Financially Independent Teachers

Send us Fan Mail Connor and his wife are both teachers in Illinois who came on the FIT Podcast in Season #2.  Connor is back to check in with an update to his financial plan as well as their most recent decisions on being landlords and starting a new side hustle. Be a guest on the show: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/contact-8 Check out our website: https://www.financiallyindepende...

Send us Fan Mail The gap between financial stress and financial peace is littered with traps, myths, distractions and slick marketing designed to keep you brainwashed and in debt. In Breaking Free From Broke , George does the research for you and exposes the money myths and traps about: Credit cards and credit scores Student loans and car loans Mortgage mishaps and mistakes Investing traps and get...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah is an 8th grade English teacher who also serves as the department chair at her school.  Sarah and her educator husband both teach in Los Angeles California, which has an extremely high cost of living.  They started in their 20's like most teachers, student loan debt + credit card debt but really wanted to own their own home.  In order to realize their dream of home owne...

Send us Fan Mail Brandon and I are excited to launch Season Number 4 of the Financially Independent Teachers Podcast.  We are so thankful for the FIT Family and all of you supporting the movement of providing hope for teachers and their finances. Be a guest on the show: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/contact-8 Check out our website: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/ S...

Send us Fan Mail Jordan is a former educator in Minnesota and has been involved at a variety of levels in education. Jordan started at Roth IRA as an 11th grader in HS but also went down the road of day trading, crypto and says he has made just about any mistake you can imagine. Even though Jordan is out of education, he is currently married to a middle school teacher.  They invest in the 457(b),...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Dave and Brandon were interviewed on the Teach and Retire Rich Podcast.  With their permission, we are sharing their interview with us at FIT. 

Send us Fan Mail Muskee has been teaching for 18 years in Maryland.  Although he is wired as a saver and never wandered into debt, he wasn't exactly being very intentional with his money either. To make major progress, multiple side hustles and building his house with his own two hands, Muskee's story covers nearly EVERY topic in personal finance. 

Send us Fan Mail Dave and Brandon are big believers in financial coaching. For most, a one-time financial coaching session help create a vision for staying on the path to financial independence and the simple path to wealth! Whether you are killing it or whether you feel like your finances are getting killed, something can be learned. 

Send us Fan Mail The Godfather of FI is back! JL Collins, author who wrote the foreword to The FIT Position is back with the sequel to best selling book The Simple Path to Wealth.  Have you ever wondered how all kinds of people from all over the world gain control of their finances, attain FU money and achieve financial independence? Are you looking for ideas on how you can better follow the Simpl...

Send us Fan Mail Benn has been teaching and coaching for over a decade in a charter school in Western Massachusetts. He worked with his district to add more affordable investment options and maxed out his salary by "moving lanes" on the teacher pay scale. 

Send us Fan Mail Emily is newly married and just became a mom, she recently decided to step away from education and move into a full time financial coach, helping teachers with their finances. Have you struggled with the decision to stay in education or move in an alternative direction? Emily details some of the thought process of getting out of Ed and how she combined finances with her husband. ...

Send us Fan Mail Justin is back to give us the most recent news regarding public student loan forgiveness. Justin Garritt is a former Maryland teacher turned financial advisor.  On this episode, Justin does a deep dive with us the latest regrading loan forgiveness and important deadlines.  Justin's Website https://garrittfinancialsolutions.com/

Send us Fan Mail Justin Garritt is a former Maryland teacher turned financial advisor.  On this episode, Justin does a deep dive with us regarding open enrollment, health benefits and options for teachers to store their money and legally hide money from the IRS.  According to Justin, " Part of why America’s wealth gap is widening is because our financial system is not set up to support middle...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron and his wife are both teachers in NE Ohio.  A few years ago, Aaron started getting serious about personal finances.  Through podcasts and reading, Aaron quickly realized the importance of investment fees and started the process of getting out of AXA/Equitable.  Aaron has been married for 8 years and has two young children.   On this episode, we discuss student loan forgivene...

Send us Fan Mail YANELY ESPINAL is a Brooklyn-born ball of energy! She's an educator with a gift for storytelling and a passion for explaining financial concepts in a straightforward way . While working as an elementary school teacher, she decided to change her financial life by paying off $20,000 of debt in just 18 months.

Send us Fan Mail Courtney is a single teacher in Colorado.  An avid hiker and thrill seeker, Courtney has self admittedly been a spender for most of her life. After a near tragic car accident, her life changed   forever. Courtney received a small financial sum from her accident and she did not want to "blow" her opportunity of getting on track with her finances. She has only been on this...

Send us Fan Mail Dave and Brandon share FIVE things that you need to be thinking about with your money right now.  This episode hits on those who have lots of debt and those who have conquered debt and are ready to take their financial game to the next level. 

Send us Fan Mail The Millionaire Math Teacher is back on FIT to discuss a variety of topics, most importantly, estate planning.  Unfortunately, John's father-in-law recently passed and John and his family have been handling the estate of the late family member.  Is a will enough? How about a trust?  What else should we be doing to ease the burden on the family we leave behind.  John has been...

Send us Fan Mail So, you have your emergency fund built or building...you are on your way to being debt free or you ARE debt free.  Now what? In the book "The FIT Position", Dave and Brandon share what the most recommended order of investing operations should be for teachers and middle-income earners.  Based on hours of interviewing successful teachers and millionaires, this episode disc...

Send us Fan Mail All Episodes Andrew from The Personal Finance Podcast is back for Part II of our interview. Andrew comes from a family of educators and has quickly become one of the fastest growing names in the personal finance community.  In this episode, we talk to Andrew about million dollar money decisions we make each day...from investment fees to what we drive, Andrew lets us know what to b...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Giancola comes from a family of educators and has quickly become one of the fastest growing names in the personal finance community.  In this episode, we talk to Andrew about the idea of generational wealth for our children, grandchildren, nieces/nephews and our students.  Andrew is the host of the Personal Finance Podcast where he reveals all of his personal finance, money...

Send us Fan Mail Rose is a school counselor who has developed a passion for personal finance. In addition to her job at the school, she founded "Teacher Talks Money" which she is the CEO.  Like many in education, Rose didn't know much about finances when she started, but her thirst for being a lifelong learner has her on a quest to never let that happen to her colleagues. 

Send us Fan Mail Jay is a retired teacher living on SoCal. His relationship with real estate has provided a nice quality of life on retirement. Jay doesn't own 5 or 10 houses, just a few has made all of the difference. 

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Send us Fan Mail From Andy's Website: https://marriagekidsandmoney.com/about/ I’m a husband and father to two awesome (and crazy) kids and we hail from the great state of Michigan. Since I’m all about my family, my goal is to give them the best life possible and strengthen our family tree for generations to come. In 2016, I got so geeked about this topic of family financial independence that...