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Kristen is a former NC teacher who moved back to her home state of NJ to resume her career in education back home.  Kristen is a teacher and union president for her district and has a passion for dissecting teacher pay scales from around the nation.  In this episode, Kristen talks about some of the high and lower salary teacher pay scales she has seen, as well as the places in the US that provide the most bang for your buck

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Ben is a recently tenured Orchestra teacher just south of NYC in NJ.  Ben is one of the first followers of the FIT podcast and was guest way back on episode 121.  Since his last interview, he has earned a masters degree, bought a house and continued to invest.  Ben recently went through the FIT "Find Your Freedom" coaching session and he is back to share his findings. During the meeting, I revealed some crazy numbers for what his retirement MIGHT look like. 

If you are interested in singing up to a Freedom Meeting, click on this link:
https://calendly.com/getfiteducator/find-your-freedom-meeting?month=2024-09

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Liz is a former SC educator who is married to a South Carolina teacher.  After a decade + in the classroom, she now works with the state, guiding college medical students on personal finance and navigating student loan debt. Passionate about personal finance AND married to a personal finance teacher, Liz and her husband work together to manage their different money personalities. There are so many good nuggets in this episode, you won't want to miss it. 

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Mary Ann Sullivan has done it all! Classroom teacher, instructional coach, admin, and work at the district office. She has recently moved out of education with an "early" retirement but is coming back to be a CFP and help teachers with their finances.  On this episode, we discuss 403(b) and 401(k) rollovers, Roth conversions, roadblocks for teachers and their finances PLUS much more! 

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Teachers have TWO days of New Years!

1. Back to school 
2. January 1

Dave and Brandon discuss things to think about with your finances, life, and school year as the majority of NC teachers get students back this week! 

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When is enough...enough? Being comfortable in your own skin and determining what makes you happy is a major theme of this episode as we discuss personal finance and education with a Wisconsin educator. Do you value what others want you to value or do you march to the beat of your own drum?

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Brandon and Dave discuss the American retirement crisis.  On a recent CBS special, it was revealed that over 50% of Americans who "retire" don't actually have enough money to do so.  In addition, 20% of Americans age 65+ have had to reenter the workforce. 

In this episode, we will highlight a Florida couple who has had to go back to work at ages 66 and 77 years old.  What mistakes did they make to put themselves in this position? How do you know you are ready for retirement? Learn from their mistakes and cruise into a better situation that you had during your working years! 

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John and his wife are both California educators, nearing the end of their teaching careers (2-7 years left). John is a middle school music teacher and his wife is a primary school educator. Even though John didn't read his first book on personal finance until the age of 40, he is on fire for everything related to personal finance and has been focused on catching up.  From learning woodworking skills and carpentry to renovate their home, John and his wife are the epitome of those who continue to reinvent themselves. 

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Miguel is an ESL teacher in the Chicago area who has an amazing story! He left his home country of Venezuela with little to nothing to his name before coming to America on a visa to learn English. Whil. e here, he met his now wife and ended up moving to the US permanently