Essential Listening
Curated playlists from 765 episodes across 17 topics. Whether you're just starting out or optimizing your FI plan, there's a playlist for you.
Start Here
New to FI? These foundational episodes will change how you think about money.
Get Started On The Path to Financial Independence
What if you could get to the point where working is optional not just in your golden years but in your best years and ha...
Why Everyone Needs Dave Ramsey and Why You Should Ignore Him
Dave Ramsey and Jonathan’s history following him. Review and evaluate Dave’s teaching philosophies Baby Step 1: Get an e...
Avoid Bank Fees at All Cost
Americans paid $32 billion in overdraft fees in 2016 — specific strategies to eliminate all bank fees and keep more mone...
Introducing the Friday Roundup
The Friday Roundup acts as a way to connect the FI community bringing in your feedback questions, and corrections. https...
The Pillars Of FI
The fundamental pillars of financial independence — core strategies and mathematical principles that create reliable wea...
Our First Ever Crowd-Sourced Case Study | Paul
First crowd-sourced case study with Paul — how moving savings targets from 50% to 75% can improve results even at lower...
Investing 101
Demystifying index funds, asset allocation, and building wealth on autopilot.
Deep Dive: Target-Date Retirement and Bond Funds | Cody Garrett
Your 401(k)'s default target date fund could be costing you 4x more than buying the same index funds yourself. Cody Garr...
Crash Proof: The Science Of Stock Market Resilience | Brian Feroldi
Expect a 10% market drop every 11 months and a 30% crash every decade. Brian Feroldi explains the scientific process beh...
A Table of Contents for FI: Part 2 — The Detour is the Journey
Don't get so fixated on the destination of FI that you lose sight of the detours — the detours are the journey. The path...
The Simple Path Revisited in 2025 With JL Collins
JL Collins on why chasing stars beats avoiding mud — and the one thing money can't buy that's worth everything
Paper Returns Vs. Real Returns
Decode crypto jargon: NGMI, HFSP. Understand paper vs realized returns and what portfolio gains actually mean for real w...
Watch the Business Not the Stock with Brian Feroldi
Brian Feroldi on focusing on business fundamentals over stock prices — winners keep winning, short-term vs long-term thi...
Tax Strategies
Keep more of what you earn — Roth conversions, tax-loss harvesting, and beyond.
How Did You Calculate That Return?
Math that breaks investor brains: 200% return = extra $2,000 on $1,000. After 50% loss, you need 100% gain to recover.
How Do I Figure Out the Taxes on This?
Tax strategy breakdown for different retirement accounts. How to evaluate your assets and liabilities through a tax lens...
The Gatekeepers Are Gone
Discussion on career future-proofing, skills-based learning over traditional degrees, online education opportunities, an...
Little Known Roth Hacks
Bianca discusses maintaining FI goals during market disruptions and economic crises, focusing on core savings principles...
Tax Loss Harvesting and Other Money Moves to Make During a Financial C...
Tax loss harvesting strategies during market downturns, wash sale rules, and portfolio rebalancing tactics to optimize l...
A Capital Gains Case Study For 2020
$100k+ income case study with zero federal tax liability using $80k capital gains threshold strategy and avoiding emotio...
Money Mindset
The psychology behind financial decisions and building lasting habits.
What's Stopping You from Reaching FI?
Interactive episode identifying financial independence roadblocks, addressing FI misconceptions, and creating personaliz...
Future Proof
Future-proofing strategies for uncertain times. Teaching entrepreneurship to children, importance of role models in succ...
Back To Basics Part 2: The Income Side Of The Equation
Jonathan and Brad cover FI fundamentals using the 4% rule, calculating your FI number, expense optimization strategies,...
Back To Basics: Getting Started With FI
Brad and Jonathan discuss HSA management strategies, withdrawal processes, record keeping requirements, and maximizing h...
Adapting To The New Normal
Managing anxiety during crisis through morning routines and Viktor Frankl-inspired mindset shifts for building resilienc...
Your Real Hourly Wage and Savings Rate Calculation
Real hourly wage calculations, borrowing others' experience, and how mindset shapes financial reality and outcomes.
Lifestyle Design & Retirement
Designing your ideal life — Coast FI, mini-retirements, and making work optional.
Planned Spontaneity | Mrs. Adventure Rich
Mrs. Adventure Rich shares her approach to planned spontaneity and discusses personality types in career transitions and...
The Unfair Advantages Of The Individual Investor | Brian Feroldi
Brian Feroldi explains the unfair advantages individual investors have over professional money managers and draws parall...
The Emergency Fund...Is it a Bad Idea? | Big ERN The Reveal
Big ERN challenges conventional emergency fund wisdom, preferring to keep money invested productively instead of idle.
Fully Funded Lifestyle Change
Framework for creating a fully funded lifestyle change that gives you career flexibility and decision-making power from...
Alan Donegan & The Escape Artist | The Aggregation of Marginal Gains
Alan Donegan and The Escape Artist discuss marginal gains philosophy and why UK FI culture lags behind the US movement.
Earning More
Side hustles, career growth, and creative ways to accelerate your path to FI.
The Art Of The Career Pivot
Career pivot strategies that accelerate FI. Turn interviews from interrogations into guided conversations. Notary loan s...
10 Ways to Increase Your Income With Alan Donegan
Alan Donegan shares income-boosting tactics: asking for raises, side businesses, selling skills. FI isn't about deprivat...
What Does Inflation Mean for Investors? With Big ERN
Big ERN on inflation's impact on real returns and portfolio strategies — preferred shares, bonds, and less risky alterna...
Where does Entrepreneurship fit on your path to FI? with Alan Donegan
Alan Donegan on FI and entrepreneurship intersection, nomadic pandemic lifestyle, and why there's a surprisingly low bar...
Learn to Market Yourself and Your Skills in 2021 and Beyond
Unlocking your unique skill set can be the key to advancing your career in 2021 and beyond. This episode dives deep into...
Talent Stacker
Talent stacking approach to financial independence by aligning personal passions with career moves. Redefining professio...
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