561 | Mini-Retirements: Test Driving Financial Independence
Most people plan for retirement like it's an on-off switch—decades of grinding followed by one big leap into the unknown. But what if you've never practiced living without work? Jillian Johnsrud, auth...
24 Aug 202550min
Living Off the 4% Rule | Marla Taner
Marla Tanner reached financial independence in 2013 and has lived off the 4% rule ever since — through bull markets, bear markets, and a global pandemic. She recently ran the numbers on both her actua...
17 Aug 20251h
Zero-Based Everything: FI, Travel, and the Art of Starting Fresh | Katie & Alan Donegan
Most people obsess over net worth. Katie and Alan Donegan calculate something entirely different: their freedom fund. Joined by Brad, the trio unpacks five and a half years of full-time travel, the ps...
10 Aug 20251h 20min
Designing an Intentional Life | Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss didn't design a card game to make money—he did it because most games today actively prevent the kind of connection that matters. Brad Barrett sits down with the author of The 4-Hour Workwe...
3 Aug 20251h 35min
557 | It's Big, But Is It Beautiful? Let's Talk About It
Congress just made early retirement cheaper—if you know which levers to pull. Tax expert Sean Mullaney joins Brad to break down the One Big Beautiful Bill and its surprisingly generous implications fo...
27 Jul 20251h
556 | Mailbag: Bond Funds, Roth Conversions, Advanced FI Strategies, Solo 401k and Backdoor Roth
Most people think bonds are the "safe" part of their portfolio — until interest rates spike and their bond fund drops 15%. Brad and Rachael Camp, a Certified Financial Planner, cut through the confusi...
20 Jul 20251h 1min
Are You Over-Optimizing? | Jesse Cramer
Most people spend more time planning a vacation than analyzing how their financial decisions ripple through their entire life. Jesse Kramer, a relationship manager at a financial planning firm and hos...
13 Jul 202557min
From Poverty to Semi-Retired | Kristen Knapp
Kristen Knapp grew up in poverty, hit a $0 net worth at 35, and thought she'd never retire. Now she's traveling the world part-time and leading group trips for the FI community. Her path didn't follow...
6 Jul 202558min
