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Mile High FI Podcast

Doug Cunnington, Mr. Money Mustache, & Carl Jensen

Real talk about Financial Independence and life after corporate jobs. Doug Cunnington and Carl Jensen talk about FI, lifestyle, side hustles, health, and anything on their minds. Plus, they interview experts and non-experts interested in the FI lifestyle. It's raw, candid, pretty much like you get to sit in on a private conversation.

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  • Yesterday · 1 hr 6 min

    Our Financial Mistakes on the Path to FIRE | MHFI 336

    Doug chats with Bill Yount (Catching Up to FI) about the reality of pursuing FIRE: nobody does it perfectly.  They discuss mistakes each of them made before and after their “financial wake-up calls,” including lack of money education, lifesty

  • September 1 · 53 min

    Mr. Money Mustache Goes to Camp (Live CampFI) | MHFI 335

    Doug, Pete Adeney (Mr. Money Mustache), and Rox Duckels (FinanceRox) answer audience questions live at CampFI Rocky Mountain.  The trio tackles topics such as financial strategies for younger generations, attracting younger audiences to FIRE, the most va

  • August 28 · 19 min

    Mr. Money Mustache: Preparing for WifeFI | MHFI 334.5

    Mr. Money Mustache & I answer a listener question about how a family can best transition to Wife FI!  You can get your question on the show by recording a voice memo and emailing me. Get priority by supporting the show via Buy Me a Coffee. It’s

  • August 22 · 28 min

    Asset Driven Lifestyle Creep

    Do you like the podcast and want to support the show? Referenced Mad Fientist: Decade of Freedom **Disclaimer: The podcast is for informational purposes. Maybe entertainment but we won’t even make such a claim. You shouldn’t take the info as financial, l

  • August 11 · 1 hr 15 min

    We Failed at Early Retirement, But We’re Trying it Again | MHFI 332

    Doug chats with Natalie & Bill about reaching Financial Independence, attempting early retirement, and how a lack of post-work identity & structured hobbies led them both back to the workforce.  They discuss what they learned along the way and ho

  • August 4 · 1 hr 22 min

    Buy Back Your Time & Pay for Convenience | MHFI 331

    Doug chats with Carl & Rusty about a classic debate in the FI community – DIY vs. outsourcing.  They discuss situations when outsourcing makes sense, emphasizing intentionality, buying back time, overcoming psychological hurdles of hiring help,

  • July 28 · 1 hr 19 min

    How to Stop Working & Start Living | MHFI 330

    Doug chats with Rusty about the concept of “quiet quitting”, spurred by an email from listener “Brian”.  They discuss the psychological shifts needed to step back from overachieving, provide strategies for reclaiming personal time

  • July 21 · 1 hr 19 min

    Work Optional FIRE: Quitting, Then Going Back | MHFI 329

    Doug chats with JT about quitting his tech job due to burnout, taking time off to spend with family & decompress, but ultimately deciding to return to work.  JT discusses his sudden decision to give an eight-day notice, the psychological transition o

  • July 14 · 48 min

    Pursuing Passion Projects In Early Retirement | MHFI 328

    Doug chats with David Gillis about finding meaningful projects after retiring and how identity can be tied to corporate roles.  David shares his financial journey from paying off consumer debt to finding FI and eventually testing “semi-retirement&#

  • July 7 · 1 hr 5 min

    Reaching Coast FI, then FULL Financial Independence | MHFI 327

    Doug and Dusti chat with Rox (from FinanceRox) about celebrating a massive milestone – officially hitting her full-FI number!  Rox shares her story as a former financial analyst who first achieved Coast FI in 2020, navigated life changes such as a

  • June 30 · 54 min

    Community & Connections – Happiness #4 | MHFI 326

    Doug continues the happiness series with part 4 featuring special guest Kristen Knapp (FI Friends Travel).  Doug & Kristen dive into the groundbreaking science of longevity, memory, and community – from an 80-year Harvard study to Chicago commu

  • June 23 · 1 hr 30 min

    Living the RV Life While Financially Independent | MHFI 325

    Doug chats with Kristen & Pete about their FI journey, full-time RV living, and both of their work situations.  They dive into the realities of balancing a mixed-retirement relationship, overcoming decision fatigue while minimizing, navigating cross-

  • June 18 · 10 min

    Ask Questions & Asparagus Origin Story… [bonus]

    We need your questions. So ask questions, plus you get the first mention of asparagus on MHFI. It was episode 9. It’s ridiculous. Record a voice memo. Send to doug@milehighfi.com. You can send your text based question as well. Please let me know if

  • June 16 · 1 hr 18 min

    Finance & Food: Iceland Adventures & Pizza Passion | MHFI 324

    Doug chats with his brother-in-law Sam about a variety of topics focusing on travel, food, and money.  Sam discusses travel hacking using credit card rewards, budgeting for trips using a family “fun/frivolous” fund, and an upcoming trip to Iceland.  The

  • June 9 · 46 min

    Mr. Money Mustache: FIRE Planning & Investing | MHFI 323

    Doug and Pete Adeney (Mr. Money Mustache) answer questions from the listener mailbag.  They discuss costs of raising a large family on the path to FIRE, contrast the real-world math & culture of living in Canada vs the United States, map out high net

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