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
206 episodes
Episode 206-Special Ed Admin/Teacher REWIRES Life (VA)
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Season 5
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Episode 206
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41:42
EP 205-Double Dipping SC Teacher Making over 130k
Jeff lives south of Charlotte, across the border in Rock Hill SC. He is in his 30th year teaching, all at the time school but actually retired after his 28th year. He is now "double dipping" and making well over 130k to teach in Sou...
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Episode 205
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54:22
EP 204-Retired? How Should I Handle Healthcare? Lucrecia Ryan Shares!
There are some important milestone birthdays in life...16, 18, 21, 59.5, 62 and 65. What is special about 65? This is the age you transition to Medicare. Did you know? There are two main choices in your healthcare at 65...Traditional Medicare O...
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Episode 204
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50:56
EP 203-Retired Military to the Classroom!
Dennis is retired from the military, but recently made the move to work with special needs students in the public school setting. With the wiring to always want to help others AND have some work flexibility, Dennis and his wife have both found ...
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Episode 203
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58:12
EP 202-Community College Psych Professor in Colorado Building Wealth
In 2011, Adam and his wife married with a net worth of ZERO. In 2025, their net worth has climbed to 1.7 million! Adam is a community college professor and his wife works part time as a substitute teacher. Although their family has W2 income of...
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Episode 202
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58:23
EP 201-Former Financial Analyst Making 100k+ Per Year Becomes Teacher (TX)
Zach graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in finance. In his mid 20's, he was clearing 100k+ and his wife had income as well. Even though he knew WHAT to do with money, the temptations that we all face (cars, travel, eating ou...
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Episode 201
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47:27
EP 200-Cebrating Wins With The FIT FAM!
Episode 200 is here! What better way to celebrate 200 than you sharing your wins with the FIT Family! Be a guest on the show:https://www.financiallyindependen...
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Episode 200
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43:30
EP 199-VA SS Teacher Moves From Messy Middle To Gaining Momentum + Wealth Building
Kevin is a SS teacher/coach from Long Island, went to college in Upstate NY, but landed in the DC suburbs in Prince William county. Like many teachers, Kevin and his wife were "just getting by" as they had a 2k per month daycare bill in his mid...
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Episode 199
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54:02
EP 198-Loiusville Spanish Teacher Debt Free at 50
From single parent to married again...Virtual HS Spanish teacher in her 24th year and auto worker husband are approaching NW millionaire status and just paid off their home. They each went through tough divorces with spouses who never got on th...
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Episode 198
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49:10
EP 197-Welcome to Season Five! Colorado Teacher Buys House For Half Price
Greg is a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and has settled in Colorado after studying abroad and moving back to the states. Greg was able to buy his first house from an amazing program that enables teachers to buy a home ...
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Episode 197
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45:10
EP 196- Year End Tax Tips and Tricks With Justin Garritt
Today's guest is Justin Garritt, he is the founder and owner of Garritt Financial Solutions, a financial planning and investment management firm that guides educators, young professionals, healthcare professionals, and first responders to becom...
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Season 4
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Episode 196
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1:15:34
EP 195-GA Special Ed Teacher Talks Prospering As Teachers
Danny was a special teacher in Georgia and is the author of four personal finance books - "The Wealthy Teacher: Lessons for Prospering on a School Teacher's Salary (JAN 2018), "A Bright Financial Future: Teaching Kids About Money Pre-K through ...
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Season 4
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Episode 195
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37:32
EP 194-From High Cost (NY) to Low Cost (OH) to Financial Independence
Charlotte and her husband grew up on Long Island in NY. Floundering with their finances into their mid 30's with a few young kids at home, they decided to flee NY for a most cost effective lifestyle in SW Ohio. Selling their home in...
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Episode 194
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58:56
EP 193-NC History Teacher Goes From Saver To Investor
The FIT Family tree is growing! Brendan is a Durham NC history teacher who is a former student and colleague of a previous FIT guest. Inspired by his former teacher/coworker, he went from saving money to understanding the basics of the stock ma...
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Episode 193
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42:23
EP 192-Colorado Teacher Retires at 50
Ryan was a teacher in Colorado but retired early at 50 years old. In this episode, he discusses what it is like to retire early when all of your friends and spouse are still working. Ryan believes in a philosophy that he calls "more F money"......
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Season 4
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Episode 192
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48:22
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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57:05
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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1:00:21
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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44:43
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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58:15
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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51:22
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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Episode 186
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44:44
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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Episode 185
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45:11
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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53:19
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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51:16
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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57:55