
The Financial Independence Show
Cody Berman and Justin Taylor believe in the concept of “Financial Independence For All”. The Financial Independence Show focuses on REAL stories of individuals on their journey to financial independence. Each episode aims to include actionable insights and takeaways for listeners to implement into their own financial situation. The podcast covers topics like building wealth, entrepreneurship, investing, money mindset, small business, frugality, geoarbitrage, side hustles, real estate, productivity, travel, and so much more. Sit back, tune in, and join a community of like-minded people who are changing their lives through financial independence.
Latest episodes

Jun 14, 2022 • 43min
Wealth on The Beach | Daniel Alonzo
Today's episode features Daniel Alonzo who is a coach, entrepreneur, podcaster, speaker, and author of Wealth on the Beach.
He brings his messaging of creating a better life and financial independence to a massive social media following and speaks in front of hundreds and thousands of people a year.
Daniel Alonzo knew he wanted to be somebody from a very early age.
When an injury in college ended his dreams of playing high-level baseball and his dreams began to fade, one of his friends introduced him to a leading Financial Services Company.
Daniel said no for a while but finally took a chance on it. From that point at age 21, he knew he wanted to win in business.
He put in the work and in only a few years he'd open his own location. By the age of 24, he was making $100,000.00 a year but still living frugally.
Today, he's amassed millions and is out there trying to spread that knowledge with everyone.
In our conversation we cover hustle, frugality, scaling, and unpack his covered call strategy.
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Links From the Episode
Daniel's Book "Wealth on the Beach"
Daniel's Instagram
Alonzo Academy
Daniel's YouTube Channel
Pandrea Finance (learn about options)
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Jun 8, 2022 • 47min
Passive Income through Real Estate & Digital Products | Sharon Tseung and Sean Pan
Today's episode features Sharon Tseung and Sean Pan.
Sharon Tseung runs Digtial Nomad Quest.
She went from $30k/year to millionaire by 30, and owns 32 rental units and several passive income businesses.
Sharon quit her job, has been traveling the world for 2 years, and all this while building passive income as a digital nomad.
Sean Pan runs Everything REI.
He has done flips, buy and holds, hard money lending, etc.
Not only have they created multiple passive income businesses, but they've also created massive online followings.
Sharon has over 150k Instagram followers and Sean has over 1 Million followers on Tik Tok.
Now they're both dedicated to teaching others how to achieve financial independence.
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Links From the Episode
Sharon's Instagram
Sharon's YouTube Channel
Digital Nomad Quest
Sean's Tik Tok
Sean's Instagram
Everything REI
Remote Rental Riches Course (use discount code "FISHOW")
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/8SaSYHdzpzk
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May 31, 2022 • 54min
Building a 7+ Figure Coaching Business | Emily Williams
Today's episode features Emily Williams from I Heart My Life.
Emily was going down a path that so many others do -- following a typical career path and heading to graduate school.
She was on her way but never made it. Literally. Emily just turned the car around with no real plan.
It took a few years working low-paying jobs but she finally decided to bet on herself.
In 2014, Emily started a business even though she was $120k in debt after moving to London.
What happened next though was improbable, to say the least.
Emily would go from making $442 in her first month of business to over $1 Million within the first 18 months.
Now Emily has her own book, runs a successful coaching business on several fronts (master classes, group programs, 1:1 consulting, VIP day trips, etc), and even hosts a podcast.
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Links From the Episode
Emily's Website
I Heart My Life Book
I Heart My Life Podcast
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May 28, 2022 • 49min
Over $100K a Day Teaching Microsoft Excel | Kat Norton
Today's episode features Kat Norton aka Miss Excel.
Kat is taking the world by storm with her 800k+ Tik Tok followers, 600k+ Instagram followers, and LinkedIn learning viewers.
It doesn't just stop with the freebies though, Kat has earned over $100k in a single day (not a typo!)
She does this all by educating the world on Microsoft Excel.
But not just any form of education, Kat makes it fun and approachable.
And all of that is just what the audience sees.
Behind the scenes, Kat spends a lot of time and energy on her mindset.
Whether it's overcoming things from the past or truly understanding what makes her happy, Kat has done a ton of great work internally.
We're excited to bring you such a superstar who has so much to offer.
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Links From the Episode
Kat's TikTok
Kat's Instagram
Kat's LinkedIn
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/apyRntojANw
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May 10, 2022 • 51min
Maximizing Relationships by Playing Well with Others | Eric Barker
Today's episode features Eric Barker, author of "Barking Up the Wrong Tree" and "Plays Well with Others"
In Eric's first book, he scientifically stress-tests the maxims we’ve all been told about success to uncover the surprising answers we need to live a meaningful life.
Now in the follow-up to this bestseller, he's doing it again but this time for relationships.
That's right, he is again scientifically challenging the advice we’ve been given are whole lives about relationships.
In doing so, Eric found a path that can lead us all to more fulfilling friendships, love, and community.
There's a reason Eric has sold over a half-million books and has a staggering email list -- he breaks down such important topics in ways you never considered.
Now sit back and take a listen for yourself.
As always, If you enjoyed Eric's episode as much as we did, please share!
Links From the Episode
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Plays Well with Others
Eric's Blog
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May 4, 2022 • 46min
Leaving Your Career to Start a Personal Brand (Budgetdog) | Brennan Schlagbaum
Today's episode features Brennan Schlagbaum from Budgetdog.
Brennan found himself married at 24 with a combined debt of $300k.
He had a great career as a CPA but felt smothered by the weight of their debt.
In just a few short years Brennan had paid off all that debt, paid off his house, and even had a kid along the way.
This all happened before the age of 30!
Now his passion is helping others tackle their financial stressors under the Budget Dog brand.
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Links From the Episode
Budgetdog Website
Budgetdog Instagram
Budgetdog Twitter
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/peQEX0JwINw
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Apr 27, 2022 • 33min
How to Level Up in Your Career
In this episode, Cody interviews Justin on how he has navigated corporate moves both internally and externally.
We'll talk about how you can find those better opportunities from an inbound and outbound method. These can be within your current company or swapping companies altogether.
A big piece of this is filtering and comparing opportunities. In many jobs, the compensation isn't just one simple number. You need to think about base pay, variable, equity, 401k, health insurance, etc, etc.
No need to worry though, the guys break this all down in a very simple systematic way.
There will also be tactical tips such as how to set up your LinkedIn so that you're not missing great opportunities.
We hope this helps you land that new role or position to increase your happiness and your bank account!
Links From the Episode
How to let recruiters know you're open for hire.
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Apr 19, 2022 • 47min
How Will Crypto Shape the Future? | Eric Rosenberg
Today's episode features Eric Rosenberg from Personal Profitability (again!).
Eric is a prolific writer and speaker across all finance topics, but today our main focus is solely on cryptocurrency.
We already covered the intro to crypto with Eric back in episode 163, so now it's time to go deeper!
In this episode, we discuss mining, NFTs (art & utility), staking, Smart Contracts, DAOs, taxes & estate planning.
Many don't realize how many areas cryptocurrency could impact and/or disrupt.
We know listeners have tons of questions and Eric is bringing the answers.
Whether you're a crypto believer and want to hear an expert's take on the future or you're unsure and need to understand what it's all about, we think this is the episode for you.
Links From the Episode
Eric.Money
Personal Profitability
Eric's Twitter
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/lclbVuL9m3Q
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Apr 12, 2022 • 49min
Why Does The Stock Market Go Up? | Brian Feroldi
Today's episode features Brian Feroldi, author of Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?
In this episode, we get a chance to dig into the basics of stocks and investing.
Why do companies split their shares?
What are shares really?
What happens when a company buys back stock?
And the most important question: Why does the stock market go up?
Brian delivers all of this financial knowledge in a super consumable way.
We think this episode is great for both seasoned investors and those just starting out.
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Links From the Episode
Brian's Book: Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?
Brian on Twitter
Brian's Investment Checklist
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/80CgX_vEbyU
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Apr 5, 2022 • 50min
An App for Tracking Financial Independence? | Logan Leckie from Topia
Today's episode features Logan Leckie, creator of Topia, The Financial Independence App.
Logan saw a void in the app marketplace when it came to an all-encompassing app that could guide you through your entire journey to FI.
The app also comes with a built-in community to encourage and guide you through the various stages of financial independence.
Logan isn't just stopping with an app, he's also putting together a low-cost index fund that users can invest in straight from the app.
You can budget, interact with the FI community, track your progress to financial independence and even invest all from this one app (and it's free).
Are you looking for a more seamless and motivational way to reach financial independence, or know someone who might benefit from this episode?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, please share!
Links From the Episode
Topia Website
Topia App - iOS
Topia App - Android
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/gOXlNnmillA
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