Cody Berman, Author at The Financial Independence Show

Building a Personal Brand While Working Full Time | Marcus Garrett

June 28, 2022March 8, 2022 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Marcus Garrett, Author of D.E.B.T. Free or Die Trying. Marcus found himself under a mound of debt and living paycheck to paycheck for years. After hitting rock bottom, he embraced budgeting and rebuilt his credit score on the way to financial freedom. Now, Marcus is both building a personal brand and holding … Read more

Learning How to Stack Benjamins | Joe Saul-Sehy

June 28, 2022September 1, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins. Before creating a massively popular podcast, Joe made a lot of money mistakes. This all came to a clash when he was working as a financial advisor, owned his own business, and still could barely get the money to get home. Now Joe is bringing finances into … Read more

Fueling Your Body for Maximum Performance | Erica Ballard

June 28, 2022August 25, 2020 by Cody Berman

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Today’s episode features Erica Ballard from Erica Ballard Health. At first, Erica struggled with her self image and finding out what “healthy” really meant. Through experimentation and education, she unlocked how to really help others achieve their peak health. Now she’s helping others and educating the world on what real health is. Listen, learn, and … Read more

Regenerative Agriculture Meets Personal Finance | Eddy Garcia & Sam Schiebold

June 28, 2022May 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

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

June 28, 2022April 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

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

June 28, 2022March 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

Realizing the Positives During Negative Times

June 28, 2022March 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

Starting a Six-Figure Food Tour Company | Christine Hughey

June 28, 2022March 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

When Can I Retire? | Tyson Koska from OnTrajectory

June 28, 2022March 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

Learning How to Bounce Back From Your Failures | Josh Overmyer

June 28, 2022March 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