May 13, 2026

How to RETIRE BY 30! (With Cody Berman)

1 hour 3 minutes

Nobody teaches you that financial independence is a spectrum. Here is the mindset shift that changed everything.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

Why financial independence is a spectrum and how to find the right number for your specific life

The two paths to financial freedom and which one fits your situation

Why lifestyle inflation in the big three categories kills most people's FI timeline before it even starts

How Cody tripled his income multiple years in a row and what he did with every extra dollar

Why automation beats discipline every single time and which financial decisions you should never make manually

How to buy 11 real estate units in 11 months and what that actually cost out of pocket

The one conversation you need to have with your partner to get them on board with financial independence without a single spreadsheet

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Book/s Mentioned

Retire by 30: https://retireby30book.com

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

The Five Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

The Latte Factor by David Bach

The Millionaire Next Door

Episode/s Mentioned

5 Side-Hustles That Can Turn into a Full time Income! https://youtu.be/bEIzgYWLi1I

5 Side Hustles That Can Turn into a Full time Income! Part 2 https://youtu.be/10C4zt9w8NQ

5 Side Hustles That Can Turn into a Full Time Income! (Part 3) https://youtu.be/jEkKQZVYLSg

Watch Next

How to Manage Your Money (and Still Enjoy Life) https://youtu.be/BWocw8B-xnY

The Housing Market Is Rigged (Here's How to Beat It) With David Sidoni https://youtu.be/ccXY6vTNJu0

Focus on THIS in Retirement (Everything Else is Noise) https://youtu.be/afrCCLz4aJ4

How to Build Your Investment Portfolio (The Portfolio Pyramid!) https://youtu.be/Vn-NXfFWtfU

How to Invest Your First $10K https://youtu.be/GCW1lfujZ2I

Connect with Cody Berman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codydberman/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codydberman/

X: https://twitter.com/codydberman

Personal Website: https://codydberman.com

Podcast: https://thefishow.com/episodes/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codydberman/

Connect with Andrew

Instagram → https://instagram.com/mastermoneyco

Website → https://mastermoney.co

TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@mastermoneyco

X → https://x.com/mastermoneyco

LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-giancola-45027b340

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@mastermoneyco/

Question for you:

Where are you on the financial independence spectrum right now? Drop your target in the comments and tell us the one thing you are doing this month to get there faster.

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