Financial Independence Podcast
By The Mad Fientist
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Episodes: 84
Melanie
Nov 17, 2025
One of the most inspirational podcasts. The Mad Fientist’s journey and evolution is always positive and uplifting. He lets us into his world and shares his best thoughts and advice in an earnest and humbling way. Always a joy.
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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!
| Episode | Date |
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Learning How to Spend Money (While Enjoying Every Dollar Spent)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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The Power of Quitting
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Happiness Through Subtraction
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Bill Perkins - Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Best Advice from JL Collins
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Parker Hewes - Your Money and Your Health
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Jillian Johnsrud & Chad Carson - Small and Mighty Real Estate Investing
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Ramit Sethi – How to Spend (and Actually Enjoy It)
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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My Family - Raising Money-Smart Kids
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Podcast Takeover: The FI Show - Employee vs. Entrepreneur
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Mad Fientist Jr. - Why I'm Appreciating FI More Than Ever Now
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Podcast Takeover: Financial Independence Europe - Effective Altruism
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Best Advice from Mr. Money Mustache
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May 31, 2022 |
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Aime to Invest – From Bankruptcy to FI in 8 Years
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Podcast Takeover: Mile High FI - Early Retirement Failures & Successes
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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The Escape Artist - FIRE in the UK
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Bogleheads - Life After FIRE
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Fifth (and Final) Annual Update
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Early Retirement Extreme - A Systems Approach to Lifestyle Design
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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8 Key Lessons from the Ultralearning Experiment
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Morgan Housel - The Psychology of Money
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Valuable Lessons from My Fourth Year of Freedom
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Coronavirus Market Crash - Is This Time Different?
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Scott Young - Ultralearning
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Third Year of Freedom
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Ramit Sethi - I Will Teach You to be Rich
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May 14, 2019 |
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Cal Newport – Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and the Key to a Happy Retirement
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Millennial Money - From Broke to Millionaire in 5 Years
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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Tony - Going Back to Work After Early Retirement
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Monumental Strength – How to Get Fit (and Actually Enjoy It)
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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James Clear - Atomic Habits and Building a New Identity After Retirement
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Travis Shakespeare - Playing with FIRE
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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Chad Carson - Retire Early with Real Estate
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Second Year of Freedom
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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First Year of Freedom
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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Scott Trench - Set for Life
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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Marla Taner – Striving for Happiness After Early Retirement
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May 09, 2018 |
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Money Talks – Live from the UK Chautauqua with Vicki Robin
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Elizabeth Willard Thames – Meet the Frugalwoods
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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My Brother – Using the Power of Money to Pursue Your Passion
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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Chris Hutchins – Why You Should "Retire" Before You Hit Your Number
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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Physician on FIRE – Geographic Arbitrage, Sunk Costs, and Gangsta Rap
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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Michael Kitces – The 4% Rule and Financial Planning for Early Retirement
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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The Happy Philosopher - Semiretirement and Finding Happiness
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Jul 17, 2017 |
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Mr. Money Mustache – Early Retirement Made Easy (Rebroadcast)
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Jun 12, 2017 |
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mr-money-mustache-intro.mp3
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Jun 12, 2017 |
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Think Save Retire - Selling Everything and Retiring to an RV
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May 16, 2017 |
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Your Money or Your Life – An Interview with Author Vicki Robin
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Apr 05, 2017 |
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Our Next Life - Retiring to a Life in the Mountains
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Feb 27, 2017 |
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Coach Carson - The Simple Way to Retire Early with Real Estate
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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Fiery Millennials and Millennial Boss – A Millennial's Guide to FI
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Dec 30, 2016 |
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Sane Fientist - My Wife's Thoughts on Financial Independence
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Dec 22, 2016 |
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Millennial Revolution – Denouncing the Cult of Homeownership
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Dec 01, 2016 |
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PopUp Business School - The Right Way to Start a Business
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Nov 22, 2016 |
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Adventuring Along – From $0 to Retired in 5 Years
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Nov 01, 2016 |
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Mad Fientist – 1500 Days Podcast Takeover
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Oct 11, 2016 |
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The Military Guide – Angel Investing, Market Crashes, & 14 Years of Early Retirement
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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Camp Mustache – Q&A with Mr. Money Mustache, Afford Anything, & The Military Guide
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Sep 12, 2016 |
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intro.m4a
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Sep 09, 2016 |
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outro.m4a
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Sep 09, 2016 |
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BiggerPockets – Real Estate, Entrepreneurship, and How to Build an Online Empire
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Sep 05, 2016 |
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Root of Good – A Million Dollars in 10 Years
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Aug 01, 2016 |
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JL Collins – The Simple Path to Wealth
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Jun 21, 2016 |
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Mike and Lauren – Medical Tourism, RVs, and Why You Should Question Everything
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May 18, 2016 |
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Side Hustle Nation – Invest in Yourself
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Apr 04, 2016 |
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Travel Miles 101 – Travel Hacking and Financial Independence
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Mar 09, 2016 |
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Budgets are Sexy – Challenge Everything
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Feb 04, 2016 |
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Frugalwoods – Making Frugality Fun
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Dec 11, 2015 |
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Financial Mentor – Hedge Funds, Happiness, & Over 15 Years of Early Retirement
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Nov 24, 2015 |
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1500 Days – Pulling the Early Retirement Trigger
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Sep 29, 2015 |
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Millionaire Educator – Financial Independence on Teachers' Salaries
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Jun 17, 2015 |
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Empire Flippers – Buying and Selling Websites
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Oct 22, 2014 |
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JD Roth – Get Rich Slowly
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Apr 22, 2014 |
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Forever Jobless – Internet Business Investing
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Apr 07, 2014 |
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Go Curry Cracker – Ten Years and a Day
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Nov 21, 2013 |
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Radical Personal Finance – Part Two
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Oct 10, 2013 |
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Radical Personal Finance – Part One
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Oct 08, 2013 |
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Retire Early Lifestyle – Perpetual Travel
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Jul 29, 2013 |
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Lacking Ambition – Three Months After Financial Independence
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Jun 03, 2013 |
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Afford Anything – Dive Into Real Estate Investing
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Apr 08, 2013 |
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Street Smart Finance – The Real American Dream
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Dec 21, 2012 |
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JLCollinsNH – The Importance of F-You Money
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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Mr. Money Mustache – Early Retirement Made Easy
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Jun 01, 2012 |