
559 | 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

558 | 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 Juli 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 Juli 20251h 1min

555 | 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 Juli 202557min

554 | 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 Juli 202558min

553 | Deep Dive: Putting the Middle-Class Trap to Bed
Most people in the FI community have this completely backward: those retirement accounts you think are "trapping" you? They're actually your fastest path to freedom. Brad Barrett and CFP® Cody Garrett...
29 Juni 20251h 6min

552 | Unraveling Your Relationship with Money | Shannah Game
Most people think managing money is about spreadsheets and willpower—but what if your biggest financial obstacle is a story you've been telling yourself since childhood? Shannah Game, a certified fina...
22 Juni 202552min



















