1987: What Happens After FIRE? Mr. Money Mustache on Life, Money & Reinvention (Replay)

<p>It’s rare in personal finance that someone comes along and doesn’t just offer advice—but completely rewires how we think about money, work, and what it means to live a good life.</p><br><p>My guest today did exactly that.</p><br><p>Pete Adeney—better known as <a href="mrmoneymustache.com/"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr. Money Mustache</a>—helped ignite the FIRE movement long before it was trending on TikTok or debated on cable news. His message? Radical, at the time: Spend less, live intentionally, invest wisely—and you might just buy yourself the freedom to walk away from traditional work decades early.</p><p>And here’s the thing—Pete didn’t just write about it. He lived it. Retiring in his early 30s, raising a family on his own terms, and building a cult-like following of readers who wanted to do the same.</p><br><p>I’ve actually had a front-row seat to his journey. We first met more than a decade ago, filming in his backyard in Colorado, when his blog was just beginning to take off. Back then, his ideas felt… almost rebellious.</p><br><p>This episode originally ran on April 8, 2026</p><br><p>Today? They’re part of the mainstream conversation.</p><p>But Pete hasn’t stood still—and neither has life.</p><br><p>In this episode, we catch up on everything: what early retirement really looks like after a decade, how his thinking on money, family, and even divorce has evolved… and why, despite having “enough,” he’s still rethinking what a rich life actually means.</p><p><strong>How's midlife going? <a href="jotform.com/build/262556781257063"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fill out Farnoosh's survey</a> and help shape the podcast in 2027.</strong></p>

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