Cody Berman, Author at The FI Show

Regenerative Agriculture Meets Personal Finance | Eddy Garcia & Sam Schiebold

May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features the most resourceful guests ever, Eddy Garcia & Sam Schiebold from Living Earth Systems. Eddy and Sam bring a wealth of information on how to re-think how we feed ourselves. From living on the land to growing tonnage of produce and feeding 20 people from a tiny parking lot. They are on … Read more Regenerative Agriculture Meets Personal Finance | Eddy Garcia & Sam Schiebold

From FatFIRE to LeanFIRE in a Month | Robert from Stop Ironing Shirts

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Robert from Stop Ironing Shirts. Robert worked his way up the sales career path. Then in 2019, he retired with over 28x his annual expenses. Fast forward to today and he saw that shrink to 18x his expenses. People often always wonder what it would be like if they retired just before … Read more From FatFIRE to LeanFIRE in a Month | Robert from Stop Ironing Shirts

Cutting Expenses After Beating the Income Game | Dustin Mathews from WealthFit

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Dustin Mathews from WealthFit. Dustin worked for and built several businesses. Some of these businesses had huge incomes and expenses but Dustin found himself without a ton to show for it. Then Dustin discovers FI and starts radically changing how he lived and starts spreading financial advice himself. Listen, learn, and let … Read more Cutting Expenses After Beating the Income Game | Dustin Mathews from WealthFit

Realizing the Positives During Negative Times

March 31, 2020March 24, 2020 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, you’ll hear from your hosts only. Hopefully, you find some comfort in today’s episode during this uncertain time. This episode is covering the Coronavirus, how it impacts us mentally, physically, and financially even if we’re lucky enough to avoid getting sick. These are certainly tough times but we hope there are some … Read more Realizing the Positives During Negative Times

Starting a Six-Figure Food Tour Company | Christine Hughey

March 31, 2020March 17, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Christine Hughey who owns A Little Local Flavor food tour business. Christine navigated several cities and years to land her dream job in Nashville. Then shortly after, Christine would be celebrating a new marriage and devastated by their household income dropping from $120k to $35k. At the bottom, she took a challenge … Read more Starting a Six-Figure Food Tour Company | Christine Hughey

When Can I Retire? | Tyson Koska from OnTrajectory

March 31, 2020March 10, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Tyson Koska from OnTrajectory. Tyson joined the Army when he didn’t have enough money to go to the college he wanted. Later, he would end up with an English and Philosophy degree which didn’t land him a job. He fell back on an old skill of programming and up-skilled his way into … Read more When Can I Retire? | Tyson Koska from OnTrajectory

Learning How to Bounce Back From Your Failures | Josh Overmyer

March 31, 2020March 3, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Josh Overmyer from JoshOvermyer.com Josh lost his job and a major chunk of his home value in 2009. That would force him back under his parents’ roof for two years. Luckily he turned things around and discovered FI but it wasn’t all roses. Josh takes us through that whole journey including bouncing … Read more Learning How to Bounce Back From Your Failures | Josh Overmyer

Setting Your Financial Goals for 2020

February 26, 2020February 25, 2020 by Cody Berman

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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 the 2020 goals we sourced from our Community Facebook Page. In today’s episode, the guys share with you the powerful goals The FI Show group set for 2020. As always … Read more Setting Your Financial Goals for 2020

Debt Paydown, Tracking Expenses, & Financial Independence | Rebecca from My Fat Purse

July 21, 2020February 18, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Rebecca from My Fat Purse. She breaks down how she and her husband paid down his $180k student loan debt in just 2 years. Rebecca and her husband gave up pensions from the military and are poised to hit FI in 5 years. She talks about how powerful tracking their spending and … Read more Debt Paydown, Tracking Expenses, & Financial Independence | Rebecca from My Fat Purse

Job Hopping for Raises and Retiring at 30 | A Purple Life

February 10, 2020February 11, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode is an awesome chat with Purple from A Purple Life. Purple has an awesome story and she hits a giant milestone of retirement at age 30 this year. She covers how she continued to jump jobs in a way to increase her salary 3x while raising job satisfaction. Listen, learn, and let us … Read more Job Hopping for Raises and Retiring at 30 | A Purple Life