The Financial Independence Show

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Court who writes over at Modern FImily. Court and her wife are ( mostly ) retiring early in Canada at 32, but will continue work a bit more until their second child is born. They did this with student debt and a priority for living a full life while chasing their dreams. Listen, learn, and let us know what you think. Episode Summary Discovering Fina...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from just your Hosts! That’s right, no guests today, but plenty of voices will be heard. This episode is covering some of the activity that’s been going on in our Community Facebook Page In today’s episode, the guys share with you the powerful accomplishments The FI Show group is achieving. Also if you join the Community Facebook Page ,...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from just your Hosts! That’s right no guests to save the day. As a reminder, Justin chronicles his life at Saving-Sherpa.com and Cody writes at FlytoFI.com In today’s episode, the guys tackle 10 financial tips they always hear and give their take on what’s true. Hopefully, you enjoy this special episode! Listen, learn, and let us know w...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Lauren and Steven who write over at Trip of a Lifestyle. This awesome couple took a six-month honeymoon to Hawaii and that changed everything. They got a taste of traveling on a budget and earning along the way. We can’t wait to showcase how they took control of their work-life balance and living life to the fullest. Listen, learn, and let us...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Gina who you can learn more about at Horkey Handbook . Gina grew up poor but graduated college at 19 and began a string of successful careers. After burning out in corporate America, she decided to try her hand at entrepreneurship. Now she is running several successful online businesses aimed at helping others become entrepreneurs themselves. Listen...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Lisa who writes over at Mad Money Monster . She started off life poor, had a bad first relationship, then discovered Financial Independence. Lisa was in her 30s and went in full force cutting out all her expenses. It turned out to be too harsh and she shifted her mindset to FI/OR. This is Financial Independence / Optional Retirement and she breaks t...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from MK Williams who authors Financial Independence Fiction . She started out chasing a career for money but found herself unsatisfied. MK studied the art of writing and self-publishing. Now she is authoring books and helping other authors as well. Listen and learn all about side hustles and let us know what you think. Episode Summary MK saw her mom put...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Jen who co-hosts the Frugal Friends podcast and writes at Modern Frugality. Jen really didn’t want to become frugal in her 20’s because she was afraid of losing out. Over time she realized the amount of work it was taking to reach her goals was too much. She decided to stop only focusing on more work and begin focusing on frugality. List...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Mrs. Miller who writes over at Millers On Fire . Mrs. Miller grew up in the Bronx surrounded by low incomes and not much excess. She gets out and her salaries begin to really climb. Once she passed the six-figure mark, she started feeling the guild of success. At age 32, she comes to terms with what she’d achieved and found a new motivation in...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from the side hustle king Nick Loper from Side Hustle Nation. Nick got an eye-opening opportunity in college and knew he had to be his own boss. He would eventually work three years in the corporate world. During that time he was building his side hustle. It was quickly covering his expenses and he never looked back. Listen and learn all about side hustl...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear the powerful story from Deanna who writes at Recovering Women Wealth. Deanna would bounce around the world while sprinkling in college which she graduated from at age 28. By that time she had already been married and divorced but found her passion in teaching. Unfortunately, she then became addicted to drugs and alcohol and found her self six figures in...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the Financial Freedom Summit! To help us cover the summit we bring on Grant Sabatier from Millennial Money and PT Money who created FinCon . This summit is for everyone. It’s not a blogger conference, it’s for everyone who is trying to improve their relationship with money. The Summit is May 1st – 3rd, 2020 in St. Louis. Listen as...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear how Nate created a site to help people navigate student debt called LendEDU. You’ll hear how this website was born during college and now makes over $1M per year. Joining Nate is one of his employees named Mike. We cover their specific site, the industry, and tips for students today. Listen and read below to hear this awesome business transformatio...

In today’s episode, you’ll hear how to get to financial independence via Blackjack (wait, what?). Yep, that’s right. Cody and Justin are joined by Colin Jones from Blackjack Apprenticeship. Colin got an education in mathematics and started out as a teacher. A buddy introduced him to card counting and changed his financial path forever. He turned a couple thousand dollars he and h...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Ben Le Fort . Ben is Canadian and has an awesome back story. His parents were financially unstable even to the point of needing Ben to help with the mortgage as a teenager and bankruptcy. Ben would go on to turn things around and is now on the financial fast track. He and his wife now own two properties and are saving aggressively towards ret...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Taylor Offer from FEAT Socks . This 26-year-old has been making millions since he was 22 from selling socks. Yes, you heard us right…Socks. But FEAT Socks aren’t your average socks and Taylor isn’t your average entrepreneur. Taylor gave up a prestigious investment banking internship to follow his dreams and create a business...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Carl and Mindy Jensen from 1500 Days . This power couple is a staple in the financial independence space. We had a blast recording live at FinCon and can’t wait for you to hear. Discover the origin of the 1500 day blog, the dinosaurs, and why Carl will never be a plumber Listen and read below to get all the wisdom from Carl and Mindy. E...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Alex Fasulo who is the queen of Fiverr . This 26 year old makes insane money as a copywriter all online. Alex came from a family of entrepreneurs but sought a job in politics or law. After graduation, she found herself in a job she hated and quit soon after. Alex turned to a little site called Fiverr to start trying to earn money online. Fast...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Chad Methner from Little Brother Life Coach . Chad really wants to encourage people how to reach FI even if they’re nowhere near a six-figure salary. We discuss his battles during the recession, finding himself in a job he hated, and how he came through it all. You’ll catch Chad now helping others through coaching and setting up l...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by the incredible duo of Kristy and Bryce from Millennial Revolution . Their story is so inspiring. They start at the most traditional lifestyle route of a professional career and seeking homeownership. Then one day they realize the housing costs are simply out of control and they’d rather retire instead. Three years later they quit their...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by the magnificent Military Dollar . Justin really had a blast getting to vent the military money misunderstandings  with someone who could relate. Everything gets covered here. Military housing, insurance, investing and of course retirement. Listen and follow along with the summary below and make sure to check out the links at the bottom of the...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Kim from The Frugal Engineers . Kim started nowhere near engineering and with no financial goals. A math professor and an intro to Dave Ramsey would turn her life and career choice completely around. Kim would eventually build a side hustle that would become her full-time job. That side hustle brought in more money than she ever made in tradi...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Chris Mamula who is about to release his new Choose FI book . Chris has a great and relatable story that we really think everyone could follow. His story was also met with a lot of the same mental struggles we all face on this journey. Chris and his family are now financially independent in Utah. Listen and follow along with the summary below...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Zeona McIntyre who is an absolute boss with Air BnB rentals. Her story starts by getting a degree she’d never use and $50k in student debt. Fast forward to 2011 and a roommates exit opened her eyes to the possibility of Air BnB. Today she owns six homes and manages over 20 more that are all making huge profits on Air BnB. Listen and fol...

In today’s episode, Cody and Justin take you on a behind the scenes tour of their monthly budgets. For some context, Cody is 23 and moving to Boston in September and Justin is 29 living in Boston with his girlfriend. Neither of them has kids. It’s also important to note that despite their low monthly expenses, Justin and Cody do not feel deprived whatsoever. They’re both enjoying...