Gap Year Archives - The Financial Independence Show

The 10-Year “Mini” Retirement | Ryan Jacob

June 28, 2022March 26, 2019 by Justin Taylor

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On today’s episode, Cody and Justin are joined by Ryan Jacob who has one of the more gutsy stories you’ll hear. Ryan has decided to step into a mini-retirement or super lean FIRE plan in order to get away from his soul-crushing job. He was in an extremely corporate setting with big money in his … Read more

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

June 27, 2022January 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 more

From Unemployment to Geoarbitrage | Rob from Getting Canned

June 27, 2022January 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 more

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

June 27, 2022January 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 more

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

June 27, 2022December 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 more

010 | Overcoming Adversity | Jillian @ Montana Money Adventures

June 27, 2022October 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 more

005 | Ready, Set, Gap Year! | Noah & Becky @ Money Metagame

April 7, 2019September 18, 2018 by Cody Berman

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How to Get a Full Ride to College Noah and Becky worked as Caddies all throughout high school, making a good amount of money during the summer, but most importantly earned a full-ride scholarship (The Chick Evans Scholarship) to Purdue University (tuition and housing). This set them up to graduate college without debt. Because of … Read more