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
223 episodes
EP 223-MN Teacher Lives Through Natural Disaster Catches FI Bug
After moving halfway around the US for college, the travel bug came again with a move overseas. With college came student loan and credit card debt...or what we usually call "normal". While overseas, our guest meets the love of her life, a Germ...
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Season 5
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Episode 223
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53:13
EP 222-Dave's Door Dash Experiment!
Dave has cut grass, pressure washed, and given private pitching lessons as previous side hustles...last week, he gave Door Dash a shot. In this episode, Dave and his wife (Stephanie) discuss their experiment Dashing in Jacksonville NC for one w...
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Season 5
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Episode 222
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40:19
EP 221-NC Teacher Heading to China For Summer School! How Much Will She Make?
We have discussed SO many side hustles on the FIT Podcast...pressure washing, baby sitting, lawn care, mail box beautification, Door Dash, tutoring, Airbnb cleaning, private lessons, and much more! In past episodes, we have even talked about te...
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Season 5
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Episode 221
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29:49
EP 220-Retired Single NC Teacher Discusses Regrets and Post Teaching Career
Stephanie taught English for 30+ years in North Carolina. Unfortunately, throughout most of her career, she was not privy to financial literacy. Did she invest? If so, how much and in what? How is she making it in retirement off of her NC pensi...
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Season 5
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Episode 220
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54:37
EP 219-Practicing "Mini Retirements" with Jillian Johnsrud
In this conversation, Jillian and Dave discuss the concept of mini retirements and how they can lead to a fulfilling lifestyle while pursuing financial independence. They discuss "mini retirements" throughout your career, emphasizing the import...
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Season 5
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Episode 219
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44:00
EP 218-What's My Age Again? Key Milestones in Finance by Age!
Sweet 16...21.....these are HUGE milestone birthdays in life! Does the party end at 21? Tune in as I talk about MAJOR milestone birthdates that play a large role in your personal finance life. Spoiler alert...21 is just the beginning of the FUN...
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Season 5
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Episode 218
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49:44
EP 217-Summer is Here! Cruise Tips by Pat From 5 Min Cruise Tips
Pat has been on DOZENS of cruises and was inspired to start her own social media page, giving tips and tricks to first time cruises and veterans alike. Have you ever considered a cruise or do you like to travel in general? Pat discusses the fun...
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Season 5
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Episode 217
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56:24
EP 216-NC Elementary Teacher on FIRE!
Daniel has been teaching in NC for almost 30 years. Unfortunately, the first few decades of his career, he wasn't very informed on his NC teaching benefits, his pension, or investing. Whether you start to learn in your first year or toward the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 216
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41:41
EP 215-CFP Talks Power of Taxable Brokerage Accounts
Cody Garrett (not to be confused with our good friend, Justin), is a CFP and a regular on the ChooseFI message boards and FB group. By know, most of us know about the Roth IRA, 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b)...but many of us (myself included) have ...
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Season 5
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Episode 215
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1:02:23
EP 214-Tips for Building Wealth for Teachers in High Cost of Living Area's (Eric-Boston)
Eric is a teacher and coach in the Boston area. In the episode, he lays out ideas for building financial success in a HCOL, we discuss renting vs buying, and his mini stint with financial independence when he moved his family to France for a ha...
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Season 5
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Episode 214
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58:13
EP 213-Single Newly Minted Millionaire NC Teacher Shares Six Takeaways About Money
Nancy is in wrapping up "Act II" of her life journey. Act I was living in Ohio and working in HR in the corporate world. Act II brought her to the beaches of NC to become a CTE teacher at Jacksonville High School. With a few decades of teaching...
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Season 5
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Episode 213
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40:36
EP 212-What is The Bucket Plan? How to Look at Your Assets Heading into Retirement
While cruising the Western Caribbean, I had GRAND plans to read a book a received for Christmas titled "The Bucket Plan: Protecting and Growing Your Assets for a Worry-Free Retirement"...well, sometimes grand plans do not come to fruition! Luck...
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Season 5
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Episode 212
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30:11
EP 211-Millionaire Math Teacher "Loses" 100k In One Week
John Chester, the Millionaire Math Teacher is back on the show to continue our discussion on the current state of the stock market. As a retiree and in his late 60's, what is his perspective on the market? Will he get out? Will be buy more? We ...
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Season 5
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Episode 211
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39:10
EP 210-Is the Sky Falling? What Can I Control During This Rough Market Week (David Gourley)
What a crazy week! The stock market is down around 10%...should I keep investing? Should I sell? What can I control when we face these uncertain times? Former teacher and current financial advisor, David Gourley joins us on the show, almost in ...
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Season 5
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Episode 210
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49:49
EP 209-NC Econ and Personal Finance Teacher Applying Lessons In Her Life!
Allison has been a history teacher in NC for over a decade. Currently, she is teaching at a Charlotte area Early College and has taken on the task of learning new curriculum by teaching NC's new EPF course. The theme of Alliso...
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Season 5
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Episode 209
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44:06
EP 208-Paul (OH) Science Teacher to AP to His Own School to HR
Paul has been a dedicated public educator for over 24 years. His goal is to blend the love for education with a passion about finances to help lay out a strategic plan to assist teachers with their retirement goals. Many financial advisor...
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Season 5
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Episode 208
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41:43
EP 207-Top 5 Retirement Regrets With Retirement Expert Fritz Gilbert
Fritz Gilbert is an expert in the retirement space, and he is back on FIT to discuss the Top 5 Retirement Regrets and how to not make those same mistakes. You only get one chance at retirement, let Fritz (a retiree who has intensely studied ret...
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Season 5
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Episode 207
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48:39
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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Season 5
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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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Season 5
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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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Season 5
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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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Season 5
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Episode 202
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57:37
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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Season 5
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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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Season 5
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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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Season 5
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Episode 199
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54:02