Doug Nordman (a.k.a. Nords) from The Military Guide joined me on the Financial Independence Podcast to talk about retiring early on a military salary!| Mad Fientist
Sticking to your long-term investing goals during turbulent times can be difficult but portfolio rules and systems can help. Here are mine...| Mad Fientist
Complete collection of Mad Fientist blog posts relating to travel hacking (e.g. frequent flyer miles, hotel points, etc.)| Mad Fientist
Complete collection of the Mad Fientist's blog articles related to investing (e.g. stocks, bonds, online businesses, etc.)| Mad Fientist
Professional real estate investor Chad Carson breaks down the 10 best tax benefits of real estate and explains how they can help you retire earlier!| Mad Fientist
Section 199A of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is the biggest tax break of the last 50 years so find out how to take full advantage of it!| Mad Fientist
If you have a profitable business, forming an S Corporation can potentially save you thousands of dollars every year on your taxes!| Mad Fientist
Although financial independence isn’t the answer to all your problems and won’t bring complete happiness, it can increase happiness through subtraction.| Mad Fientist
Find out how I'm getting a free master's degree from a highly-respected Ivy League college while still pursuing financial independence!| Mad Fientist
Happiness Through Subtraction is still an effective strategy, but you need to be aware of the positives you may be removing in the process.| Mad Fientist
Blog articles that describe legal tax-avoidance strategies that could help you reach financial independence and retire years earlier!| Mad Fientist
Early retirees can potentially enjoy completely tax-free retirement savings by getting the benefits of both Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs with the Roth Conversion Ladder strategy!| Mad Fientist
Applying some of the optimizations described in previous articles, I show how to retire years earlier without earning more or spending less!| Mad Fientist
Watch the journey of someone going from $0 to financial independence, using real-time market returns and decision-making!| Mad Fientist
It's been eight years since I left my full-time job, and here's what I learned from the last three years of post-FI life! Read more → The post Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom appeared first on Mad Fientist.| 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!| Mad Fientist
A Health Savings Account (HSA) is the ultimate retirement account because it can provide completely tax-free savings for early retirement!| 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 →| Mad Fientist
Parker Hewes, author of Lifelong Youth, shares the 8 health behaviors that are essential for longterm health and wellbeing!| Mad Fientist
Find out how you can access retirement funds early (without paying any penalties) and learn the best withdrawal strategy for early retirees!| Mad Fientist
ProjectionLab is a powerful and beautifully-designed financial-planning application made specifically for FIRE people!| Mad Fientist
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!| Mad Fientist
I finally talked to the person who introduced me to the idea of financial independence - Jacob Lund Fisker from Early Retirement Extreme!| Mad Fientist
Military servicemembers have access to incredible tax, investing, and travel benefits that can accelerate the journey to FI!| Mad Fientist
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!| Mad Fientist
In this short holiday episode, I interviewed my parents and grandparents to find out their best tips for raising money-smart kids!| Mad Fientist
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Financial Independence Podcast, here are the highlights from my first guest - Mr. Money Mustache!| Mad Fientist
Patrick Aime from Aime to Invest shares the important lessons he learned on his rollercoaster journey from bankruptcy to FI millionaire!| Mad Fientist
The Escape Artist joins me on the Financial Independence Podcast to talk about pursuing FIRE in the United Kingdom!| Mad Fientist
I joined a virtual Bogleheads meeting to talk about life after financial independence and early retirement!| Mad Fientist
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!| Mad Fientist
The 4% rule wasn't made for early retirement. Here's a new withdrawal strategy that could allow you to retire even sooner!| Mad Fientist
Thanks to a huge life event, I'm appreciating the benefits of financial independence and early retirement more than ever!| Mad Fientist
A Mad Fientist reader shares how he utilizes tax-advantaged accounts to unlock even more cost-saving benefits!| Mad Fientist
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.| Mad Fientist
There's a better alternative to resolutions and goals...especially if you're pursuing financial independence and early retirement.| Mad Fientist