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!
EP 161- Tiffany Lawrence (GA) Discusses Career Optimization In Education
Tiffany began as a teacher in GA and was married to a teacher for over 15 years. However, they could never get on the same page in regards to their money. However, as she went through a divorce, Tiffany has been able to improve her financial situation and learn more about finances. Increasing her knowledge has become important of her long-term goals. In order to learn, she went back to school to become a CFP. Currently, she is working to help other educators, in particular school nutrition professionals (operations' staff) to become financially literate. Some key important steps for Tiffany ha...
160-Sean Mullaney-FI TAX Guy Discusses Inheritance and Taxes!
Sean Mullaney is an advice-only financial planner and the President of Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. Through Mullaney Financial & Tax, Sean provides advice-only financial planning for a flat fee. Sean writes the Plutus Award winning blog FITaxGuy.com on the intersection of tax and financial independence. He also has a personal finance YouTube channel and wrote Solo 401(k): The Solopreneur’s Retirement Account.
Sean has discussed personal finance and tax on numerous podcasts, including ChooseFI, The Stacking Benjamins Show, How to Money, and BiggerPockets Money. He has been quoted in media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The New...
EP 159- Nancy---> Private Sector HR to NC Educator
Is the grass really greener on the other side? Many teachers are filing for the exits to leave education but Nancy did the opposite. Nancy spent in the private many years sector in HR before moving into her role as a Career and Technology teacher in NC.
What are the pros and cons of each? Many teachers (myself) only know education...K-12 to college and then right into the classroom.
Only a few years away from retirement, Nancy is continuing to learn about personal finance and how to maximize her situation as a single income earn...
EP 158-The S&P 500 with Lucretia Ryan
What is the S&P 500 and why is everyone talking about it? Lucretia is the daughter of two teachers and spent 20+ years working for IBM. After digging into teacher retirement options, she realized teachers all over were getting the raw end of the deal with high fees and bad products.
This has led Lucretia to retire early and start a passion project to help people build wealth and do it all for FREE!
Check out her website for free articles and articles geared toward teachers.
https://www.financialfreedomforwomen.org/.
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EP 157-Dave and his Wife Discuss the book "Die With Zero"
Dave is a natural saver, Stephanie is a natural spender and BIG giver. Together, they have been trying to make financial headway by living a very frugal and debt free lifestyle. In December of 2019, their world was rocked as Stephanie was diagnosed with an aggressive and fast moving cancer diagnosis. Last summer, Stephanie's dad was in a life changing car accident that left him in the hospital for 5 months and is now having to learn how to walk and eat again. How can you you save, invest AND try to make family memories before the kids leave the house? In t...
EP 156-Special Ed Teacher Couple (KY) Paid Off 140K!
Trevor and his wife are both special education teachers in the Bluegrass State. In addition to Trevor's role in the classroom, he is also the varsity HS basketball coach at his high school. Together, they paid off 140k of debt in a 3 year period. You don't want to miss this incredible story!
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EP 155-Upstate NY Middle School Math Teacher (Rachel) Motivated to Help Teachers!
Rachel has been teaching for 11 years, makes around $55,000 per year AND she is on pace to retire early and become a net worth millionaire...her NW is currently 500K at 32 years old! Her husband is also a middle income earner in the world of education and Rachel is on a mission to help teachers believe they can do it, too!
Check out Rachel's fun and informative videos on Instagram @teachertomillionaire
-Educating teachers about their money
-Providing content we never learned in school
-Sharing actionable money tips
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EP 154-Eric Lee-Minnesota
Eric is a single teacher in Minnesota with a net worth north of 250k. Eric is currently a math interventionist and now has a much better work-life valence than being a classroom teacher. How can a 35 year-old making less than 60k make this happen? Listen to this week's show to find out!
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EP 153- California Teacher Oppo of FIRE
Gavin has spent 15 years in the classroom with public and private school teaching experience in Southern California and calls himself the opposite of the FIRE MOVEMENT. Gavin is married with two young children under the age of four while his wife stays at home. Gavin's net worth has hit the double commas and he is now a net worth millionaire.
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EP 152-NC Teaching Couple Investing 2k Per Month
We are thrilled to have former colleague and friend, Brandon Akins back on the show! Brandon was the FIRST guest to ever record with us on the FIT Podcast in 2021. How does Brandon manage being a dad (x2), coaching, side hustles, marriage and mindset? Check out his powerful podcast where Brandon talks about running his race and not being concerned about the opinions of how others choose to spend their time or money.
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