't have everything figured out :/</p> <p>I explain more in today's short podcast episode!</p>

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  The Power of Quitting

  Jul 8, 20246 minS0

  <p>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.</p> <p>The only way to take advantage of the power though is to use it.</p> <p>Full Article:</p> <p>https://www.madfientist.com/power-of-quitting/</p>

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  Happiness Through Subtraction

  Jun 17, 20248 minS0

  <p>If you want to use money to make you happier, stop thinking about what you can buy with it.</p> <p>Instead, think about how you can use it to remove the things in your life that make you unhappy.</p> <p>Full Article: </p> <p>https://www.madfientist.com/happiness-through-subtraction/</p>

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  Bill Perkins - Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment

  May 2, 20241h 38mS0

  <p>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.</p> <p>Bill Perkins, author of Die with Zero, joins Chris Hutchins on the All the Hacks podcast to discuss what money is really for – maximizing net fulfillment.</p> <p>This interview is incredible, so I reached out to Chris to ask if I could share it with you all, and thankfully he agreed!</p> <p>Highlights</p> Why you should maximize for net fulfillment rather than net worth When is the bes...

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