The Financial Independence Podcast, hosted by the Mad Fientist, interviews personal-finance figures such as Mr. Money Mustache and Ramit Sethi about early retirement strategies. The show has 85 episodes, released roughly every 65 days, with a median length of about 33 minutes. Estimated downloads are 5,000 to 25,000 per episode, implying an estimated rate of $90 to $625 per episode.
Ad-free finance interviews reaching a loyal early-retirement audience
- 1,648 Apple Podcasts ratings with a 4.8 average, of which 1,456 are five-star
- Interviews with well-known personal-finance authors and bloggers give audiences a clear reason to trust hosted reads
- Ten years of archive, with episodes still showing listener interest in investing, tax and budgeting topics
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- interview, solo monologue, podcast takeover
- Tone
- reflective, informative
- Language
- English
- Production
- Clean, edited audio
- Typical length
- 15 to 50 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsor mentions found in the feed. The About page states the site is ad-free and the feed lists no funding links.
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Episode titles and description cover investing, tax strategy and early retirement with no flagged content; the feed is not marked explicit.
We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.
Where to listen
| Platform | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | www.madfientist.com |
| Apple Podcasts | podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id540593710 |
| RSS feed | madfientist.libsyn.com/rss |
Benchmark score: 65 / 100
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Recent episodes
| Episode | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|
| A Decade of Freedom | 2026-08-05 | 24 min |
| Learning How to Spend Money (While Enjoying Every Dollar Spent) | 2025-11-14 | 28 min |
| Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom | 2024-09-03 | 19 min |
| The Power of Quitting | 2024-07-08 | 6 min |
| Happiness Through Subtraction | 2024-06-17 | 8 min |
| Bill Perkins - Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulf | 2024-05-02 | 1 h 38 min |
Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 75 days ago, a new one about every 65 days.
Join the Mad Fientist as he interviews personal-finance icons like Mr. Money Mustache, Ramit Sethi, and JL Collins to discover the strategies they used to achieve financial independence and retire early! Learn about investing, tax avoidance, entrepreneurship, travel hacking, real estate, and all things related to financial independence and early retirement!
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About Financial Independence Podcast
The Financial Independence Podcast is hosted by the Mad Fientist, who writes at madfientist.com about advanced strategies for financial independence and early retirement. The show features interviews with personal-finance figures including Mr. Money Mustache, Ramit Sethi and JL Collins, along with podcast takeovers and solo episodes. The website describes the show as ad-free, and the feed reports 85 episodes with a median length of about 33 minutes. Episodes currently arrive roughly every 65 days.
The show has an Apple Podcasts rating of 4.8 from 1,648 ratings, according to the feed data. Listener figures are estimates only, placed at about 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode. The audience is likely to be adults in their late twenties to fifties interested in investing and early retirement, primarily in the United States. These figures are estimated and not confirmed by the publisher.
No sponsors appear in the feed, the description or the episode titles. Host-read ad slots are estimated at $90 to $625 per episode, based on the estimated download range. The show suits personal-finance apps, investment platforms and financial education brands looking for a reflective, trusted audience.
Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Financial Independence Podcast can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Financial Independence Podcast
How much does the Financial Independence Podcast charge for a podcast sponsorship?
Based on estimated downloads of 5,000 to 25,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at $90 to $625 per episode. Rates are estimates derived from listener signals and are not published by the show.
What is the Financial Independence Podcast about?
The show, hosted by the Mad Fientist, features interviews and solo episodes about financial independence, investing, tax strategy and early retirement, with guests such as Mr. Money Mustache and Ramit Sethi.
How do I contact the Financial Independence Podcast about sponsoring an episode?
The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked. Sponsorship enquiries can then be sent directly to the show.
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