The Financial Independence Show

By Cody Berman and Justin Taylor

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 independe... more

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August 21, 2024 He Saved Over 90% Of His Income By Doing This | Michael Alberse
What would you be willing to do to hit financial independence early?
Michael Alberse lived differently for 2+ years to save over 90% of his income as a Google employee.
In this episode, we talk about:
Living in a van
Managing finances with a significant other
Landing a 6-figure job (with insane perks)
Starting an agency
Small business investing
Finding your "why"
And so much more.
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Links from The Episode
Michael's Instagram
YouTube Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoR3Ae1oYtQ
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CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)
...more
46min
August 14, 2024 Index Funds vs. Stock Picking
In this episode, Cody and Justin discuss one of the most heated investing arguments.
Should you hand-select the "best" companies, or invest in the total stock market?
Some topics include:
Individual stocks are often investors' first exposure to the stock market
The mental drag of stress from volatility
How individual stocks can scratch the itch
Setting non-negotiable limits
More certain path to FI vs the potential for a home run
Bad bets we've made on individual stocks
As part of this discussion, we compared several individual stocks against VTSAX.
VTSAX is an index fund Vanguard offers and tracks the total stock market.
List of stocks including present-day value and annualized return if you invested $1,000 on Aug 9, 2004, and reinvested dividends:
VTSAX
$5,807
9.19% average annual return
Intel
$1,623
2.45% average annual return
7th Market Cap
Abercrombie and Fitch
$4,679
8.02% average annual return
Couple of years after Hollister's launch
Apple
$396,562
34.85% average annual return
Released iPod Mini
If you bought on July 6, 1994 (Forrest Gump release date) -> $1.1M (26%)
Coca Cola
$6,007
9.37% average annual return
Released C2
General Electric
$1,243
1.09% average annual return
5th Market Cap
Wells Fargo
$2,627
4.95%
15th largest market cap
TI
$11,496
12.98% average annual return
Year TI-89 was released
Sony
$2,691
5.07% average annual return
PSP release date
Nokia
$730
-1.56% average annual return
9 phone releases
We cover all of this and more.
We hope you found value in the episode, if you did, subscribe, leave a review, and share with a friend!
Links from The Episode
Stoculator
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/0N4IlLBrYV0
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
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...more
34min
August 07, 2024 Preparing for a Bear Market
In this episode, Cody and Justin talk about something we thankfully haven't had to deal with for the majority of the last 10 years.
We’re talking Bear Markets and Recessions.
We originally aired this episode back in 2022.
This goes to show that there will always be cycles.
Should your investment strategy change?
Is there anything you can do to lessen the blow?
How do inflation and mortgage rates factor in?
Can you spin a recession into a positive thing for you?
We’re going to cover all this and more.
We hope you found value in the episode, if you did, subscribe, leave a review, and share with a friend!
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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!
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
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...more
30min
July 31, 2024 Over $100,000,000 in Real Estate Sold | Brooke Coughlin
Long-time listeners may remember Brooke from her feature in Episode 134 way back in 2021.
Brooke had already begun to build some impressive businesses but was still spending her days as a teacher.
Since then, she's gone all in on her career as a real estate agent.
But Brooke didn't simply become an agent, she quickly rose to the top 1% in MA, CT, and RI.
To put some numbers on that, Brooke has sold over $100M in real estate!
Now she's helping to show other realtors how to copy her success and grow their business.
She's doing that through her book and community, She Closes Deals.
Even if you're not looking to enter the real estate space, Brooke's mindset and general frameworks can help anyone.
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Links from The Episode

She Closes Deals
Brooke's Instagram
Brooke's Previous Episode
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/WexdmhwIfHg
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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!
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)
...more
57min
July 24, 2024 From Low-Income to Retired at 33 | BiggerPockets Money
What kind of wild advantages do you need to retire at 33 comfortably?
How extreme must the deprivation be to do this without a miracle?
What if we told you that there's no inheritance needed and you can thrive while on the journey?
Justin shares his full journey (including all of the numbers) and how he retired at age 33 on BiggerPockets Money.
Some topics include:
Low-Income to FI
Searching for Time Freedom
Starting to Invest
Calculating Your FI Number
How Much He Spends
Income and Savings Rates
What He's Investing In
Create Your FIRE Plan!
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Links From the Episode
Justin on BiggerPockets Money
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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!
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)
...more
24min
July 17, 2024 Finances & Fitness (How to Win on Easy Mode)
Cody & Justin have worked hard on their finances and fitness over the past few years.
Through these pursuits, they've noticed many similarities in the methods it takes to be successful in both.
Some of these areas include:
Compounding
Tracking
Social norms
Mentality
Budgeting
Unfortunately, the fitness and finance worlds have been purposely overcomplicated for financial gain.
We hope we can break through all that noise for you and show you how simple it can be.
If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!
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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!
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)
...more
35min
July 10, 2024 Financial Freedom in Your 20s | BiggerPockets Money
Is it really possible to reach financial freedom in your 20s?
Cody shares his full journey (including all of the numbers) and how he reached financial freedom at 25 on BiggerPockets Money.
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Links From the Episode
Cody on BiggerPockets Money
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!
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Learn More About Your Hosts
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...more
27min
July 03, 2024 The $1 Per Use Rule & A Close Encounter
It's been a while since Cody & Justin were able to catch up on life's events, so you'll hear all about it on today's episode.
You'll hear about Cody's latest house flip and Justin's Alaska/Portland/Washington/Puerto Rico/Africa adventures
They'll also take you through some interesting finance articles they read recently including:
A California law that will require high schoolers to learn personal finance before graduation
A new spending rule that helps give your discretionary spending category some direction
Cody and Justin are constantly getting into something new so we hope you enjoy this opportunity to get all caught up with them
Thank you all for listening and may this episode help you on your path to a financially independent future.
Links from the Show
California Financial Literacy Requirement for High School Graduation
The $1 Per Use Rule
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!
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Send an email to contact [at] TheFIshow [dot] com
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)
...more
34min
June 26, 2024 Cody’s Income Streams and How He Used Them to Reach FI | Growth House
Cody breaks down his various income streams on the Growth House Podcast and how he used them to reach FI at age 25.
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Links From the Episode
Jesse Ray on The FI Show
Growth House Podcast
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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 the Ultimate FI Spreadsheet
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)
...more
56min
June 19, 2024 Taking the Leap and 10xing His Income | Ramon Casaus
From an early age, Ramon knew that he wasn't cut out for corporate America.
So, in his early 20s, with only $1,000 to his name, he took a chance and got his real estate license.
After many hard lessons yet eventual success, he decided to open his own brokerage just two years later.
The astonishing thing is that Ramon opened a brokerage when he was only 24 years old.
He now runs one of the top brokerages in the entire country!
In this podcast, he shares the entire journey including the ups and downs of the business, revenue and income numbers, and what continues to motivate him.
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Links from The Episode

Ramon's Instagram
Ramon's YouTube
Ramon's Real Estate Brokerage
Ramon's Real Estate Media Company
YouTube Interview
https://youtu.be/Fiur7fzktRc
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 the Ultimate FI Spreadsheet
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!
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Learn More About Your Hosts
CodyDBerman.com (Cody’s Blog)
Saving-Sherpa (Justin’s blog)
...more
45min

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How many episodes does The Financial Independence Show have?

The podcast currently has 382 episodes available.

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