Interviews Archives - The FI Show

Catching the Entrepreneurial Bug | Timika Downes

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 by Cody Berman

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On today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Timika Downes from The House of FI podcast to share her amazing journey. Her story involves marriage, divorce, children, military service, career changes, and six-figure side hustles. Her constant urge to better herself is truly remarkable and we think no matter what your journey is or … Read moreCatching the Entrepreneurial Bug | Timika Downes

Frugal First Dates to Money Mates – Valentine’s Day Special w/ Our Girlfriends

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 by Justin Taylor

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Today’s episode is an extra special Valentine’s day episode; Cody and Justin throw out all common sense by letting their significant others come on and give you an unfiltered behind the scenes look at what it’s like to date someone so determined to retire young. While the girls take plenty of jabs at the guys, … Read moreFrugal First Dates to Money Mates – Valentine’s Day Special w/ Our Girlfriends

How to Maximize Your Income Potential | Gen Y Finance Guy

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you an incredible story that starts in poverty but ultimately dismisses a strict following of frugality. Dom was raised in unfortunate circumstances but quickly started latching onto mentors at a young age. He even had a pretty successful business selling candy bars at school as a young kid. … Read moreHow to Maximize Your Income Potential | Gen Y Finance Guy

The Proven Path to Financial Freedom | Grant Sabatier

February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you an awesome episode full of philosophical discussion to go along with the background of Grant Sabatier who went from $2.26 in his checking account to $1.25M in 5 years! Our main hope is you come away with a little more insight into Grant’s brain as we tackle … Read moreThe Proven Path to Financial Freedom | Grant Sabatier

Climbing the Corporate and Entrepreneurial Ladders | J from Millennial Boss

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you the boss we all strive to be. She realized being a lawyer wasn’t in her future and swapped career paths to the tech industry and never looked back. While she makes a hefty income with her day job, she maintains a dedication to side hustles. We also … Read moreClimbing the Corporate and Entrepreneurial Ladders | J from Millennial Boss

How Travel Rewards Turned into an Entrepreneurial Venture | Anik Khan from Max Rewards

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you the creator of what we believe will be the future gold standard of Credit Card rewards accumulation, tracking, and redemption. Anik Khan started creating businesses at age 14 where he would redesign websites for thousands of dollars. He would go on to college to pick up management … Read moreHow Travel Rewards Turned into an Entrepreneurial Venture | Anik Khan from Max Rewards

Full-Time YouTubing, Medical Tourism, and Retired by 30 | Mike and Lauren

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by Justin Taylor

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you the dynamic duo of Mike and Lauren. You may know them from their fantastic DIY YouTube videos or hearing about their huge European travels. These two have had some interesting jobs: experimental marketing, gemologist, commercial real estate, and YouTube guru to name a few. They’ve never had … Read moreFull-Time YouTubing, Medical Tourism, and Retired by 30 | Mike and Lauren

From Unemployment to Geoarbitrage | Rob from Getting Canned

January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you a truly optimistic outlook on getting fired. Rob from Getting Canned walks us through his story of losing his job at one of the worst times in history, in 2008 during The Great Recession. Rob’s struggles lead to finding an amazing income source and international travel opportunity … Read moreFrom Unemployment to Geoarbitrage | Rob from Getting Canned

Financial Independence Philosophy and Origin Story | Paula Pant from Afford Anything

December 28, 2018January 1, 2019 by Justin Taylor

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you one of their favorite episodes to date. Paula Pant is always conducting great interviews herself but today she’s the one answering questions. She walks us through her amazing story of only three traditional years of employment, traveling the world, and the steps she took to secure her … Read moreFinancial Independence Philosophy and Origin Story | Paula Pant from Afford Anything

A Military Member with a Massive Financial Turnaround | The Incredible Cash Dummy

December 28, 2018December 18, 2018 by Justin Taylor

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you a story that’s just beginning. This interview with The Incredible Cash Dummy steps through a life quickly changed by having a child in high school and joining the Navy soon after. He then went for years with no financial direction. A recent military move was compounded with … Read moreA Military Member with a Massive Financial Turnaround | The Incredible Cash Dummy