1967: Mr. Money Mustache Is Back. Ten Years Later. Life After Early Retirement
From So Money with Farnoosh Torabi by Farnoosh Torabi
April 8, 2026 · 38 min
About this episode
Farnoosh Torabi interviews Pete Adeney, also known as Mr. Money Mustache, about his life and insights a decade after early retirement.
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. My guest today did exactly that. Pete Adeney—better known as Mr. Money Mustache —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. 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. 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. Today? They’re part of the mainstream conversation. But Pete hasn’t stood still—and neither has life. 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…
People in this episode
Host: Farnoosh Torabi
Guest: Pete Adeney
Topics covered
- personal finance
- early retirement
- FIRE movement
- money management
- intentional living
Keywords
- personal finance
- early retirement
- FIRE movement
- money
- investing
- living intentionally
- Pete Adeney
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mr. Money Mustache, FIRE movement
Places: Colorado
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