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After years of applying for new travel credit cards, I've finally found the perfect mix. Here is what's in my wallet (and why)!

In the 10 years since I left my job, I'm more content than ever before, but I'm also more unsure about what the future holds.

The best financial planning software for FIRE just got even better! Check out the incredible new features that have changed how I invest!

ProjectionLab is a powerful and beautifully-designed financial-planning application made specifically for FIRE people!

Ramit Sethi from I Will Teach You to Be Rich joins me on the podcast to teach overly-frugal FIRE people how to spend and actually enjoy it!

In this short holiday episode, I interviewed my parents and grandparents to find out their best tips for raising money-smart kids!

The 4% rule wasn't made for early retirement. Here's a new withdrawal strategy that could allow you to retire even sooner! Read more → The post The Problem with the 4% Rule (and Why You Could Retire Even Sooner) appeared first on Mad Fientist.

Thanks to a huge life event, I'm appreciating the benefits of financial independence and early retirement more than ever!

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Financial Independence Podcast, here are the highlights from my first guest - Mr. Money Mustache!

Patrick Aime from Aime to Invest shares the important lessons he learned on his rollercoaster journey from bankruptcy to FI millionaire!

The Escape Artist joins me on the Financial Independence Podcast to talk about pursuing FIRE in the United Kingdom!

I joined a virtual Bogleheads meeting to talk about life after financial independence and early retirement!

A Mad Fientist reader shares how he utilizes tax-advantaged accounts to unlock even more cost-saving benefits!

If you want to create your ideal FI lifestyle by investing in real estate, learn from Jillian and Chad why "Small and Mighty" may be best! Read more → The post Jillian Johnsrud & Chad Carson – Small and Mighty Real Estate Investing appeared first on Mad…

It's been five years since I left my full-time job so here's my fifth (and final) annual update on post-FI life!

Learn how to retire early with kids from the dad who has 14 of them! Rob shares how his family achieved FIRE six years ahead of schedule.

I finally talked to the person who introduced me to the idea of financial independence - Jacob Lund Fisker from Early Retirement Extreme!

Parker Hewes, author of Lifelong Youth, shares the 8 health behaviors that are essential for longterm health and wellbeing! Read more → The post Your Money and Your Health appeared first on Mad Fientist.

I collected all of the best advice from my three interviews with the author of The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins! Read more → The post The Best Advice from JL Collins appeared first on Mad Fientist.

Bill Perkins, author of Die with Zero, joins Chris Hutchins on the All the Hacks podcast to discuss memory dividends and how to spend money! Read more → The post Bill Perkins – Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment appeared first…