Interviews Archives - The FI Show

Starting a Six-Figure Food Tour Company | Christine Hughey

March 17, 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 13, 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 2, 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

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

February 17, 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

Managing Goals and Avoiding Mediocrity | Jillian Johnsrud from Everyday Courage

February 3, 2020February 4, 2020 by Justin Taylor

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Today’s episode is an awesome chat with Jillian from the Everyday Courage Podcast. As a young adult, Jillian had huge goals in life to adopt children, travel the world, and hit financial independence. Then, Jillian hit all these things by the age of 32. While it is amazing to hit goals early, it can leave … Read more Managing Goals and Avoiding Mediocrity | Jillian Johnsrud from Everyday Courage

Long Distance Real Estate Investing | Emil Shour from Roofstock

January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 by Justin Taylor

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Today’s episode is an awesome chat with Emil from Roofstock. Emil covers why he wanted to get into real estate and what held him back. He knew his area of California was too expensive and discovered the idea of long-distance real estate. Roofstock gave him the tools and confidence to make his real estate dreams … Read more Long Distance Real Estate Investing | Emil Shour from Roofstock

Discovering the FI Community | Camp FI Southeast 2020

January 20, 2020January 21, 2020 by Justin Taylor

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Today’s episode was recorded live at Camp FI down near Gainesville, Florida. Camp FI is a retreat of 40-60 people at locations across the country filled with people chasing FI and supporting fellow members of the community. This episode highlights people who were convinced to come to CampFI without any background to the FI/RE movement. … Read more Discovering the FI Community | Camp FI Southeast 2020

Retiring Early in Canada | Court from Modern Fimily

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Court who writes over at Modern FImily. Court and her wife are (mostly) retiring early in Canada at 32, but will continue work a bit more until their second child is born. They did this with student debt and a priority for living a full life while chasing their … Read more Retiring Early in Canada | Court from Modern Fimily

Finding Your Perfect Work-Life Balance | Lauren & Steven from Trip of a Lifestyle

December 16, 2019December 17, 2019 by Cody Berman

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In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Lauren and Steven who write over at Trip of a Lifestyle. This awesome couple took a six-month honeymoon to Hawaii and that changed everything. They got a taste of traveling on a budget and earning along the way. We can’t wait to showcase how they took control of their … Read more Finding Your Perfect Work-Life Balance | Lauren & Steven from Trip of a Lifestyle