Mile High FI Podcast

Doug Cunnington, Carl Jensen

Booking Overview

The Mile High FI Podcast is a candid, real-talk show about achieving financial independence and designing life after corporate work. It mixes practical FI lifestyle lessons with interviews of people (and sometimes well-known FI thinkers) who share how they budget, spend, save, retire early, and stay motivated.

Metrics

Episodes: 333

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 15.0k subscribers

30s Ad: 114 - 143, 60s Ad: 138 - 168

Contact Information

milehighficlub@gmail.com

Host

Doug Cunnington - Host of Mile High FI Podcast; focuses on financial independence, lifestyle design, side hustles, and practical lessons from moving beyond corporate jobs. Known for straightforward, conversational “...

Carl Jensen - Co-host of Mile High FI Podcast; contributes perspectives on FI strategy, mindset, and life after corporate employment, with an emphasis on health, spending, and maintaining momentum toward early r...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Guests commonly include FI/content creators, recognized personal-finance educators (including established FI names), and also non-expert practitioners with credible lived experience (e.g., sabbaticals, early retirement transitions, value-based spending, side hustles). Clear, specific personal examples and actionable takeaways are more important than academic credentials.

Required Achievements:

Built an FI-focused audience or brand (blog/podcast/YouTube) or published notable FI guidance, Documented a successful FI/early-retirement transition with concrete results, Demonstrated expertise in a sub-area such as Social Security claiming, spending strategy, or sustainable health routines, Recognized speaking/presentation history (e.g., FI community conferences) when available

Recent Guest Discussions

Mr. Money Mustache (Pete Adeney) - Listener Mailbag Covering Social Security Claiming Timing/tradeoffs, Lifestyle Changes Post-fi, And Responses To Criticism.

Carla & Robert - Working When Optional, Boredom Vs. Productivity, Community, Fitness Motivation, Hobby Discovery, And Opportunity Costs.

Amberly Grant - Evolution Of Frugality Mindset Into Value-based Spending; Travel And Quality-of-life Purchases; Psychology And Practical Spending Decisions.

Recent Topics

Financial Independence, Early Retirement, Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Frugality, Spending, Retirement Planning, Side Hustles, Health Habits, Sabbaticals

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Mile High FI Podcast

Fast-Track to Freedom: Discovering FIRE Late, But Retired in 2 Years - Jennifer (Part 1) | MHFI 321

May 26, 2026

Doug chats with Jennifer about reaching Financial Independence and subsequently retiring in about two years while living in a high cost-of-living area. She shares how she discovered FI while dealing with burnout from a big-tech/creative career. Jennifer also discusses accelerating her FI journey by overcoming lifestyle creep, tackling the “Big 3 expenses” (housing, transportation, food), paying off a car aggressively, cooking at home, cutting discretionary spending, and addressing credit ca...

Video Games & Social Security - Mailbag with Mr. Money Mustache | MHFI 320

May 19, 2026

Doug and Pete Adeney (Mr. Money Mustache) answer questions from the listener mailbag. They discuss the benefits & timing of claiming Social Security and address criticism of prior comments about video games. Pete also provides an update on recent lifestyle changes, including insight into his personal spending & annual expenses. Do you like the podcast and want to support the show? Follow the link to find out how: https://milehighfi.com/support/ Curious to know exactly what products...

Working When It's Optional - Carla & Robert | MHFI 319

May 12, 2026

Doug chats with Carla & Robert about life after their 2019 sabbatical – including observations, lessons learned, and how they currently handle a “working when it’s optional” lifestyle. They discuss how to deal with boredom vs. the need to be productive, the importance of community, health/fitness motivation, the joys of discovering new hobbies, opportunity costs of continued work, and how to use sabbaticals as a test run for early retirement. Do you like the podcast and want to support t...

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