Interviews Archives - The FI Show

Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap | Jamila Souffrant from Journey to Launch

December 13, 2018December 11, 2018 by Justin Taylor

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you a really interesting story full of dynamics different than their own lives. Jamila is a mother and an immigrant and both of those parts of her story helped shaped her unique path to financial independence. She was heavily inspired by the strong women in her life who … Read moreTaking the Entrepreneurial Leap | Jamila Souffrant from Journey to Launch

Hacking College, Real Estate, and FU Money | Craig Curelop from Bigger Pockets

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you a true the king of efficiency. A real estate junkie, Craig works over at Bigger Pockets and currently lives in Denver. From getting paid to go to college to renting out his car, Craig finds ways to squeeze money out of every aspect of life. Then you … Read moreHacking College, Real Estate, and FU Money | Craig Curelop from Bigger Pockets

A Power Couple’s Path to FI | Jimmy and Jenny from Living Life Loving Us

December 3, 2018December 1, 2018 by Cody Berman

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Today we have a bonus episode recorded LIVE at FinCon with Jimmy and Jenny from Living Life Loving Us. Cody was fortunate enough to meet this amazing power couple at FinCon and immediately knew that he needed to get them on the podcast. Since discovering financial independence, this couple has been able to increase their … Read moreA Power Couple’s Path to FI | Jimmy and Jenny from Living Life Loving Us

Optimizing Your Day Job & Crushing The Side Hustle Game | Kevin from Financial Panther

November 29, 2018November 27, 2018 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you a true expert of the gig economy and side hustles. The great Kevin from Financial Panther. If you’re unfamiliar with the gig economy or side hustles, think Uber, Wag, or Air BnB. Kevin has used all of these new apps to bring in $1-3k per month on … Read moreOptimizing Your Day Job & Crushing The Side Hustle Game | Kevin from Financial Panther

Tragic Adversity, Mail Delivery, and Rental Properties | Jimmy Ridenhour

November 29, 2018November 20, 2018 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin bring you an interview that is guaranteed to be a new one for you. This is the story of Jimmy Ridenhour who, unlike most of our guests, has no blog, book, podcast or ever been on a podcast. That doesn’t mean his story isn’t remarkable. Jimmy’s story starts out … Read moreTragic Adversity, Mail Delivery, and Rental Properties | Jimmy Ridenhour

Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Blogging | J.D. Roth

November 29, 2018November 13, 2018 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin interview one of the real originators in the personal finance space, J.D. Roth from Get Rich Slowly. Join them as they dive into J.D.’s financial backstory and learn how he took his own journey to conquer finances and turned it into a successful business. He gives us full transparency … Read moreLessons Learned from 25 Years of Blogging | J.D. Roth

“Retired” at 24, Now Earning $1.5 Million Blogging | Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

November 29, 2018November 6, 2018 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin interview Michelle Schroeder-Gardner from Making Sense of Cents. Join them as they dive into Michelle’s financial backstory and learn how she took her issues with student loan debt and turned it into a passion that ultimately became super profitable. While Michelle did retire from her job at 24 and is … Read more“Retired” at 24, Now Earning $1.5 Million Blogging | Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Retire Early with Real Estate | Coach Carson

November 29, 2018October 30, 2018 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, Cody and Justin interview Chad aka Coach Carson from CoachCarson.com. Join them as they dive into Chad’s financial backstory and learn how he realized that he couldn’t become another member in the rat race and turned to real estate to create an impressive portfolio of rental homes. He now has a huge … Read moreRetire Early with Real Estate | Coach Carson

010 | Overcoming Adversity | Jillian @ Montana Money Adventures

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 by Cody Berman

Overcoming Adversity with Montana Money Adventures

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In today’s episode, Cody and TJ interview Jillian from Montana Money Adventures. Join them as they dive into Jillian’s financial backstory and learn how she overcame substantial adversity. Now, Jillian spends her time blogging, life/money coaching, and running a Mini-Retirement Course. Episode Summary Jillian grew up in poverty From a young age, she knew that … Read more010 | Overcoming Adversity | Jillian @ Montana Money Adventures

009 | Camp FI South Takeaways & Community Feedback

October 15, 2018October 13, 2018 by Cody Berman

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The first portion of this podcast is feedback from last week’s episode: The Low-Hanging Fruits of FI. Anonymous talks about Project FI and tells us about calling to get cell phone data reports. Cody’s mom asks us to clarify how WiFi works. Luke from Forming the Life talks about the power of automation. Jeremy corrects … Read more009 | Camp FI South Takeaways & Community Feedback