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Oct 2026
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Welcome to the Financially Independent Teachers Podcast- where educators come together to discuss their journey on the road to financial independence. Each week, Dave and Brandon interview teachers who are winning with money and welcome financial industry experts like JL Collins, Andy Hill, Andrew Hallam (Millionaire Teacher) and Rachel Cruze (daughter of Dave Ramsey). There are plenty of voices in the teachers' lounge telling you that you can't build wealth on an educator income, let FIT provide hope that you CAN!
Send us Fan Mail The Millionaire Math Teacher is back in Part II of our episode looking at traveling through the decades of finance. In Part I, we made it to the "messy middle". In Part II, we will make it all the way through retirement and legacy.
Send us Fan Mail The Millionaire Math Teacher is approaching his 70th birthday, I figured it would be the perfect time to have him reflect on his life and money. With a 2.5 millionaire dollar net worth, the retired math teacher and his retired nurse spouse were never HIGH income earners, but they built a great life together. In this two-part discussion, John will give his general thoughts on money advice for almost every phase and stage in life. We start in the teens and work all the way up to legacy plans.
Send us Fan Mail Check out Part II of my special Q&A episode with Justin and Jeff from Garritt Financial Solutions. Two teachers, who are now financial advisors will answer YOUR audience questions! https://garrittfinancialsolutions.com/
Send us Fan Mail You had questions, Justin and Jeff had answers! In what might be a few of our best episodes yet, we are blessed to have a special TWO part Q&A episode with Justin Garritt and Jeff Venables. Both are former educators who are now helping others in the financial industry. FIT fans submitted their fan questions, and they have answered! Section 1: Getting Started & Building Financial Confidence Section 2: Investing Priorities During Your Career Section 3: Career & Pension Decisions Section 4: Retirement Saving & Roth Strategies Section 5: Education Planning & Family Goals Plenty more! https://garrittfinancialsolutions.com/
Send us Fan Mail Brad is a Long Island music teacher who is passionate about helping fellow teachers with their finances. Brad grew up being somewhat interested in saving money, but never saw himself being a personal finance coach.
Send us Fan Mail The Durham All-Star team is here to discuss health benefits. Retired NC teacher and coach, David Norman, and former principal and classroom teacher, Greg Mitchell, have over 55 years of combined experience in NC. Open enrollment is coming! Whether you live and teach in NC or another state, open enrollment can be a head scratcher. My cafeteria benefits book last year was around 60 pages. Disability insurance, cancer plan, universal life, term life, accident insurance....what do I need? In this episode, we discuss TWO main things.... 1. The NC state health plan open enrollment and big upcoming changes. 2, How to navigate your cafeteria benefits options. Open Enrollment for 2027 (NC) benefits takes place from October 12 to October 30, 2026. You can review your choices and make updates through the NC State Health Plan and NC Office of Human Resources NCFlex portals.
Send us Fan Mail Did you know you can make over 100k in a foreign country and NOT pay any US income taxes? What a way to STILL make a living, but take advantage of Roth conversions to move money from pretax accounts to tax free Roth. George did just that as this NC teacher had three stints teaching in Africa. While in Africa, he rented out his home and let others pay off his mortgage.
Send us Fan Mail Debbie grew up in Northern NJ, at the age of 12, her mom and dad split up. This was devastating to the family and she had to pick up 3 jobs to help mom make ends meet. As an adult, she moved to Washington state with her husband who was an engineer...after 7 children together and homeschooling her children, Debbie realized "I was the only married person in the home". At 37, she had to start all over again, raising the children and going back to school to become a teacher. Her first teacher salary was 41k per year, and she had to do many side jobs to help pay the bills and keep a roof over her head. Debbie earned her masters and national board teacher certification in a low wealth district that paid nice supplements for each as she climbed her way to the top of the pay scale. Now 67, Debbie is a multimillionaire, recently retired after 26 years in the classroom, and is a key member of Washington's Financial Education Public-Private Partnership. Be a guest on the show: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/contact-8 Check out our website: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/ Sign up for FIT coaching: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/services-4
Send us Fan Mail Samuel lives in Fresno California and is the founder of The Academy of Financial Education. Samuel didn't start in the world of finance, but after seeing a family host a local car wash to raise funds for the funeral of a lost loved one, he became a financial advisor within a year. After five years, he knew he had a higher calling and started his non profit. In this episode we discuss how to build credit, how to raise your credit score, and the concept of financial therapy. The Academy of Financial Education https://taofe.org/ How to Repair Your Credit DYI https://taofe.org/diy-credit-repair Be a guest on the show: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/contact-8 Check out our website: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/ Sign up for FIT coaching: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/services-4
Send us Fan Mail Jermaine is a NC teacher assistant and football coach who moonlights as a real estate agent, DoorDasher, professional photographer, and student. When he started this financial journey in January, he had less than $500 to his name, no investments and was renting. What is Jermaine up to now? Did he reach his summer goals? Listen in as Jermaine tells all in Part II of his story. Be a guest on the show: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/contact-8 Check out our website: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/ Sign up for FIT coaching: https://www.financiallyindependentteachers.com/services-4
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