Financially Independent Teachers
Welcome to the Financially Independent Teachers Podcast- where educators come together to discuss their journey on the road to financial independence. Each week, Dave and Brandon interview teachers who are winning with money and welcome financial industry experts like JL Collins, Andy Hill, Andrew Hallam (Millionaire Teacher) and Rachel Cruze (daughter of Dave Ramsey). There are plenty of voices in the teachers' lounge telling you that you can't build wealth on an educator income, let FIT provide hope that you CAN!
Episodes
191 episodes
EP 191-Maryland Math Teacher Discusses Teacher Financially Autonomy
Brendan has been a math teacher for over a decade in the Baltimore City Schools. Growing up in the suburbs of Philly, he found plenty of opportunity in Baltimore as a teacher and now teacher/coach. With a salary of over 120k, he will disc...
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Season 4
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Episode 191
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56:19
EP 190-NC Educator Talks Retirement
How much money do you need to have per month for retirement? On this episode, Chad lays out his plan, numbers, and thought process. Chad and his wife are both NC educators. Chad grew up on government assistance in a one bedroom ap...
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Season 4
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Episode 190
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59:35
EP 189-Financial Questions People Don't Ask
As teachers, we often say, "there is no such thing as a dumb question"...unfortunately, many Americans are struggling financially and don't ask for help. In this episode, we look at some of the basic questions Americans don't ask but shou...
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Season 4
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Episode 189
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43:56
EP 188-Do You Need A Financial Advisor? David Gourley (MO)
David Gourley and his wife both taught in our public schools for around a decade, his passion for teaching and helping others transformed from the classroom to financial coaching. Now, David is advising teachers with their money. h...
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Season 4
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Episode 188
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57:28
EP 187-LA PE Teacher Has Lifeguard Side Hustle
Drew is an LA PE teacher who is utilizing his former college athlete swim skills as a lifeguard to bring in an extra 30k per year as a side hustle. Be a guest on the show:
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Season 4
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Episode 187
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50:36
EP 186-NC Counselor Pays Off 40k+ Debt + Opens ROTH IRA
Paige is a NC school counselor who faced over 40k in debt. Over the last 4-5 years, she has become completely debt free and is now working to making her first home purchase. Paige has made many sacrifices to put herself in this posi...
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Season 4
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Episode 186
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43:58
EP 185-The FIT Mindset vs. The Fixed Mindset
You've heard the education buzzwords and cliche's...Piggyback, Differentiation, Pivot, Fidelity, and the idea of the FIXED mindset vs. a growth mindset. As a teacher or middle income earner who believes financial independence is possible, you w...
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Season 4
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Episode 185
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44:25
EP 184-Teacher Pay With K
Kristen is a former NC teacher who moved back to her home state of NJ to resume her career in education back home. Kristen is a teacher and union president for her district and has a passion for dissecting teacher pay scales from around t...
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Season 4
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Episode 184
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52:32
EP 183-How Has FIT Impacted a NJ Orchestra Teacher?
Ben is a recently tenured Orchestra teacher just south of NYC in NJ. Ben is one of the first followers of the FIT podcast and was guest way back on episode 121. Since his last interview, he has earned a masters degree, bought a hous...
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Season 4
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Episode 183
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50:29
EP 182-SC Educator Talks Finances and SC Matching 401(a) Option vs. Pension
Liz is a former SC educator who is married to a South Carolina teacher. After a decade + in the classroom, she now works with the state, guiding college medical students on personal finance and navigating student loan debt. Passionate abo...
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Season 4
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Episode 182
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57:09
EP 181-Mary Ann Sullivan (CA) Teacher--->Instructional Coach--->Admin--->District Office--->Financial Advisor
Mary Ann Sullivan has done it all! Classroom teacher, instructional coach, admin, and work at the district office. She has recently moved out of education with an "early" retirement but is coming back to be a CFP and help teachers with their fi...
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Season 4
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Episode 181
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1:00:36
EP 180-Texas Educators Go From FPU ----> Almost Millionaire Over 10 Year Period
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Season 4
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Episode 180
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48:55
EP 179-Dave and Brandon Discuss Back 2 School!
Teachers have TWO days of New Years!1. Back to school 2. January 1Dave and Brandon discuss things to think about with your finances, life, and school year as the majority of NC teachers get students back this week! ...
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Season 4
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Episode 179
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46:34
EP Wisconsin K-12 Educator Turned Community College Professor
When is enough...enough? Being comfortable in your own skin and determining what makes you happy is a major theme of this episode as we discuss personal finance and education with a Wisconsin educator. Do you value what others want you to value...
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Season 4
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Episode 178
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58:20
EP 177-America's Retirement Crisis
Brandon and Dave discuss the American retirement crisis. On a recent CBS special, it was revealed that over 50% of Americans who "retire" don't actually have enough money to do so. In addition, 20% of Americans age 65+ have had to r...
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Season 4
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Episode 177
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46:43
EP 176- Married Teacher Couple (CA) 2+ Million NW-Almost Retirement Time
John and his wife are both California educators, nearing the end of their teaching careers (2-7 years left). John is a middle school music teacher and his wife is a primary school educator. Even though John didn't read his first book on persona...
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Season 4
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Episode 176
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49:55
Episode 175-Chicago Area Teacher Immigrates to US at 30, Now Worth Approaching Millionaire
Miguel is an ESL teacher in the Chicago area who has an amazing story! He left his home country of Venezuela with little to nothing to his name before coming to America on a visa to learn English. Whil. e here, he met his now wife and ended up ...
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Season 4
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Episode 175
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59:40
EP 174-Financial Hacks For The Kiddos!
Do you have kids? Grandkids? Nieces or Nephews? Will you potentially have kiddos one day? In this episode, Dave and Brandon discuss some qualitative and quantitative tips and tricks to set kids up for success. 529's to RothAuthorize...
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Season 4
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Episode 174
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1:01:25
EP 173-What is FIRE? Financial Independence For Dummies Author
Jackie Cummings Koski, is a personal finance educator & consultant. After overcoming poverty, divorce & single motherhood, Jackie reached F.I.R.E. in her 40s, making less than six figures. Before retiring, she grew her wealth to over $1...
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Season 4
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Episode 173
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1:06:22
EP 172-Gerry Born Takes Your Questions!
Guest favorite, Gerry Born (AKA Millionaire Educator) is back on FIT to take part in a special FIT Q&A episode. Gerry gives us a quick 5 minute life update and then dives into around 15-20 questions submitted by YOU, the FIT Family! G...
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Season 4
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Episode 172
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1:03:16
EP 171-Barbara Starts Over at 45
Barbara is a Chicago teacher who had to start at over at 45 years old. During the divorce, she took on $250,000 of the debt. Over the course of the next 4 years, she paid everything off and even has 25k invested! To say she went s...
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Season 4
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Episode 171
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43:47
EP 170-Retired Alaskan Teacher Couple Move to AZ
Gary and his wife Kim started their teaching careers in Vegas but quickly realized they could earn much more in their native home in Alaska. Because of their hire date, they were able to teach 20 years in AK and immediately draw on their pensio...
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Season 4
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Episode 170
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58:04
EP 169-Retired Texas Teacher and Hoops Coach (54) Net Worth 1.9 Million
Retired after 30 years of teaching in Texas, Chris has a net worth of almost 2 million. Chris was the breadwinner for the majority of his career as his wife dropped in and out of the workforce to stay at home and raise their kids. In th...
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Season 4
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Episode 169
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55:59
EP 168-Wyoming Trail Guide Turned Teacher
Trevor is our first ever teacher guest fromIdaho! He started in outdoor education as a trail guide and mountaineer but has switched to being an 8th grade science teacher across the border in Wyoming. Because of the flexibility and tim...
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Season 4
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Episode 168
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48:30
EP 167-Dave Brandon Summer Side Hustle
Throughout our journey on the FIT podcast, we've discovered a theme...many teachers have multiple streams of income. This show highlights some of the side hustles we've heard our teacher guests utilize to get out of debt and supercharge their i...
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Season 4
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Episode 167
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30:25