The Frugalwoods joined me to talk about how frugality can help you reach your financial goals sooner and also increase your happiness in the process!

Highlights:

• How to maintain a high savings rate while living in an expensive city
• Tips for avoiding frugality-induced isolation
• The importance of large goals
• Keys to making frugality fun
• When to give up a good thing
• How to get a free graduate degree
• The multiple fringe benefits of frugality
• How to have children without delaying your early retirement

To read the full article, visit http://www.madfientist.com/frugalwoods-interview/

Todd Tresidder joined me on the Financial Independence Podcast to talk about active investing and lessons learned during 15+ years of early retirement!

Highlights:

• Building wealth with paper assets, real estate, and entrepreneurship
• Protecting your money during turbulent times
• Pursuing good goals vs. bad goals
• Finding happiness both before and after achieving financial independence

To read the full article, visit http://www.madfientist.com/financial-mentor-interview/

The 1500s from 1500days.com joined me for my first in-person podcast interview to talk about real estate, the economy, and entering early retirement!

Highlights:

• Most tax-efficient strategy for building wealth with real estate
• Pay off mortgage early or invest?
• What is a 1031 exchange?
• Transition to early retirement with part-time work
• Alternatives to early retirement
• Will the economic future be as rosy as the past?
• Is the 4% rule safe?
• How to prepare your portfolio for less economic growth

To read the full article, visit http://www.madfientist.com/1500-days-interview/

Hear how two teachers used tax-avoidance and geographical-arbitrage strategies to save nearly a million dollars in only 16 years!

Highlights:

• Using international and domestic geographic arbitrage to increase income
• How to save $250,000 in 3 years on teachers’ salaries
• Setting up SEPP 72(t) distributions to access retirement account funds before standard retirement age
• Going from $0 net worth to nearly $1 million in just 16 years
• Living off 457(b) funds while fully funding other tax-deductible accounts

To read the full article, visit http://www.madfientist.com/millionaire-educator-interview/