The Financial Independence Show

In this episode, Justin and Cody give their take on inflation. If you've been on social media or watched the news recently, you might have seen the 6.2% inflation rate over the past year. Everyone in this space loves formulas and hard math, but we'll tell you why patience and flexibility might be even more powerful tools. Here are a few examples of the inflation we're seeing if you hadn't heard: Bacon -> up 20% Used cars -> up 26% Gasoline -> up 49% Beef -> up 20% Don't get too frightened though, we have the answers to keeping you on your FI path even when inflation hits. Links from the Episode EconoMe Episode with Diania Merriam The Fi Show Facebook Group Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFIshow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

Today's episode features the amazing story of Todd Baldwin. Todd grew up poor and dropped out of college, but he had one huge goal. Simply to be rich. He dropped out of college and took a high-commission sales job selling commercial insurance. Before long, he was making multiple six figures while others were still in school racking up student loan debt. Today, he's raking in over $1M annually with his real estate and entrepreneurial ventures yet still living in one side of a duplex he owns and secret shopping his way into free movies. Check out the links below for more info on Todd and don't forget to share this episode with a friend! Links From the Episode Todd's Instagram Todd's Youtube Channel CNBC Article YouTube Interview https://youtu.be/HIOKZrugmYo Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFiShow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

Today's episode features the amazing world traveler, digital nomad, and real estate investor Sarah Weaver. Sarah took a one-way trip to Europe in college and caught the travel bug for life. Since then, she's worked most of her adult life as a digital nomad -- sometimes working insane hours overseas for the at-home 9 to 5. Nevertheless, Sarah built a career coaching realtors and investors while also building a rental empire of her own. Learn how Sarah leveraged location independence and the bank's money to design the life she wanted. Take a listen and get inspired! Links From the Episode Sarah's Instagram Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFiShow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

In this episode, Cody & Justin spill the beans on all the tips, tricks, and hacks they use to travel the world for a fraction of the cost. Of course, you'll hear about credit card hacks, but it doesn't stop there. Where to stay, how to decide, when to leave, how to pay... it's all covered in this episode. Take a listen and let us know if you've discovered a travel hack that we missed or let us know the one you're most excited to try. Links From the Episode Scotts Cheap Flights Dollar Flight Club Hopper Google Flights Award Hacker Eventbrite Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFIshow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

This week, we're re-airing an episode from the Earn & Invest podcast where Cody & Justin were interviewed along with Rachel Richards. Doc G delves into how passive income has evolved in this post-COVID era in addition to examining the many different paths to financial independence. Tune in to hear our thoughts and experiences in the current economic environment and how it's affected our financial situations. Enjoy! Links from the Episode Earn & Invest Podcast Money Honey Rachel Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFiShow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

Today's episode features Kelan Kline, one half of The Savvy Couple. Kelan and his wife Brittany have built a multi-six-figure online brand that now completely provides for their family, but it wasn't always this way... Originally, Kellan had plans of building a career in law enforcement but after spending some time as a jail officer, he knew that wasn't his destiny. Kelan and Brittany would grind away in the off hours to build their blog and one day Kelan landed a $50 sponsorship. That small seed gave him the confidence to go full-time into The Savvy Couple. Fast forward to today and now they've built a team and are starting to expand to other sites. The sky is the limit with these two! If you're interested in how an online presence could eliminate your need for a 9-5 job, this is the episode for you! Links From the Episode Savvy Couple Website Savvy Couple YouTube Channel Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFiShow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

Today's episode features Lauren Tang, a member of the Sunnyside Village Couhousing Group. Cohousing is when a group of people come together to intentionally create a physical neighborhood of people with common values and shared resources. Lauren came from living in a trailer to attending medical school and eventually leading a successful medical career. However, despite the fulfillment and high pay, she felt that something was missing. That's when Lauren discovered financial independence and later, cohousing. If you're interested in building your own real-world community or just learning more about cohousing, this is the episode for you! Links From the Episode Sunnyside Village Cohousing Cohousing.org In Love and Money Podcast Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFIshow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

In this episode, The FI Show Guys reflect on FinCon 2021 along with some big personal updates. We've been going to FinCon for over 4 years now and we love it. It's the one time of year we get to hang out with all of our favorite personal finance people in real life! It's also super motivating seeing other peoples' success and figuring out how to implement their strategies into our own lives and businesses. For our personal updates, we talk about: How Justin made $1,675 through just the transaction of his house How Cody is fired up to take his businesses to the next level following FinCon A wacky savings story about how Justin is furnishing his house And an interesting argument for purchasing a new car as a one year experiment We hope you learn a lot from this episode and get a better insight into how our lives are going. Links From the Episode FinCon 2021 Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFIshow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

Today's episode features "Money Honey" author Rachel Richards. Rachel is passionate about passive income and making financial education more accessible. She was able to walk away from her job at age 27 through real estate, online courses, and book royalties. If you're interested in building a brand, writing a book, or just passionate about passive income, this is the episode for you! Links From the Episode Money Honey Website Money Honey Book Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement Book Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFIshow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)

Today's episode features Short Term Rental (think Air BnB) extraordinaire Diya Liu. Diya's strategy is all about real-estate investing without compromise. With her short-term rental (STR) business, she's built a system that she manage from anywhere and now has dozens of short-term rentals scattered throughout the U.S. Diya also mentions that these STRs also bring in 4-10x the gross revenue per year than if she were to market them as long-term rentals. That's insane! If you're thinking about a creative and fun way to enter real estate and travel the world at the same time, this episode is for you. Links From the Episode Diya's Website Diya's Short-Term Rental Seminar (15% off with discount code 'FISHOW') Diya's Invest To Travel Course (15% off with discount code 'FISHOW') Diya's Facebook TurnoverBnB Join the Community We’d love to hear your comments and questions about this week’s episode. Here are some of the best ways to stay in touch and get involved in The FI Show community! Grab our FREE Budget Planner Join our Facebook Group Leave us a voicemail Send an email to contact [at] TheFIshow [dot] com If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a rating/review! >> You can do that by clicking here << Learn More About Your Hosts Fly to FI (Cody’s Blog) Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)